In between switching moves at Fort Worth & Western's ex-Cotton Belt Hodge Yard in Fort Worth, veteran engineer Richard Benton takes a moment to check his venerable Hamilton "Railroad Special&... (more)
The FWWR crews and management were all extremely friendly.
Ex-ATSF FWWR 1500 fills in for the broken steam power on the Grapevine Vintage Railroad which runs between Grapevine and Fort Worth.
FWWR 1500 sits in Grapevine. She normally serves as a backup engine for the Tarantula Railway, which runs on the FWWR line from Grapevine, TX to Fort Worth.
FWWR's oldest gp-7, still in use on the passenger run. Thursday and when 2248 is down.
GP7u 1500 is a graduate of ATSFs Cleburne rebuild program later purchased by FWWR. It is rare to see this unit working west of the Fort Worth area!
