Was a sad end to the 2 Saginaw Rescar units

Style and class will shine through even though the outfit is a little tattered.

Portrait of a low priority train. This one sat here all day and then some. The lead unit is in the second best BNSF scheme, relatively fresh.

Renumbered for (dare I type it?) 666. It got me to thinking. Biblically isn't the "mark of the beast" DCLXVI? Think about it.

Prior to firing up Cargill NW2 1320, the caps on the stacks must be removed. CRGX 1320 was built in June 1949 as Texas & New Orleans 80. The engine was later renumbered into parent Southern Pacifi... (more)

a westbound Santa Fe train was passing through Saginaw interlocking just north of Ft Worth, crossing both FW&D and Rock Island.

A pair of Gensets lead a switch job north at the Saginaw Interlocking.

A pair of NS GE's begin their trip leading a RoadRailer up the BNSF toward KC where the train will join the NS.

An empty rock train north bound passing the grain elevators. When GP60's were assigned rock trains out of Chico TX rock quarry. You would catch a few un-patched SP engines on these trains from tim... (more)

Union Pacific unit oil train from Wichita Falls TX with a SP leader south on BNSF trackage rights will turn east at Tower 55 heading to El Dorado AR with UP 5640 pushing the rear end.

SP 309 south leads a UP Oil train from Wichita Falls, TX. Will turn east at Tower 55 and head to El Dorado, AR.