Two possums lead Big Brown empties west hot on the blocks of the E SLPJRM at 1758.

I grew up on Chessie/CSX, so I don't think of TX when I hear "loads east, empties west," but it works here, too. "Slip Germ" UFIX empties meet OGSX loads. (Only the first couple loads were compa... (more)

A lone Dash 9 leads grain empties north over the Red River enroute (I think) to an interchange with Farmrail at Snyder. Many bugs (therefore birds) in the river valley and my picture! Time - 163... (more)

P train. Never got the symbol. Time - 1750

UFIX empties slow for a Diverging Approach signal at East Quanah at 1520. The train was stuck for a parade of three eastbounds.

"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

The Z train is doing all of the 60 mph track speed as the 12,800 HP of the GEs rattle the derelict elevators of Electra. Time - 1154

Spring wildflowers help an otherwise nondescript location. Time - 1337

Two matched 70MACs in not-so-popular paint lead a shiny aluminum snake of COEH empties out of the siding at Vernon after meeting a Z and a P train. Time - 1939

Three GEs drag an Alliance-bound Z train out of the Pease River Valley up into Vernon at 1113.

BNSF 757 (great road number!) and little cousin B40-8 559 struggle to drag the 106 cars of today's Belen-Alliance manifest up and away from the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River. The "Bellal... (more)

Z ALTRIC passes the CB&Q 4-6-2 Mountain #501 on display at Childress, TX. The 4613 is stretch braking towards a stop at the west end of town to pick up a crew deadheading to Clovis. Time - 1444.

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.

After being delayed at CP 1562 for about 30 minutes due to East Vernon signal problems, Z ALTRIC blasts thru Vernon at 1342. Meanwhile, G QUAPTR1 20A slides up toward the the east end of the sidi... (more)