Carrying a Mars light is a give away that this is unit was dedicated to coal service, some of it on the D&RGW.

A southbound manifest pauses for a crew change in Taylor

West Bound Unit Train crossing the Trinity River with Margaret Hunt Hill bridge in the background.

FARWELL TX July 7 1986 — Santa Fe SD45u 5321 is on the ground and awaiting a work crew. EMD built the unit in November 1966 as No. 1844. It was renumbered to 5544 in the 1970 general renumbering... (more)

Photographer unknown, from my collection.

I posted the other side some years ago. My labelling code says photographer unknown but my caption says it was me. In any case here it is. If I were king all rosters would start at 1.

Veterans unit returning to Wylie yard after working the siding in Greenville TX.

The Shreveport Shops put on these home shop rebuilds. The shop did 5 of these GP32ECOs. Sounds like they mainly work in and around Shreveport, and are a neat looking design with their GP40X carbod... (more)

A local Shreveport Job is stopped at Spring Street Jct on the Shreveport Terminal. The job is heading down to the UP Riverfront Yard along the Red River. The trackage to the river is 1% downhill e... (more)

A westbound oil train from the CN at Jackson, MS, bound to Sulphur Springs, TX, is back on the move after 90 minute delay waiting on traffic in and around Texas Ave. The train will head south on t... (more)

A loaded grain train barely slows up for all the diamonds at Texarkana. The KCS crosses the UP Pine Bluff and the Little Rock Subs along with the shortline TENR. The train passes an old gray SD40 ... (more)

Former UP Caboose in downtown Sachse

Eastbound LWY101

Special move to Galveston Railroad Museum for delivery of their adopted "ATSF" inspired F-units.

This locomotive was cosmetically restored according to a plaque on it, however the relentless elements have faded it's black paint to gray. It's a rather impressive display from a bygone era, tha... (more)