GMTX 411 at Brady, TX. This line will also be under the operation of Watco soon, and these nicely painted units will be going back to GMTX leasing.

A nicely dressed GP15-1 sporting a pair of spark arrestors catches some evening sun.

Pushing through a sea of high weeds and thorned mesquite, an outbound train of wheat and sand slowly creeps down the main track.

A pair of GP15-1's give all they have to shove heavy frac sand loads into the yard from the Sand Lead.

A set of GCSR power crosses Brady Creek heading back to the yard.

A switch stand seems out of place in this scene, but here we have the yard job splitting power on a humid Texas morning. The train will pull up the main, which is obscured by weeds at right.

The Texas flag inspired paint scheme of the Gulf, Colorado and San Saba Railroad will be missed as Heart of Texas Railroad has taken over the operation. With GCSR now a fallen flag, only time will... (more)

A rested crew prepares to go on duty and take the train to BNSF interchange in Lometa. The engineer is likely to shout out to the hitch-hiker covered conductor returning from knocking off handbrak... (more)

Shoved into the seldom used furniture track, the morning sun shines on this old unit found surrounded by flowers. It was used in the film "Courage Under Fire" starring Denzel Washington. Unfortuna... (more)

We laid down in the weeds many times, but always managed to be creative enough to over come the situation.

Another hot west Texas day is upon us when all you can wish for is a little of that hot air to keep a steady breeze and maybe a cloud to offer a bit of shade long enough to catch your breath. The ... (more)

Scheduled maintenance for the 412 places it out of the consist for Wabtec.

A wet winter and early spring invited an explosion of floral vegetation to cover parts of the railroad. With MOW crews and Texas heat battling at the unwanted guests, scenes like this will soon be... (more)

The local switch job has finished spotting empties and pulling loads from the "sand hole" with 9525 and 412. It has pulled up to the yard and tied down along side the road train that has arrived f... (more)

All four GP15's depart Brady with over 70 loads bound for interchange with BNSF in Lometa.