70 Floating hoppers and tumbleweeds

While traveling down highway 70/84 between Texico and Lubbock, Texas, I hoped to see some BNSF trains along the route. Never did I expec... (more)

The old Bob Wills song "Miles and Miles of Texas" is apparent in this image of ATSF 242 leading an A-B-B-B-B-A set of F7s on a 59 car westbound near Muleshoe, TX. You can bet they sounde... (more)

It isn't very often you see Santa Fe hoppers up on stilts. These hopper cars are located at the Triple Nickel Inc.- West Plant along Railroad Avenue in Muleshoe, Texas.

While traveling down highway 70/84 between Texico and Lubbock, Texas, I hoped to see some BNSF trains along the route. Never did I expect to see Santa Fe hoppers that at first glance appeared to b... (more)

Santa Fe train #75 (the CALIFORNIA SPECIAL) speeds west near Muleshoe in the Texas South Plains. The train originated at Houston the previous evening and is en route to Clovis, New Mexico, and a c... (more)

Grain Train in the Sky! 70 former ATSF and BN hopper cars rest on stilts at the Muleshoe Pea and Bean Company along the BNSF Slaton Subdivision.