Charger on the Point
Tuesday June 23rd, 2026 will go down as a small bit of history as the first time Amtrak's Texas Eagle was led by a relatively new Siemens ALC-42 instead of…
First Time to Catch the Reading
On Friday, June 19th 2026, local friends let me know from the railfan grapevine that the UP ZAILC (Atlanta Norfolk Southern to Loa Angeles) passing through here the next morning…
BNSF 250 Heads Back to Topeka
The private event to be held with BNSF 250 and its train on the east side of Central Station in downtown Fort Worth on the morning of Tuesday June 14th…
BNSF 250 Comes to Town
BNSF recently had Mid-America Car, Inc. in Kansas City paint three new Wabtec/GE ES44ACH's in a special paint scheme for the country's 250th Anniversary coming up this July. The locomotives…
Three Trains, Three Railroads
It was a sunny and pleasant day on May 12, 2026. After visiting with friend Paul Beverung, several of us decided to set up at a private crossing (with permission)…
Tren Maya In The Rain
I got the word early on Wednesday May 6th that the nine new Mexican Tren Maya ES44's I did not catch on the 3rd were definitely on today's Alliance to…
Late Afternoon in Saginaw
On Sunday May 3rd 2026 it was rumored there would be an Alliance to Temple train late in the day with nine new Tren Maya ES44's from the Wabtec plant…
Funeral Train
By Tuesday April 26th My ability to walk with a cane while wearing my boot was improving, but not so much that I kept close to the car. Not a…
Fish In A Barrel
The morning of April 09, 2026 was partly cloudy when I pulled up to the Wabtec test track north of the locomotive assembly plant. A friend had tipped me off…
Charger Crew Orientation
I had heard there was a Siemens ALC42 "Charger" in the area on Amtrak 21 and 22, and during the afternoon of April 06, 2026, I found it coupled to…