The San Antonio bound train #22 stops in Taylor where it exits the UP Waco Sub and heads down the UP Austin Sub. The station here consists of a covered bench on a concrete pad.

One of UP's Salt Lake City Winter Olympics units leads this manifest freight northbound for Nebraska through the heart of Texas.

UP 844 crawls up the lead toward the Georgetown Railroad, home of a temporary shop for the steam crew to fix the injured engine. This is the last place I ever thought I would see a steam engine, ... (more)

UP's E9s pinch hit for the injured 844 as they cross the Guadalupe River in New Braunfels, TX. In just a minute, they will make a whistlestop at the local railroad museum. Only minutes after thi... (more)

The yard job builds outbounds for the MSAFW on a wet central Texas morning. The sun momentarily broke through the clouds and offered a reflection in the puddles.

A pair of rebuilt SD40Ns lead the Slot Machine work train toward San Antonio, having just entered the Austin Sub from the Lockhart Sub.

The Texas Special is southbound leaving Austin.

Morning shadows are still long as the fireman manages the water spout, and the engineer performs his time-honored task of oiling around.

Northbound Mikado No.1212, built by Alco in 1911, works uphill in the cut north of Sixth Street.

Berkshire No.1125 rests after its stop for water during one of its rare appearances in Austin.

The speed of Mikado No.1212 flying downhill into Austin exceeded the capabilities of my camera, but speed was in all likelihood contributing to the enjoyment of the ride for the brakeman on hi... (more)

Berkshire No.1125 was a pleasant surprise when it was seen drifting southbound through the cut just north of Sixth St. in Austin, since usual power for freights was a Mikado. This cut was obli... (more)

Northbound freights almost always required a Ten-wheeler as a helper.

The southbound Sunshine Special had to cross the Colorado River. Yes, there is a Colorado River in Texas. The Austin skyline in 1947 was dominated by the University of Texas Tower and the dom... (more)

Mikado No.1111 passes over Barton Springs Road as it leaves Austin and heads south for San Antonio. The white smoke of the helper can be seen at the end of the train.