The southbound Heartland Flyer hustles through the deep sag at Lake Wanda.
Texas Eagle westbound departing Dallas 3 hours late taking the UP Dallas sub as the TRE is closed for maintenance.
Amtrak's westbound Texas Eagle passes the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge as it crosses the Trinity River flood plain in Dallas. The train is headed for San Antonio via Ft. Worth.
With the normal "Cabbage" unit used on this route gone to Chicago for inspecting, Amtrak's phase three heritage F40 NPCU was put in until the usual returns. Here the southbound train is ... (more)
Amtrak's Phase 3 P40DC #822 leads the northbound Heartland Flyer (train #822) out of Fort Worth, TX towards Tower 60 with four Amtrak company cars in tow. The cars took important Amtrak executives... (more)
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Heartland Flyer southbound
Amtrak CEO Joseph Boardman takes one last ride as the Sunset Limited takes his retirement train east towards New Orleans.
The Texas Eagle rolls into downtown Dallas, Texas. Just behind the train is Dealey Plaza and the grassy knoll where President Kennedy was assassinated.
On-time Texas Eagle approaching Temple. On the siding, a coal empty rumbles to life to head toward Ft. Worth then up to Amarillo en route to Wyoming.
The Sunset Limited makes its stop at Alpine, TX on its tri weekly journey.
Amtrak train number one, the "Sunset Limited" was passing through Sierra Blanca, TX.
This station was designed by the same guy (Daniel Burnham) as Washington Union Station and many other famous buildings.
Amtrak's southbound Texas Eagle comes to a stop at the former Santa Fe station at McGregor, TX. Many, many years ago, the Cotton Belt crossed the Santa Fe here, but, alas, most of that track is a... (more)
