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.

Doing every bit of track speed to make up time, BNSF 4617 with the Z ALTRIC glides down into "Chilli" as a Q train in the hole impatiently chugs toward the end of the siding.

After being delayed at CP 1562 for about 30 minutes due to East Vernon signal problems, Z ALTRIC blasts thru Vernon at 1342. Meanwhile, G QUAPTR1 20A slides up toward the the east end of the sidi... (more)