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Back in 2009, not long after the startup of the Trinity Railway Express, seven Canadian ex-GO Transit F59PH's were purchased to pull commuter trains between Dallas and Fort Worth. Two…

On May 14th, 2024, I was driving along Aledo Road less than ten minutes from home when I spotted a patch of Indian Blanket wildflowers a few feet from the…

Two daily trains that do not stop at any of the intermediate stations on the Trinity Railway Rxpress between Dallas Fort Worth are Amtrak's Texas Eagles. Up until several years…

My young friend Zane Ferguson celebrated his 17th birthday on Sunday April 21st. Zane is a fan of Trinity Metro, the organization that provides public transportation services for Tarrant County,…

When I went to bed in Catoosa Friday night there was more rain due before morning, and it was not supposed to clear up until Saturday afternoon. However, when I…

I had not set an alarm, but I woke up exactly at 7:00 am on Friday March 8th. It had rained overnight but the sky was clear outside my west…

I first met my friend Marc Montray in 1974 while trackside in Norman, Oklahoma. Marc was driving a van custom-painted in the Southern Pacific daylight scheme so it was obvious…

This morning after I tore off yesterday's calendar page to make today officially February 26th, my wife and I dropped my SUV off for service and ran some errands. Along…

Yesterday was January 1st, the first day of 2024, while at the same time it was the last day of a 30-year career in railroading for UP engineer Gunny See.…

Today, December 31, 2023, I wanted to photograph at least one train to wrap up the year. I did not have the time to go out and spend all day…