We knew this scheme wouldn't last long so we were nailing the c### out of all the MP yellow we could get. The buffalos were mainstays in Houston so they were easy pickins.

A PTRA yard job switches PTRA's North Yard with a long cut of cars.

"Honorary buffalos" in homage to the real buffalo, the Alco C636. These units held down Z train and chemical trains from Freeport.

Rebuilt to -2 specs by ATSF from ex ATK SDP40Fs. "Honorary F45s"

All kinds of surprises came in from the east on the daily CSX runthrough.

We took that MP blue for granted, now we were scrambling to shoot everything blue.

You could just hear the funeral march music playing, for these U23Bs numbered in the death series....

We used to get a kick out of getting those peculiar numbers; this was one of the most sought after down in these parts. This was the last ex MP SD40-2, later was made trailing unit only, becoming... (more)

This is now restored in Tex Mex paint at the Houston Railroad Museum.

Back then the Katy was the least of the photographed lines around Houston; lots was going on with UP/MP merger, and SFF/SP pending merger. The SD40-2s were holding down grain trains at this time.

Back then the Katy was the least of the photographed lines around Houston; lots was going on with UP/MP merger, and SFF/SP pending merger. They were an afterthought.

Before it was a B40-8, it was a B39-8. Here it was, almost new and in between thunderstorms, at the Englewood yard "mudge pocket" (look at the dirt/ballast to see where they got the word mudge fr... (more)