John H. Walker

As a new driver teen in the mid-to-late 1960s, I recall having to wait for the "Chug & Grunt" as it would cross Washington Avenue and Main Street on its way to the yard down by the levee at Lake Ferguson. Specific date in May is a guesstimate. Thanks to Tom Sink for the photo, as I had no camera in those days.

MoPac "Screamin' Eagle' headed west on former Texas & Pacific main

Date is estimated

This line was part of the original Gulf, Mobile & Northern — running from Middleton, Tenn. through Laurel and on to Mobile, Ala.

Now part of ICG, No. 714 heads toward the old GM&O yard

Southern 3174 approaches a crossing sign with the warning "DANGER FAST TRAINS"

This NW2 works in the area of the Masonite plant.

A fast-moving Southern Railway freight heads north between Eastabuchie and Moselle

Tied up near Union Station

ATSF's bicentennial train visits Ballinger, Texas, for the city's 90th birthday on a hot June day. More than 5,000 people visited the train in the community of 3,500. Ballinger is located on the former Kansas City, Mexico & Orient line.

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Texas Railway Car Corp. switcher No. 100 works

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Power in August 1976, for Amtrak trains 21/22, the Inter-American between St. Louis and Laredo was this F9A and a Santa Fe B-unit

Engineer waves while taking cars to International Bridge between Matamoros and Brownsville

Working along Clovis Highway

Ex-CB&Q switcher works with historic Creston depot in background

Location is estimated. Shot was taken along US 6 between Omaha and Lincoln.

Westbound freight between Childress and Memphis, Texas.

Date is approximate

Tracks (foreground) for the ATSF veer off to Presidio and the Mexican border. This was originally KCM&O and is now Texas Pacifico Transportation (TXPF).

When the Sanderson Yard and shops were open, these were some of the friendliest folks around. If you checked it at the yard office and let them know you were around, you pretty much had free run as long as you stayed out of the way.

Colorado & Southern SD-7 near what in now called the Entertainment District in Lubbock. This locomotive didn't show up in the C&S roster.

SD40-2 6806 leads a westbound freight from Childress toward Amarillo

Working through Amarillo after the run up from Childres

Fort Worth & Denver switcher working yard near depot