Back then the Katy was the least of the photographed lines around Houston; lots was going on with UP/MP merger, and SFF/SP pending merger. The SD40-2s were holding down grain trains at this time.

Back then the Katy was the least of the photographed lines around Houston; lots was going on with UP/MP merger, and SFF/SP pending merger. They were an afterthought.

Kodachromes were cleaner on the Santa Fe....

Switching the north end of the yard. Don't even know what paint version designation this is...lol.

Before it was a B40-8, it was a B39-8. Here it was, almost new and in between thunderstorms, at the Englewood yard "mudge pocket" (look at the dirt/ballast to see where they got the word mudge fr... (more)

The Tilden job and the Hill job both are at East Eagle Mills; the Tilden has just returned from Tilden mine with loads, while the Hill job pumps air for the descent into Marquette to drop their tr... (more)

Santa Fe's attempt at rebuilding the U23B fleet. The SF30C was technically a success, so they flirted with upgrading the U23B fleet to 3000 hp and larger fuel capacity. Sadly it didn't succeed f... (more)

Not quite new, but not long from it.

This consist is the second engine consist of this train. The first was the 2501 (last operating U25C) and 2 U23Cs; they had mechanical problems and cut off at the scanner (only operating AEI scan... (more)

An unusual on time departure for #2 this morning, about to go underneath the University of Houston on the passenger main of the SP.

After being stopped between Pine Bluffs and Egbert to investigate for dragging equipmemt, the NPHK gets going again with 3 clean burning C30-7s, a crunchy lashup for the GE fanatic freezing his a@... (more)

I had a hunch these would be dropping like flies, so I was getting all I could of these. Fired off 5 rolls of this one....

GE's attempt into rebuilding older U Boats; this is ex MILW 5657. Sadly they didn't catch on. Known as "Super 7s".