On the way home Saturday afternoon from the Plano train show I stopped by Zacha Junction in Garland for the first time in over a year. A set of KCS belle’s was switching, and I took a photo from the side of the road. The engineer stopped the three GEVO’s and waved me [...]
For those who were unable to take the tour of the exhibit cars while the Amtrak 40th Anniversary train was in our immediate area, here is what it looked like inside and out on January 8th when my wife and I paid our respects along with John Briggs and family. The train had been [...]
Monday January 2nd turned out to be a beautiful day to be off from work. FWWR decided to run a 70+ car Dublin Turn that afternoon, so I decided to give chase along with David Hawkins and Ron Thur. Working with the afternoon light I decided to catch the train for the first [...]
The title of today’s blog has a double meaning as my last photos for 2011 were taken on the UP’s Baird Sub near my home. December 31st started out with a set of photos on the FWWR after I got a call from friend and fellow railfan Harald Koch who also happens to be [...]
