KCSM 3498 slows to a stop at the US inspection point on the Laredo International Bridge. The Mexico crew will swap paperwork with the US crew after inspection and then walk back across the bridge.
The H-DENBEL, with three GE locomotives in the same paint job belching out a bit of black smoke, crosses over a small creek just to the north of Cactus.
BNSF southbound coal loads cross the Canadian River on the Boise City Sub Division on its way to Amarillo.
A UP vehicle/mixed freight train crosses the Frio River bridge on its way to San Antonio.
Texas State Railroad's Palestine train crosses the Neches River above canoeist Richard Donovan, author of PADDLING THE WILD NECHES (Texas A&M University Press, 2006) on May 3, 2008.
A KCS trackage rights train passes the Shiner brewery. Beer and trains make a great combination.
A brand-new set of Austin DMUs was caught out on a test run.
Last shot of the day: The Heartland Flyer heading north toward OKC.
KCS 708 West crosses the other, less famous Colorado River at Columbus, TX.
HLCX SD40-2 7183 leads a westbound UP manifest over US Highway 80 at Fruitvale.
UP 7510 East heads over Hondo Creek with three EMDs and a loaded ballast train, most likely from the quarry near Knippa.
As sundown approaches, UP 9523 North crosses a small bayou in the ultra-industrial refinery complex on the south side of the Houston Ship Channel.
With more and more of the former SP trestles being replaced with modern modular concrete spans, SD60M 2343 looks almost classy leading autoracks over Youngs Creek at restricted speed at 1228. A t... (more)