A pair of ex-C&NW Dash 9's lead a northbound transfer move for Union Pacific's East Yard as they head up the Del Rio Subdivision with part of San Antonio's beautiful skyline looming in the backgro... (more)

A phase IV Dash 8 sits idle at the downtown San Antonio Amtrak station parallel to the tracks of Union Pacific's Del Rio Subdivision. This engine and its two bi-level superliners are awaiting the ... (more)

A phase IV P32 sits idle at the San Antonio Amtrak station awaiting the late night arrival of the Sunset Limited to switch cars. Normally, this switching is performed with the Texas Eagle consist... (more)

UP's hauler from the Toyota Tundra truck plant returns to San Antonio, TX behind two rare standard cab SD60s. The lead unit, while due for a visit to the paint shop, still sports the classic red ... (more)

A northward UP freight departs San Antonio's ex-MP Sosan Yard on the Austin Sub.

UP power leads an empty Powder River Basin coal train from San Antonio's plant at Elmendorf, crossing over the San Antonio River. Only a few miles north from here on the river is the famous River... (more)

A UP local departs the ex-MP Sosan Yard in San Antonio bound for some frac sand plants on the Laredo Sub where the sand is distributed to drilling sites in the booming Eagle Ford shale in south Te... (more)

Old meets new as this SP steamer is joined by the Amtrak Sunset Limited, with P40 809 lead.

Amtrak's eastbound Sunset Limited is stopped in San Antonio for its overnight visit before continuing on to New Orleans. The Vertern's unit has the honors to lead today's train.

A UP local heads back to the ex-MP Sosan Yard after switching a sand distributor in southwest San Antonio with some classic power, two SD40-2s and a GP40-2, a nice change of pace from widecab GEVO... (more)

A UP local highballs west out of San Antonio with load of frac sand for use in the booming Eagle Ford shale.

A UP yard job switches the ex-MP Sosan Yard on a sunny November day, looking and feeling more like spring instead of fall with a high of 86 deg. F.

A trio of non-dynamic brake ex-Mopac GP38-2s haul a local back into UP's Sosan Yard in south San Antonio after switching a frac sand distributor south of town. If you look closely at the lead uni... (more)

UP 1988, the MKT heritage unit, leads an impressive consist north toward Fort Worth including UP 1996, the SP heritage unit. In what seems like a rare event, the 1988 is actually running over for... (more)