Photo by Dave Petke. From my collection.
The Texas Eagle speeds towards Granger, basking in the golden hour light and half an hour behind schedule. The Dash 8 was a nice touch; they're quite rare on this route
The Texas Eagle departs Taylor
Stopped in front of the Alamodome for service on the eastbound Sunset Limited.
The San Antonio bound Texas Eagle taps the 3x2 diamonds at the former site of Tower 55, which was razed a month earlier (out of frame to right). The Eagle is, for the moment, about 5... (more)
The southbound Texas Eagle rolls up to the Fort Worth platform ... on time! ... while the idle Heartland Flyer trainset looks on.
Trinity River Crossing. Webb Rail's former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built Pullman dome 313 (WEBX 801044) and former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built dome-coach 549 (WEBX 801045) wer... (more)
Texas Eagle going by Tower 55 which will be its last day. Tomorrow 11/14/22 the tower will be demolished.
The northbound Texas Eagle skirts through south Austin
CLEBURNE TX June 4 1978 — Amtrak F40PH 252 hauls the Inter-American with Amfleet cars. Unit 252 became Amtrak control cab 90252. My photo.
The Texas Eagle races through. Looks like a bandage on a boo-boo.
The northbound Texas Eagle pulls into downtown Austin
Texas Eagle 21 departs Eddie Bernice Johnson Union Station (DAL) on the former Rock Island tracks towards Fortworth (FTW) where the Train would get a new set of crew before proceeding towards San ... (more)
“The Sunrise”, exactly 12 hours late, passing the big local railfan spot. Good for photographers, passengers, not so much.
Amtrak 3 pulls the Sunset Limited into its station stop in Houston on a chilly Sunday morning
