Texas State Railroad Mikado no. 30 races past Train Robber Ranch during the return trip from Rusk to Palestine during the first weekend of steam trips in 2026.

Grapevine Nights Vintage FL9 just north of DFW Airport.

Magma Arizona 2-8-0 No. 5 is now "CT&C 555" and is displayed at the Galveston Railroad Museum (Center for Transportation & Commerce) at the former AT&SF station. In the 1980s, 555 gave... (more)

Frisco 4501 was built for the St. Louis - San Francisco Railway (better known as the Frisco) by Baldwin in 1942. It was delivered wearing this special scheme of zephyr blue, gray, and white to pu... (more)

SP steam engine repainted into Grapevine Vintage RR colors.

Grapevine Special FL9 in the southern sun! Blast from the past.

Wearing an unmistakable trademark of the model (fuel stain on the side of the cab) this unit originally worked for Union RR, then Alcoa property Point Comfort & Northern. I find it surprising tha... (more)

One of their regular runs in heading south from Houston to Galveston at a good clip behind a former L&NW, originally SP unit in an attractive scheme. Photo by Carl Lehman. From my collection.

Grapevine passenger train passing the Trinity Metro Texrail yard on there way to the stockyards.

Passenger train heading to the Stockyards.

Passenger train arriving Hodge yard

Frisco 4501, a 2-10-0, on display at the Museum of American Railroads in Frisco, Texas.

Grapevine Vintage Railroad's Trinity River Excursion train is seen at Trinity Park in Fort Worth with former New Haven FL9 2016 leading.

Frisco 4501, the 4-8-4 "Meteor", on display at the Museum of American Railroads in Frisco, Texas.

Tremont & Gulf 30 dresses up as Texas State Railroad 400 for the first time in 20 years to celebrate the locomotive's 50th anniversary at the Texas State Railroad as we see number 400 climbing the... (more)