LDCX 2012 at Chillicothe, TX.

A westbound Maersk/Yang Ming stacker glides through Chillicothe behind Warbonnet Dash 9 686, sister 4190, CSX SD40-2 8070 (ex-FLS/L&N), and Yellowbonnet SD40-2 6748 (ex-ATSF 5089) at 1635. Neat fa... (more)

7400hp struggle to pull the Alliance freight up and over the plateau between the Wanderers Creek and Pease River Valleys at 1752.

Yet another in the endless stream of Texas-Powder River empty coal trains, relatively brand new -70ACe 9393 and an older brother (and a DPU) work hard to keep 128 TXUX empties moving at track spee... (more)

BNSF 8806 looking massive on the tail-end of an eastbound coal drag holding the main in Chillicothe.

Racing the sun to the west, MTY BNSF 9975 passes eastbound coal BNSF 8806 who's keeping the main.

DPU BNSF 8806 on a loaded eastbound coal drag keeps the main for a meet with a westbound MTY.

"Ya look good, FRED's hangin'." The conductor completes the classic roll by inspection as his Z train is met by a P at Chillicothe. Time - 1720

An Alliance Q train waits for a signal to head east after meeting the Z ALTRIC.

Doing every bit of track speed to make up time, BNSF 4617 with the Z ALTRIC glides down into "Chilli" as a Q train in the hole impatiently chugs toward the end of the siding.

The rare Quanah to Port of Houston Farmrail grain train grows from 52 to 78 cars with a pickup of 26 loads of wheat at Chillicothe. Hardeman Grain & Seed, Inc. elevator.

Oops! The unit was trailing but online; I assume being returned to the UP for a new windshield.

The rare Quanah to Port of Houston Farmrail grain train grows from 52 to 78 cars with a pickup of 26 loads of wheat at Chillicothe. Hardeman Grain & Seed, Inc. elevator.

BNSF 8870 and 9574 drag 128 Utility Fuels (UFIX) loads for Houston up and over the plateau between the Wanderers Creek and Pease River Valleys. Eastbound under US 287 at 1054.