Monthly Archives: December 2023

Today, December 31, 2023, I wanted to photograph at least one train to wrap up the year. I did not have the time to go out and spend all day…

My friend Zane Ferguson came up from New Braunfels with his mother and father and he asked me if I would meet them in Grapevine for an hour or two…

Wow, I think that is the longest title I have used so far, but it expresses my feelings perfectly. The merger with Canadian Pacific undoubtably is bringing many changes, and…

When I lived in Ardmore and Springer, Oklahoma back in the 1970's I tried to spend as much time as possible around nearby Big Canyon between Dougherty and Gene Autry…

On October 20, 2023, BNSF made an unusual special passenger car move that I have no idea when the last time something like this happened. Two different corporate passenger trains…

On Friday October 13, 2023, a westbound UP intermodal came west early in the morning over the Baird Sub near the house, and I decided to get out and chase…

I had word that after starting in Spring that morning on October 9th, 2023, UP would be running one of their Engineering Department Specials westbound on the Baird Subdivision from…

On Sunday October 8th, 2023, I was asked to be UP's photographer at their Family Day in Fort Worth Davidson Yard. I came away with may good people photos for…

Business took me to Marshall, Texas on October 10th, 2023, about the time that Amtrak 21 was due to stop in town. I composed the first two photos trying to…

On August 14, 2023 I left home on an overnight business trip to Shreveport. Along the way I stopped at Marshall briefly to photograph an eastbound UP train heading towards…