Heading to Arizona, Day One
On Monday, July 25th in 2022 I left home near Aledo, TX to begin a two day drive to Flagstaff, AZ to do some work for a customer. My goal…
Maintenance Of Way
I was back out the next day on Friday July 15th, this time closer to home at Iona Siding where a UP maintenance of way train was working at picking…
Track Inspection
The next day on July 14th I learned there was a UP track inspection car running between Sweetwater and Fort Worth over the Baird Sub near the house. I got…
Success At The Test Track
I had heard that CSX CW44AC number 173 was in the lineup of older locomotives to be rebuilt at the Wabtec locomotive factory in far north Fort Worth. I had…
More UP Heritage At Alvarado
A few days later on Sunday July 10th I had a shot at catching a different UP Heritage unit near Alvarado. The UP Rio Grande heritage unit number 1989 was…
The Benefit of Long Summer Days
Wednesday July 6th of 2022 I received intel that a northbound UP freight on their Fort Worth Sub had just left Waco heading to Fort Worth with the UP's Chicago…
Day Trip to Baird Hill
Baird Hill on the ex-T&P, ex-MP now Union Pacific around 130 miles west of Fort Worth is one of the steepest westbound grades on the Baird Subdivision. The town of…
Switching the Elevator
The following Monday June 13th before lunch, I heard over the radio that the westbound Union Pacific LBG79 Fort Worth to Abilene local would be stopping at Aledo to spot…
A Summer Afternoon Around Fort Worth
Saturday afternoon, June 11th of 2022, I got out around Fort Worth to see what activity I could catch. I started along Arizona Street southeast of Tower 55 as I…
A Rainy Start But A Sunny Ending To The Day
Wednesday June 1st was my day to drive from El Dorado back home to Aledo. It had rained all night, and there were many flood warnings issued for southern Kansas.…