Loaded rail train headed north at Camp Mabry. BN

Amtrak 21 went by Camp Mabry tonight about an hour late. It was dark but it appeared to have a Viewliner baggage car right behind the engine. Hard to see but it’s pretty distinctive however with two d

A mixed train with a huge cut of empty, bottom dump coal cars and headed by NINE units headed north at Camp Mabry - 8:40am. Too bad it’s such a bad day for photos. BN

Do we know that the cars are loaded? BN

We had a UP passenger special through Austin this afternoon. It was moving pretty slow. I didn’t spot any passengers anywhere, may have been a deadhead move. https://youtu.be/bRdz6U5RYIY

The engine is hooked to the transmission, that’s hooked to the drive shaft, that’s hooked to the differential, that’s hooked to the axle, that’s hooked to the tires. Ergo, a “train” that carries power

UP 6160 + one headed north at Camp Mabry with a LONG string of loaded Herzog ballast cars. All the cars have the side discharge chutes and the solar panels on top. Wonder how those solar panels surviv

SP 266 un-patched southbound at Camp Mabry just now. Pulling a short string of cover hoppers, maybe cement hoppers. Moving pretty fast going down the hill. BN

Sp 187 unpatched on the lead of a NB manifesto train pasted Camp Mabry. BN

Well it would except because of the mess in Texarkana and general SNAFUs it’s been more than a hour late every day anyway. Locomotive 95 has been bouncing back and forth between San Antonio and Ft. Wo

Found this posted on the Amtrak site. Texas Eagle: Train 21/421 Operates One Hour Later from Taylor to San Antonio, TexasEffective September 8 - 30, 2015 Due to track improvements being performed by U

Okay, that makes sense. Like I said, they were moving pretty fast and I just got a glimpse of the name. Bill

Two engines and a single UP passenger car, "something Platter" I think, just NB past Camp Mabry. Really moving fast. BN

Sanborn Insurance maps from Mar 1913 show a building just a few yards east of the FW&DC depot that’s labeled as “R. R. Hotel & Restaurant.” Also has a “news stand” tacked onto the west end of the buil

Just in case someone didn’t get it … http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Between+the+A+and+the+T

Mike, It’s legit, I promise. .xlsx is a bit newer format of .xls or Excel. I can post an older version if you wish. Bill Nash

The authority that held the train was likely not the police department but the local coroner. Part of their job is to recover all the human remains from a death scene. It was possible that they had to

The thing is, Amtrak should not be expected to “make a buck” any more than the roadway system or air traffic control system. Amtrak has become a highly visible whipping dog for politicians that want t

The information in this article might be useful. http://www.scannermaster.com/Articles.asp?ID=219

Did you get a new crew in Taylor?