A northbound manifest passes downtown Austin

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)

Austin Western's 112 job trundles through McDade

An eastbound Austin Western rock train parallels Littig Road on its journey to Giddings. While Austin Western crews enjoy more holidays off than Class I employees, July 4th is not one of them.

WAMX 6016 leads the 112 job outside of Elgin

WAMX 6016 leads the eastbound 112 job past the last set of operating searchlights in Central Texas. The historic Elgin depot is on the right, which has been restored as a museum. The freight depot... (more)

WAMX 4144 leads the westbound 112 job past the last set of operating searchlights in Central Texas

WAMX 4144 leads the westbound 112 job into Elgin

WAMX 4144 leads the westbound 112 job through Paige

WAMX 4144 leads the westbound 112 job, returning to Manor with empties

An SD60 leads an eastbound rock train into Elgin

The Canadian Air Force invades Austin! One of Canadian Pacific's commemorative locomotives painted for the Canadian Air Force leads a manifest through downtown Austin with a KCSM SD70ACe... (more)

A loaded rock train negotiates the hills of the Austin Western

A loaded rock train departs Summit Yard

A loaded rock train crawls through Bertram, past a restored depot and (non-functional) semaphore signal