Palo Pinto Mountains State Park
On Friday, November 5th a lot of preceding work came together when I drove about an hour west from home to one of the newest Texas State Parks. Palo Pinto…
Saturday Afternoon On The Dublin Sub
Saturday afternoon October 30th the weather was great so I decided to get out around home and see if I could catch some FWWR action on the Dublin Sub. Friends…
Round Trip to College Station
On Tuesday October 19th I drove south to College Station and checked in at the Texas A&M Hotel & Conference Center. That evening I gave a photographic presentation to kick…
They Met On The Platform
Six years ago at the TRE Bell Station in Hurst, two daily rail commuters noticed each other and on subsequent days began a conversation that led to a relationship. Fast…
Aledo Diner For Train Watching
The old but true saying goes "A picture is worth a thousand words", so consider the Aledo Diner for Breakfast or Lunch between 6:00 am and 2:00 pm Monday through…
UP 1943 Returns With Heritage
On the afternoon of September 29th a train worth catching headed west out of Fort Worth on the UP Baird Sub in the form of an intermodal led by UP…
UP Engineering Special on 9-11
On Saturday September 11th the UP ran one of their engineering specials south through Fort Worth. I decided to try for another skyline shot with the drone. I was in…
UP 1979’s First Trip to Texas in Freight Service
On Wednesday September 8th the UP 1979 Employee Resource Group Locomotive had transitioned from display at corporate events to regular freight service a few days earlier, and now it was…
UP 1943 West on Labor Day
Early on Monday September 6th I got word a westbound UP intermodal was getting ready to leave Fort Worth with the UP 1943 Veterans Unit leading. Even though the sun…
Last Day with 4014
Thursday morning August 18th found Troy and I once again down at the Houston Amtrak Station to record the departure of the Big Boy for Beaumont. As this was our…