Santa Fe's attempt at rebuilding the U23B fleet. The SF30C was technically a success, so they flirted with upgrading the U23B fleet to 3000 hp and larger fuel capacity. Sadly it didn't succeed f... (more)
An unusual on time departure for #2 this morning, about to go underneath the University of Houston on the passenger main of the SP.
Train ran from Houston to Galveston/return. Ex L&NW F7As.
Train ran from Houston to Galveston/return. Ex L&NW F7As
The kodachrome paint on the SD45-2s made them look bigger....
I was on my way to the airport to head out to my monthly rotation in the oilfields of Wyoming, soon to become permanent, when hostlers poked this out of the south side of the shed. I just rolled ... (more)
Point power for the HOCXQ, the prize of the SP Lafayette sub in the AM.
The shot I'd wanted all my life but never there at he right time with the right power; today's the day! An empty grain train threads his way thru Congress yard, onto the main at Rusk Avenue. Thi... (more)
Never knew what you'd find at Manchester, but on this day it was just a plain SD40-2. Whoda thunk...
Ex MP 4517. They looked so nice...in the death series and paint. The 500s were synonymous with early retirement, as evidenced by the UP repainting Rock island U28Bs they got back on lease, then ... (more)
New paint; you could smell it above the normal Pasadena air chemical aroma.
Always nice to get a SP 'chrome; there were a lot less of them than the Santa Fe.
The top three in the prized "SP roster batting order" in Houston was the 4375, 2968 and 2700, due to kodachrome paint. Here 4375 sits in between runs to Strang in the south yard of Englewood.
One of the few, the proud, the MP yellow.
