One and Done With CP 2816
On the morning of June 25th, looking back on my chase of CP 2816 between Mooringsport, Louisiana and Heavener, Oklahoma, I had caught the train at eight different locations with…
Chasing CP 2816
Based on many years of past experiences with large crowds chasing special event trains I had carefully studied maps, Google Earth, railroad schedules and timetables. My goal as always was…
CP 2816 – The Return Trip
The merger between Kansas City Southern and the Canadian Pacific was finalized in April of 2023 to form the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC); the first north-south railroad merger to…
Amtrak Happenings And A FWWR Catch
In June of 2024, Amtrak provided some interesting moments worth photographing. On June 9th, 2024, the Heartland Flyer was celebrating 25 years of Heartland Flyer Service between Fort Worth and…
NS 1074 Lackawanna Heritage Leading
Those words gleaned from social media regarding a westbound intermodal that would traverse the UP Baird Subdivision close to home on May 25, 2024, had me getting my camera equipment…
Mexico Bound and Afternoon Action at Saginaw
While running errands in Fort Worth on the morning of May 25th, 2024, I caught sight of a southbound BNSF freight with ten locomotives pulling down to Tower 55. The…
DART SilverLine Testing on the TRE
Three transit agencies in Texas made up of Denton Transit Authority's "A-Train"; Trinity Merro's "TEXRail" and Capital Metro's "Mertrorail" are already using Stadler's FLIRT (Fast Light Intercity and Regional Train)…
Ex-Amtrak on the TRE
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…
Indian Blankets at Iona
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…
Highball Trinity Lakes
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…