A pair of clean GP15-1's start the morning by switching covered hoppers at Mars Petcare.
A manifest bound for Alliance Yard curves along US287 going into emergency shortly after this photo. Back on August 17th, 1997, this is where a tornado derailed three locomotives and seven loaded ... (more)
With a duct-tape repair made to an air-hose bracket after going into emergency a couple miles back, the train eases up the grade toward the siding at Dickworsham.
The Texas Hill Country is enjoying a great showing of bluebonnets this spring following above average rainfall last year. Austin Western Job 207 is seen here switching Hill Country Recycling in Ma... (more)
The 101 Job with loads for LJT Steel and Mars Petcare passes by the BNSF Fort Worth Subdivision.
A break from the steady stream of Heritage paint as a local heads eastbound out of Temple with a more colorful BNSF consist.
The days Triple Crown train arrives to the terminal at dawn and begins to spot the trailers.
A pair of UP heritage units lead this San Antonio-Fort Worth manifest north on the Waco Sub. The consist was UP 1988, UP 1996, UP 8614, UP 799, HLCX 3842 and HLCX 3148.
Three GP15-1's take the days grain and sand outbounds toward the BNSF interchange in Lometa. Here the train is passing through a small cut that reduced the grade over the farms in the settlement o... (more)
The Alliance Yard-North Yard transfer job with five Gensets heads south on the BN transfer.
A matched set of 3 former Chicago & Northwestern GP50's work Griffin Industries, crossing the Union Pacific interlocking and passing the 1903 depot in downtown Elgin. While other Watco units on th... (more)
A train of westbound aggregate empties cuts through Downtown Elgin passing Veterans Memorial Park and the Elgin Chamber of Commerce.
A big wave from a GP9 wobbling by grandmothers house is offered to a youngster getting his first taste of railroading on a hot summer day.
BNSF Geometry Train with some classic power.
The 4146 and 4147 head back west past the 1872 Houston and Texas Central Freight Depot, the oldest building in downtown Elgin.