UP 4014 Leaves For Oklahoma
On the morning of October 13th I picked up friends and fellow photographers Chuck Garrett and Steve Crise and we headed out to catch UP 4014 leaving Fort Worth for…
Fort Worth Service Unit Family Day 2024
September 12th was Family Day for the UP Fort Worth Service Unit, and this year a special guest was attending in the form of Big Boy 4014. Here UP Steam…
Fort Worth Public Display Day Two
Once again I was onsite well before the opening of the second day of the public display event and got the same up front parking spot. Once again I recorded…
Fort Worth Public Display Day One
The next morning of October 10th I was down at the old T&P freight house where I nabbed a prime parking spot by the entrance to the Big Boy display…
Seeing Big Boy Run!
My good friend Paul Beverung had never seen the Big Boy in operation, and so on October 9th when it was operating from Hearne to Fort Worth, Paul and his…
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…