DPU on a southbound coal load

Valley Eagle bound for an overnight stop in Hearne on its trek to South Texas. Photo taken from a 34' boom lift rented for the occasion.

I'm often inspired by the white picket fence photos of NS trains in Kentucky. Here's my best attempt at fulfilling that inspiration as UP 844 heads south into central Texas.

UP 844 poses for the photographers outside of Waxahachie.

SSW 7284 and SP 7117 works a UP local in Waxahachie on the BNSF.

A southbound BNSF coal train makes its way through the lush summer growth of central Texas.

Digital Rebel

Looking north on the Hillsboro-Dallas Katy route. Waxahachie is about 30 miles south of Dallas.

Southbound on the Ft. Worth & Denver between Waxahachie and Corsicana.