The last of the mohicans; I'm pretty sure. At least in the Houston area. If I remember correctly (it's been almost 25 years!) this was the last SW to work Houston; not sure if it was the last on... (more)

Been wanting to join in on the party everyone else up north has been attending, getting these units in the states. So when I see this as the west unit at the Englewood e/f near Tower 68, I knew i... (more)

The bugs are starting to get a little dusty and dirty, but they still make for a good show around Houston.

What do you get when you cross a UP SD45 with an SP SD45 and a rebuild program? An SD40M-2. But take off that a/c and move that plate above the air intake over the cab and you would get a pretty... (more)

For Alex R: I had to put down a McD bacon egg & cheese bagel to get the shot. :-)

Back in the good old days when I had a photography release and had the run of the HB&T as well as the PTRA. You never knew what you would find at Milby in the morning, as all BN and Santa Fe road... (more)

Back in the good old days when I had a photography release and had the run of the PTRA. Crew was hostling inbound grain train power and cut off this unit, which was the only kodachrome in the con... (more)

This period saw very few pool power on the ex MP, other than the Southern/NS power on the old NHS. So when we see SD45s and SD45-2s, we wonder what happenned in New Orleans that allowed these uni... (more)

I remember being torn between almost liking the new MP yellow scheme and disliking it because it insulted the old UP scheme. I got over it and so did UP.

Eerily reminescent of the late 70s; it was not far from this spot where you couldn't buy a spot to watch the cabhops to and from Hardy Street and see the railroads of the east. SCL U-boats were a... (more)

The U33C fleet was down to just a few, but the Houston to Glidden dog train rated 2 this afternoon. The rear end of the train is just now coming off the freight main at Chaney Jct, and as if to s... (more)

Unusual visitor to these parts.

Quite a few years between the first and second units of this power set about to be serviced at Settegast.

After sitting on the paint shop lead on a cold morning, MP 6030 with a GP18, another SD40 and a B23-7 are throttled up for movement to the servicing tracks.