Crews clearing Highway 6 for the upcoming lane improvements, have exposed the old H&TC-T&NO fill of the Mexia Cut Off north of Navasota for the first time in...
Charles Personally I have no interest in pre-war paint schemes. The post 1952 scheme is perfect for me. But as long as Bill will do it eventually, I have no...
... You too, Tim? :>) I have a dozen Westerfields in my closet. I still hope to get on those some day because, as the years go by, I find myself more and ...
Interestingly, it seems to have artwork showing the exhaust stack in line with the body, which, IIRC, means air cooled exhaust. What's the "ashcan" project...
Dear Folks,,, I am trying to find photos,,,of the Morgan Sabine Train that came through our town in the yr 1880,,,,or whatever train that came through a few...
... That's probably the right year. The Louisiana Western RR line from Lafayette to the Sabine River was completed on August 28, 1880, and opened to service a...
Tony, et al, According to some history pamphlets from the Town of Scott, the village was officially named Scott in 1907. Hence, I assume... the "Centennial"....
Open Invitation/Reminder: The public is invited to the next North Texas Chapter, NRHS member's meeting at Dallas Union Station to enjoy a rare photo history...
... It should be noted that the "52" scheme here will have the car numbers and reweigh dates for the post-1956 transferred cars from Pacific Lines numbered in...
William Mahl an executive of the SP Atlantic Lines from 1880's to about 1913 or later started a history of his railroad career. The part on the SP is...
Here is a good web page of E. Texas depots I received from Paul Nunes at espee list. http://txdepot.railfan.net/ Regards Jerold ... From: Howard Bingham To:...
This would be the freight station. The Passenger station was still standing across the track from the freight station(as of 7 AM this morning, and was not the...
Hello Everyone, It's been a long time since I've dropped a question so here goes. Back in the SP days, was there any and how much traffic was interchanged at ...
In keeping with the "Rebirth - Restore" theme of New Orleans, the Louisiana Steam Train Association (www.lasta.org) is planning a 50th anniversary celebration...
Bill,Wouldn't It Be Nice If They Took Her On An Excursion Over Some Of The Texas LInes??It'd Be A Lot Of Fun To Watch 745 Go Through The Rosenberg-Flatonia...
Bill, Help us old cholesterol clogged brains to remember this one. I would walk to N.O. from E Texas to see a big Mike under steam one more time. I was born in...
Thank you Jerold, We will certainly keep you informed as the event draws near. We are extremely excited to finally move the engine to a beautiful, family...
Hey John, At some point, we would love to visit Texas! Actually, we are anxiously awaiting the rebuild of ASTA's 786 (745's Texas sister) in hopes that a trip...
Speaking of favorite espee places, how about Alamogordo(AC-9 country). Rolling through more than once a day with entire PFE trains. Now, UP(SP) rolls through...
Bill,That would be nice.What'd really be cool is if the ASTA 's 786 steamed from Austin to Giddings to Flatonia and met 745 there and they double headed to...
D&K,Yeah,that could be intersting.However,let's get 786&745 back to steaming in Texas first.By the way,ain't it about time for Doyle to fire up 4449 and take...
... -- I understand from one of the ASTA people that it will likely be another year before SP 786 is restored, this due to the widely flung shops that are...
Bill,TABunch.Yeah,I know that we get a lot of flak from both the right and the left,but for the most part,Texas and Texans are a friendly and helpful buncha...
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