The trip is just about done as a local is about to enter the former MKT yard at Caphead in Bellmead.
Fresh out of the paint shop!
CNW 8615, CNW 8570, SP 9372 and a UP SD40-2 powers a loaded grain train through Bellmead on it's way to Houston Tx.
Back in the good ole days! SP power rolls through town on its way to Englewood Yard in Houston Tx.
Two clean UP engines taking the weekend off.
The northbound local flies out of Bellmead on it's way to Grandview Tx. to set out loaded lumber cars.
Two months shy of the 13th anniversary since the UP-SP merger, this GP60 is still showing off it's SP colors with pride on a beautiful summer morning. Not too many of these left in SP paint.
A clean CNW unit leads a loaded grain train through Bellmead on its way to the gulf coast for offloading.
The late 1990's was a great time to be track side and just about every train had something different power wise unlike today where everything looks the same, especially on the UP. Northwestern pow... (more)