PTRA was a where you went to see wild lashups of power that you would never see on any of the home roads, as they used power from all Houston railroads. It was also home to switcher hand-me-downs... (more)

MKT daily St Louis train arriving via BN trackage rights

southbound train passing through tower 55 interlocking Ft Worth

southbound KATY train

KATY BiCentennial locomotive

GP40 #220 leads the way on a westbound freight at Brookshire,Tx (35 miles west of Houston). An agent was still present in the town as evidenced by the order board above the last engine.

Stored Katy GP40s sit alongside Union Pacific and Wisconsin Central power at Union Pacific's Yard Center diesel shop.

Stored Katy GP40s sit alongside a set of Wisconsin Central power at Union Pacific's Yard Center diesel shop.

Apparently, this was an Alco RS-3 that has been repowered from an EMD GP9.

Ah yes, 1978, ya gotta love that hair and those bell-bottom jeans!

Not sure what this is. Looks like the long cowl from an early GP7 or 9, but the cab, trucks, undercarriage and short hood appear to be from some type of Alco. Maybe an RS-1? Any ideas?

Northbound train No. 104 passes the wooden depot at Beagle, Kansas, enroute to the UP connection at Kansas City.