A Charger to Start the Day
While I was in Kansas City last December with the BNSF Christmas Special I missed getting a photo of one of Amtrak's Siemens Charger SC-44's by a few minutes so…
Five Trains on Two Subdivisions in Perry
In early April I started out on a business trip to Missouri. I left on April 4th and 64 miles north of Oklahoma City I made a stop in Perry…
An Era Comes to a Close
March 31st, 2018 marked the end of an era stretching back fifteen or so years at Metro, TX near Denton. The KCS would bring a block of loaded intermodal cars…
WP Heritage Visits the FWWR
I am an avowed opponent of graffiti on freight cars but even I have to admit the Rug Rats depiction on this hopper is pretty…
The Road to Amarillo
February 26th found me driving from Fort Worth to a photographic engagement in Amarillo. The first train I encountered on the Wichita Falls Sub was an eastbound loaded coal train holding…
Seconds to Spare at 4:35pm
February 13th here is a cloudy and chilly day with a few drops of rain now and then. I ran a few errands in Fort Worth this afternoon and when…
What a Difference a Day Makes
Yesterday when Dave and I were out shooting the Amtrak diversion we were in shirtsleeves and the temperature was up around 60 with sunny skies. Now less than 24 hours…
Finishing Up a Diversion
Today Friday February 9th was the last of the three-day diversion of Amtrak 21 and 22 over the UP instead of the BNSF between Temple and Fort Worth due to…
An Afternoon at Grandview
Thursday February 8th was a warm and sunny day so I decided to take advantage of the second day of the Amtrak detour and catch trains 22 and especially 21…
Four Trains and a Funeral
On the afternoon of Wednesday February 7th I headed towards Mansfield to attend the funeral of the niece of a long-time friend. Thanks to other friends I was aware that…