UP 4014’s Return to North Texas
On September 17th the UP's Big Boy number 4014 was scheduled to operate from Texarkana to the intermodal facility in Wilmer-Hutchins just south of Dallas. I had decided to head…
The View Out Back
After several long blog entries, here is a short one. On September 12th I was heading back to my car parked in the Trinity Metro parking lot on East Eighth…
Abilene Railroad Festival
Earlier in 2024 I had been asked by Corrender Taylor of the Abilene Preservation League if I would be a presenter at the their first Abilene Railroad Festival August 5th…
A Visit to South Central Texas
On August 20th I left home for a three-day round trip to visit a good friend and take care of personal business. I followed the BNSF from Cleburne to Temple…
A Quick Trip to West Virginia
At the end of July my wife and I made a quick four-day trip to Moundsville, West Virginia to visit with family. We flew to Pittsburgh on July 27th and…
One and Done With CP 2816
On the morning of June 25th, looking back on my chase of CP 2816 between Mooringsport, Louisiana and Heavener, Oklahoma, I had caught the train at eight different locations with…
Chasing CP 2816
Based on many years of past experiences with large crowds chasing special event trains I had carefully studied maps, Google Earth, railroad schedules and timetables. My goal as always was…
CP 2816 – The Return Trip
The merger between Kansas City Southern and the Canadian Pacific was finalized in April of 2023 to form the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC); the first north-south railroad merger to…
Amtrak Happenings And A FWWR Catch
In June of 2024, Amtrak provided some interesting moments worth photographing. On June 9th, 2024, the Heartland Flyer was celebrating 25 years of Heartland Flyer Service between Fort Worth and…
NS 1074 Lackawanna Heritage Leading
Those words gleaned from social media regarding a westbound intermodal that would traverse the UP Baird Subdivision close to home on May 25, 2024, had me getting my camera equipment…