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Baird Hill on the ex-T&P, ex-MP now Union Pacific around 130 miles west of Fort Worth is one of the steepest westbound grades on the Baird Subdivision. The town of…

The following Monday June 13th before lunch, I heard over the radio that the westbound Union Pacific LBG79 Fort Worth to Abilene local would be stopping at Aledo to spot…

Saturday afternoon, June 11th of 2022, I got out around Fort Worth to see what activity I could catch. I started along Arizona Street southeast of Tower 55 as I…

Wednesday June 1st was my day to drive from El Dorado back home to Aledo. It had rained all night, and there were many flood warnings issued for southern Kansas.…

Tuesday May 31st was generally overcast with rain in the morning and severe thunderstorms in the late afternoon. I was able to complete my photo assignment for my client successfully,…

My photo work for my client was scheduled to take place on Tuesday May 31st, so on Monday May 30th, I did on-site preliminary work and set up some equipment…

Or to be more specific, El Dorado, Kansas to perform a photo assignment for a client. I left home around 7:30 am heading north and made my first stop at…

While a far cry from Georges Seurat's 1884 painting "Sunday in the Park With George", around 2:10 pm this afternoon Friday May 27th I met fellow railfan Dave Steckler in…

In the past several weeks I was fortunate enough to have caught the UP's Western Pacific heritage unit leading trains over the Baird Subdivision three times. Personally I think it…

On Friday May 6th I needed to make a trip to see our CPA in Arlington. It was about 2:50 pm and while listening to BNSF DS22 on the radio…