AWRR engines tied down with several hopper cars at the back in the AWRR Abbott Yard.

AWRR engines tied down with several hopper cars at the back in the AWRR Abbott Yard.

A southbound rock train passes the historic McNeil Post Office and Austin White Lime general store. Founded in 1888, Austin White Lime operated for 135 years until its closure on March 31st, 2024.... (more)

A pair of BNSF Geeps pulls out of the Austin Western yard in McNeil, leading a local north to Temple

A BNSF rock train passes a field of bluebonnets coming into McNeil

A southbound manifest cruises into McNeil

A colorful set of Austin Western power rests on the interchange in McNeil.

BNSF 714 leads a rock train into McNeil, TX. 714 is one of the C44-9Ws that were delivered to BNSF just after the merger in a modified "Warbonnet" paint scheme.

A Union Pacific rock train basks in the golden hour light as it skirts along McNeil Road

A "fake bonnet" Dash 9 leads a rock train into McNeil in evening light.

The Texas Eagle, running over an hour late, speeds past a field of bluebonnets in the unincorporated town of McNeil, Texas on the last day of March in a shot that's hard to get due to wildflowers,... (more)

A late summer afternoon finds Austin Area Terminal Railroad (AUAR) Gandy Turn heading north from McNeil, crossing Highway 171 under the conductor's protection because gates have just been installe... (more)

BNSF on trackage rights delivering an empty rock train to the Austin & Western RR. The lead engine was very clean. Must be a recent delivery from GE.

My first photo of 2013 and it comes from the small town of McNeil Texas. We're at the Austin Western's yard, where a group of power is taking it easy, waiting for assignments.

Longhorn Railroad job switching UP interchange McNeil, TX