A WB manifest rolls off of the huge trestle over Lake Amistad west of Del Rio, TX. The train is accelerating after picking up the lead ballast car which had been in the Amistad siding for repairs... (more)

Z ALTRIC passes the CB&Q 4-6-2 Mountain #501 on display at Childress, TX. The 4613 is stretch braking towards a stop at the west end of town to pick up a crew deadheading to Clovis. Time - 1444.

Autumn Struggle. Pulverized sand, leaves, and exhaust fly as GP40 344 (ex-CR, PC 3221, built 11/68) leads four other units (one shut down and one not loading properly on the verge of giving up th... (more)

The West Local switches the east end of Lometa yard. Watching and videoing these three units switch cars for an hour was very enjoyable, knowing any day could be the last time we experience the c... (more)

After running the almost mile hike-in to get to the shot on time, I was still out of breath as SIJB glides through the Ketner Cut at 1212. It was worth the jaunt, as the hogger had the train pret... (more)

A Houston-bound manifest with a large cut of loaded grain cars up front drifts through Heidenheimer behind DC GEVO 7780. Much more exciting and righteous was the pending evening chase of a rock t... (more)

A Pasco-bound manifest glides downhill between Tyler and Sprague behind H1 Dash-9 1037, Warbonnet 826, and very neat SD40u 6309 (ex-ATSF SD40u 5009, nee-ATSF SD40 5009, nee-SD40 1709, built 4/66).... (more)

Strutting 87 loads of limestone southeast through central Texas, BNSF SD45-2 6488 leads the charge of two sisters and two SD40-2 cousins, as their 92 cylinders throb to lug their train up to Brenh... (more)

MEC 512 poses for a roster under an old B&M tell-tale under threatening skies. GP40-2LW 512 was built in Spring of '76 as CN 9652 and spent some time as HLCX 9652 before plying the rails of Guilf... (more)

Still leaning into curves like she could be on an EMD advertisement, SD45 681 (ex-NS and N&W 1771, built Feb. and March of '71) leads today's SEED downgrade through Shelburne Falls after patiently... (more)

The rare Quanah to Port of Houston Farmrail grain train grows from 52 to 78 cars with a pickup of 26 loads of wheat at Chillicothe. Hardeman Grain & Seed, Inc. elevator.

A vacation bonus was chasing the last two unpatched C&NW units from Valley Park down to Mankato on the former C&NW, leading the daily Des Moines manifest. Trail unit is 8646. Fighting clouds mos... (more)

The "helpers" off of Robinson Run Turn T104-11 head back out the Westbound towards the "D" Tower interlocking to cross over to the Eastbound for access to the shops. Shot through one of the arche... (more)

With the conductor scouting for trout, SAPI-4 crosses a stream feeding the Kennebec River at 1814. Gorgeous GP9s' 51 and 72, both former B&M Geeps built in December and July of '57, respectively,... (more)

Oops! The unit was trailing but online; I assume being returned to the UP for a new windshield.