The SW1200's were instantly distinguishable from any other Rock Island first-generation switchers as the only ones to be purchased with the switcher Flexicoil truck.

Amtrak No. 21 has just arrived from Dallas, and will pull up past the crossover he's treading. Then, he'll back through the crossover from Main Two to Main One and into the Intermodal Transportati... (more)

Late on a warm afternoon, a southbound BNSF coal train roars past the greenery that surrounds Tower 60 and the Trinity River.

A BNSF coal load charges up the slight grade south of Tower 55.

Railroads never sleep, but the crew of Union Pacific Y851 has a brief rest period while waiting for the next switching assignment in Davidson Yard.

UP 3203 and UP 1898 push cars over the hump into the bowl yard while a grain train to the left begins to leave the yard.

Road & Rail Services RTEX 4996 spend the night in the company of UP 5369 and UP 6683 at the Union Pacific's Davidson Yard diesel shops.

As two members of a BNSF MOW crew tend to a broken rail on their north-south main at Tower 55, the other two--including the welder--keep a wary eye on UP 5914 South, a coal load that will pass the... (more)

Nearing the end of it's trip from Dallas, TRE 123 hauls a normal set of three cars up the grade and into the station with the Fort Worth skyline in the background.

After reversing to the 8th Avenue Yard, GVRR 2199 leads the "Trinity River Run" trip over the Trinity Park Trestle as they return to the Stockyards.

UP 844, with her big, 23,000-gallon tender, has just crossed over to Main Two, and is headed for the Midlothian Sub.

A remote-control SD40-2 and a genset team up to switch cars at the east end of the yard. Note that the pair is being controlled by a man sitting in the conductor's seat using a belt pack.

Shortly after arriving from the FWWR Hodge Yard BNSF 3827 sits at the head end of the annual Make-a-Wish Foundation train. Over the next couple hours kids will board the train before heading south... (more)

UP 3374 North, a local, has just come off the lead from Ney Yard and is headed up Main One toward Tower 55.