The last unit on Austin Western property still wearing AWRR colors rests with a cut of interchange cars.

An ATSF SD45 leads two rebuilt SD26s on a Unit Sulfur train through Brenham on its way south to Galveston. These ATSF trains in the 70s were always a fun catch and had interesting power. While the... (more)

A Mike Bledsoe Photo.

A Mike Bledsoe Photo.

Four Missouri Pacific SD40-2's. The 6000-series (6000-6073) were equipped with dynamic brakes, for coal service. The total count of 74 units, were designated as "SD40-2c" by MoPac. A Mike Bledsoe... (more)

Missouri Pacific GP7 1690 local at Austin, Texas. A Mike Bledsoe Photo.

A UP stack train crosses the bridge into downtown Austin.

Somebody at the UP power desk had a scarlet red heart and put together a nice trio of GE's, two still in patched SP paint, for this empty rock train heading toward San Antonio, TX. The train is c... (more)

After sleeping on the ground atop a bluff overlooking the tracks, I was warned by a distant whistle. I knew that I'd have to run down in order to have a chance at a photograph. I barely made it ... (more)

This was perhaps my most memorable photographic experience. The time was early morning. The location was remote, quiet and peaceful with the rustle of leaves, the ripple of water in the stre... (more)

Train No. 42 is eastbound for Houston powered by a P-5 Pacific which whistles for the Webberville Road crossing several miles out of Austin.