SD40’s and Shop Vac’s
When I was using the shop vacuum yesterday afternoon to clean up leaves blown into the garage, it suddenly stopped running. I looked back and saw a little mushroom cloud…
Norfolk & Southern Heritage Unit
One week ago today I was out playing in the snow on the BNSF Fort Worth Sub. Today January 17th I was out in the sun on the UP Baird…
A Rare Snow Day in Texas
The Panhandle and West Texas have seen snow already this season, but the forecast for Sunday, January 10th foretold measurable snow close enough to home that I set a goal…
First Photos of 2021
January 1st of 2021 was an overcast, cold, and windy day here, so with the promise of better weather and the movement of the ex-Northern Pacific private cars on Saturday…
New Years Eve Trains
Here it is December 31st and it is very cold, windy and raining outside. What to do? Stay inside where it is warm and dry? No, go out and photograph…
Private Cars on the Heartland Flyer
The potential for rain was taken out of the forecast for Tuesday December 29th, so I decided to head north to catch the southbound Heartland Flyer. This day in addition…
Northern Pacific Comes to Cowtown
Earlier this week word came from multiple sources that two private cars would be arriving in Fort Worth on Monday December 28th attached to Amtrak 21 the Texas Eagle. The…
101 Years of Canadian National
Today Sunday the 27th I raced over to the UP Baird Sub just a few minutes from the house to catch the westbound Fort Worth to Monahans, Texas manifest train.…
Christmas Day Catch
I figured that I would be at home all day today on Christmas duty but shortly before noon the boss gave me a hall pass to deliver a gift to…
PSR Long Trains for Christmas Eve
This morning December 24th I got a call that an eastbound Long Beach to Dallas intermodal train on the UP Baird Sub was passing Weatherford. What made this train interesting…