A UP rock train passes the Austin Amtrak Station.
A UP manifest passes the Austin Amtrak Station.
UP 8973 leads a short extra freight south through Austin with the MoPac heritage unit in tow.
The northbound ILDYC passes through downtown Austin with NS 1068, the Erie heritage unit, in tow.
A UP coal drag passes through downtown Austin with an SD70ACe-T4 in tow.
A northbound rock train basks in the golden hour light in downtown Austin, Texas.
The scenery ain’t the greatest but here is the train comin out of the shadows.
It could be a Cummins or a Gimmy under the hood actually. The engine & generator all in the old radiator compartment. Reportedly originally HBT, later Texas & Northern.
Originally BLE, rare beast to find. Reported now stored. Looks like the “kid in tennis shoes” as somebody described the EMD six-axle -2 locomotives. Photo by Mike Wikman, local railfan hero... (more)
My first photo of the year is Miss Katy waiting for a new crew in Taylor, She is waiting to head south to San Antonio once the northbound parade clears.
It’s enough to warm an old vet’s heart. The “Texas Eagle” rolls north, with Amtrak’s tribute locomotive proudly leading the way.
UP #1988 spends the night in the Yard of Taylor, Texas awaiting its next train headed east in the morning.
Amtrak #156 takes the lead on the #22 Texas eagle.
Power not commonly seen anymore is in charge of a cement train as it rolls through Central Texas.
A Mike Bledsoe Photo.
