Saturday, March 15, 2008

Sunday, March 11

Sunday, March 11, 1990

On my way home to San Angelo from the CKI convention, I stopped to shoot a westbound on the SantaFe Lampasas Sub at View...

ATSF 5431 leads westbound trailers and mixed freight at View.


bringin' up the rear...


1) ATSF w/b TOFC / mixed freight, View TX
5431 (SD45) / 5039 (SD40-2)
.
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Fort Worth - Fri., March 9

Friday, March 9, 1990

I spent the weekend of March 9-11 in Addison (suburb of north Dallas) at the Circle K District Convention (Circle K was the college level equivalent of Key Club). On my way to Addison on Friday, I stopped through Fort Worth to do some train watching near Tower 55.


UP 2226 at Tower 55 in Fort Worth


A tired looking Missouri Pacific GP15-1 at Tower 55

SSW 8050 at SP's Broadway Yard in Fort Worth

SSW 8050

Louisiana & Delta CF7 # 1504 at SP's Broadway Yard

UP GP50 # 66 (former MP without dynamic brakes)

Fort Worth's East Yard (east of Tower 55)

MP SD50 # 5056 in UP colors

Amtrak 392 leads the southbound Texas Eagle at Broadway.


1) SP power on hand at Broadway Yard, Fort Worth
SP 2728 (MP15), SSW 8050 (B40-8), L&D 1504 (CF7)
SP 7447 (SD45) / 8241 (SD40T-2) / 6844 (SD45T-2)
.
2) UP power on hand at Tower 55
MP 1722 (GP15-1) / UP 1604 (GP15-1)
.
3) UP n/b, Broadway
UP 3467 (SD40-2) / 2346 (GP38-2) / 3931 (SD40-2) / 2412 (C30-7)
.
4) UP yard transfer at Tower 55
UP 2226 (GP38-2) / 1979 (GP39-2)
.
5) UP power, East yard
MP 5056 (SD50 - UP yellow) / UP 508 (GP40-2)
.
6) UP n/b light power at Broadway
UP 3453 (SD40-2) / 3272 (SD40-2) / 3935 (SD40-2) / 3953 (SD40-2)
.
7) AMTK s/b 21 at Broadway
AMTK 392 (F40PH)
.
8) UP n/b empty grain, Hattie St.
UP 3279 (SD40-2) / 3965 (SD40-2)
.
9) AMTK n/b 22 at Broadway
AMTK 406 (F40PH)
.
10) UP power, East yard
UP 2267 (GP38-2) / 66 (GP50)
.

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Brownwood - San Angelo local

Sunday, March 4, 1990

On Sunday, I went out east of San Angelo to shoot the westbound local from Brownwood. I caught them near Miles and followed them west toward San Angelo until it got dark.

Westbound San Angelo local at Miles, TX

setting out at San Angelo Feed Yard west of Miles...

coupling back to their train after setting out

Back on the move, with GP39-2 3410 in charge.

sunset at Red Creek

1) ATSF w/b local (Brownwood to San Angelo) - 3410 (GP39-2) / 2772 (GP30 - Kodachrome)

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