An eastbound crawls up to the east end of the siding to meet a few westbounds, the first one is seen coasting downhill approaching the west switch at Cliff. Track work has finally ceased and the ... (more)

Quanah local power tied up for the weekend.

An Alliance Q train waits for a signal to head east after meeting the Z ALTRIC.

Brand new GEVO 6040 all-too-quietly leads SD70M 9670 and UFIX (Houston Power & Lighting) empties westbound by the Bolton's Crown Quality elevators and their derelict switcher at 1557.

16,800 hp of La Grange Love lugs 10,800 tons of Vulcan Materials limestone up the ruling 1.3% grade west of Rogers at 0957. The ladies have cleared their throats a mile back after coming out of dy... (more)

An eastbound Z hammers through downtown Woodward, OK at 1230.

Spofford Switch Engine

After tying the train down in the yard, the power off of the WASE heads through the interlocking to get over to the shop.

Approaching the double crossovers at East Oro Grande that have given so many Microsoft Train Simulator engineers broken-knuckle-induced headaches, BNSF 5152 cruises west with a 'P' train along "Hi... (more)

BW40-8 520 and SD40-2 6779 (ex-BN 6779, built 5/77) accelerate ballast loads west out of the hole at Iowa Park after meeting two eastbounds. Time - 1920.

Doing every bit of track speed to make up time, BNSF 4617 with the Z ALTRIC glides down into "Chilli" as a Q train in the hole impatiently chugs toward the end of the siding.

Yet another slow order has WASE creeping through Orange, slowly making its way westward towards East Deerfield at 1719. The NS power was added at either Ayer or Gardner.

It took the entire day, but I was finally rewarded with an all-EMD consist at last light. SD40-2 7816 (ex-BN 7816, nee C&S 7816, nee-C&S 946, blt. 6/77), CEFX SD60 6020 (ex-SOO), and SD39 1922 (e... (more)

Two SD38-2s, 210 and 213, (built 3/75), and SD-M 316 (ex-SD18 186, built 4/60) pull hard on limestone loads bound for Minorca at 1527, just as the sun FINALLY popped out on the engines and the fal... (more)

Quanah switcher sorting (kicking!) cars for/from Chickasha Sub. and Quanah industries.