The only bridge, the noted river, never a torrent, sort of a ditch here and now a rolling anachronism is making it’s whirring, rattling screaky transit, sun coming in between the spokes, rattlin... (more)

Trundling along amongst the members of the rubber-tired species.

Privately owned and stored by a third party, #1 is awaiting some disposition as of the date of the photo. At least she’s under cover. Does anyone know where this locomotive is or who the owner... (more)

Shoving a boxcar toward the brewery. It must have contained packaging as Pearl was pretty much a regional brand. Nevertheless few would admit to touching the stuff.

Shoving a boxcar toward the brewery. Train is moving away from the photographer.

Yet another short string of cars at the SP interchange on a hot south Texas day.

With three cars in tow, about its limit, #1 is approaching notoriously abrupt Sherman St. crossing, know for catching eighteen wheelers. It was closed permanently not long afterwards.

Here is the Pearl Brewery Texas Transportation Company electric locomotive leaving the SP interchange and crossing Alamo Street as it enters the street trackage on E. Jones Avenue on the way back ... (more)

Here the 73 year old unit is pushing some tanks cars into the brewery. The railroad had about another years to go. The Brewery was bought by Pabst and closed. Sad to lose the railroad, Pearl be... (more)