NB Amtrak Train #22, the Texas Eagle, heads north on UP's Austin Sub. In just a few short minutes, it will be making its station stop at San Marcos, TX.

NB Amtrak Train #22, the Texas Eagle, shoves out of the San Antonio Amtrak Station to begin its journey to Chicago, IL. The lead unit is the first heritage scheme Amtrak unit to celebrate their 4... (more)

A Georgetown Railroad GP20 sits outside of the shop, looking like she won't run again.

Cotton Belt 9699 leads a short local eastbound toward San Antonio on the ex-SP, now UP, Sunset Route. Finding a Cotton Belt engine in 2010 is always a great find.

The Hondo Railway's newest locomotive, GP50 #1978, idles waiting to make the next switch at this transload facility.

A 4-way meet at Nacco Jct. Three loaded UP coal trains and a set of BNSF helpers converge in eastern Wyoming.

A BNSF trackage rights train speeds along the southern edge of the Great Salt Lake toward the Salt Lake City area and a transfer from ex-WP to ex-DRGW tracks.

A WB UP mixed freight crosses the Meremac River on its way across Missouri. In a little over an hour, UP 3985 crossed this great vantage point. This freight train provided a great appetizer for ... (more)

UP 3985 simmers through the night in Sedalia, MO as several photographers have a good time making night exposures.

TRRA 2002 crosses the highway after just crossing the Mighty Mississippi River. I really like that new TRRA scheme.

TRRA 2004 sits quietly on the shop tracks at Madison Yard while TRRA 3005 heads over the hump after shoving a cut of cars into the bowl. Taken on TRRA property with permission.

COLT 2001 sits in the transload facility just outside of Columbia on a fine fall day.

UP 3985 crosses the Gasconade River on its way west. I arrived at this location only 45 seconds before the train after a hectic drive from my last shot near Eureka on the Meremac River.

UP 3985 pulls the Missouri Valley Eagle across the Meremac River on its way to Sedalia, MO for a celebration of the city's 150th anniversary.

FEC 425 leads a short mixed freight SB over the St. Lucie River. Its rare to find a FEC train that has no rock or intermodal these days.