Ex Santa Fe Deadline Temple, Texas

Pics of various ex Santa Fe engines in the deadline at Temple, Texas taken on August 4, 2011

Amtrak 156 in Central Texas

Amtrak 156, one of 4 Amtrak 40th Anniversary engines, lead the Texas Eagle from Chicago to San Antonio and back last weekend.  Here are pics of the train with 2 other Units entering Round Rock, TX heading for Austin and San Antonio

Here's A Video of the train at the same location, about to meet a Northbound at Round Rock

Random Pics From May 2011

Northbound Empty SATX Coal with a Patched SP Engine At Taylor, TX 

BNSF Light Power Heading Back To Temple After Dropping Off Empties In Georgetown.  All Three BNSF Pumpkin Schemes are Represented

BNSF Power On A Rock Train on the Austin Western Railroad At McNeil 

SD60M Leads A Northbound Auto Parts Train Through Taylor

Southbound Texas Eagle At Round Rock

BNSF Power Leading Empties on A Southbound Rock Train Coming Off The Waco Sub At Taylor.  This Train Will Head To Georgetown and onto the Georgetown Railroad at Round Rock

Taylor Yard May 27, 2011

Older C40-8W Leads A Northbound Eagle Pass to Little Rock Train at Taylor

Balcones Recycling Boxcars

Here are a few pics I shot in December of 2010 of some custom graffiti jobs done on boxcars used by Balcones Recycling in Austin.  These cars can be found at random times in the Austin Western yard on Howard Ln still today.

Patched SP , SSW GP60s In Taylor, Texas 4/20/2011

BNSF Pics From Teague, TX On March 24, 2011

SSW 9647 Hearne, Texas

 

Unpatched SSW Has Been Working A UP Local In The Hearne, Texas area for the last few weeks.  Caught it tonight parked in the yard with another UP unit.  March 24, 2011

SSW 9699 San Marcos, Texas March 11, 2011

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I took these pics of unpatched SSW 9699 In San Marcos, Texas on March 11, 2011.  It has been working the UP local between San Marcos and San Antonio, Texas 

Rio Grande Heritage Engine in Austin, Texas

Union Pacific Rio Grande heritage unit 1989 leads a passenger special bound for Ft. Worth across the Austin Western interlocker at McNeil in Northwest on Austin on February 27, 2011

Union Pacific Special, Taylor, TX

Here are a couple going away shots of the special heading North on the Waco sub departing Taylor

Union Pacific Passenger Special

The Union Pacific ran a special from Ft. Worth to Austin with the MKT Heritage 1988 and Boy Scott 2010 following the Super Bowl.  Here are videos and pics of the special departing Taylor, Texas on it's return trip to Ft. Worth and on to Council Bluffs.   

Here is a sneak peak of the video, still working on the final project.  Check back tonight for pics of the train on the Waco Sub As Well !

Central Texas Snow - February 11, 2011

Southbound MFWSA Departs Round Rock in the snow at 4:30 AM on Friday February 4, 2011.

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Whats Left Of The Snow Friday Afternoon At the Union Pacific yard in Taylor, TX