A Z train cruises west out of Smithville
A westbound manifest departs Smithville
A westbound manifest cruises into Smithville
A rock train departs Smithville Yard
A light power move sits in Smithville, before departing to pick up a rock train.
A rock train pulls into Smithville
MKT Wide Vision Caboose. Built by the International Car Company in 1966, No.109 and 24 identical units, numbered 100-124. A Mike Bledsoe Photo.
A loaded rock train for Houston heads east on former Katy tracks behind a pair of big AC60s and a SD60M. 2006 was a glorious time on UP in central Texas where these behemoths ran out their last m... (more)
A loaded grain train likely bound for Mexico rolls into Smithville, TX for a crew change on former MKT tracks. Leading today's freight is an AC44 in AC60 skin with an unpatched SP AC44 middle out... (more)
From my slide collection. No name on slide.
SP 8580 leads a short timetable-northbound local (with a UP SD60M on the rear) as it rolls into Smithville on the former Katy mainline.
A UP stack train traverses the Lockhart Sub, ex-MKT trackage. Shot on DINA 2007.
Empty coal train from Fayette Power Plant at Halsted enters the Waco Sub on its way back to Wyoming. Note the block signal on the right, not yet activated at this time.
