Advance Scouting for the “Big Boy”
On Saturday August 7th I did some advance scouting for photo locations between Fort Worth and Richland, Texas to prepare for chasing the UP 4014 4-8-8-4 Big Boy's run the…
Weekend Freight on the TRE
I drove to Irving on the afternoon of Saturday July 31st to visit an old friend. He does not live far from the TRE's West Irving station, so when I…
Four Thoroughbreds
Thursday July 29th offered up an opportunity that does not occur often here on the UP's Baird Sub near the house. An eastbound intermodal train was powered by four NS…
Touring Fort Worth with Ethan
On Friday July 23rd my young friend Ethan Whetstone was down from Norman to spend the weekend railfanning with his Grandmother, but as she had to work on Friday I…
A Day Around Baird Hill
My parents were from Sweetwater, Texas so over the years I spent time riding in a car along the Texas & Pacific, later the Missouri Pacific and now the UP…
SD40-2’s on a Class One Railroad
All the Class One railroads in the United States still employ EMD SD40-2's for one use or another, but their numbers are slowly declining. This is why whenever I have…
Wednesday Afternoon in Cleburne
On the last day of June I drove to Cleburne to meet friend Jeremy Krauss who was riding up on Amtrak 22 with the intention of taking him to lunch…
Day Trip to Sweetwater
On Monday June 14th I had photo work to perform for a client in Sweetwater and I left the house later than intended around 7:30 am. While it was dry…
Both Sides of UP 1988
The UP 1988 Katy heritage unit is another one of their six that I have caught many times, but I can never pass it up as the M-K-T was one…
Rio Grande in Aledo
On Friday May 28th the skies were once again overcast as I had to make a trip to the post office and CVS Pharmacy in Aledo. Crossing the UP Baird…