For long-distance passenger locomotives: http://railfan.com/amtrak-unveils-new-paint-scheme-for-long-distance-chargers/

Old news but good news! How did we miss that story? https://www.yourconroenews.com/neighborhood/moco/news/article/Lost-Sam-Houston-mural-surfaces-in-Louisiana-9256610.php

In San Diego service: https://youtu.be/pxKMTigXkBs

Video is from Yard Limit out in Albuquerque: https://youtu.be/xw5ZZvPfSq0

From Trainorders: HISTORIC 1899 PRESIDENTIAL RAILWAY CAR ON ROUTE 66 IN GALENA DESTROYED IN SUSPICIOUS FIRE Dateline: July 29, 2020 – Galena, KS - A historic and one-of-a-kind presidential railroad ca

How many FW&D locomotives were used in the late 1950s? I think at least two including the one on display in Marshall. Anyone have their FW&D locomotive numbers?

The Kempner photo is from the Ken Stavinoha collection. I had not recorded the photo source with the photo. I now see the watermark on it too. William Osborn identified the event and provided the link

Thanks for all the inputs! We needed to find overnight accommodations after Texas State Parks cancelled our weekday reservations at Indian Lodge near Ft. Davis. They are only open Friday and Saturday

These were Sante Fe agricultural demonstration trains that toured Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas in the 1920s. The attached photo shows one at Kempner TX. Read all about on page 37 of this li

Has anyone on RS stayed there overnight and can provide a quick review?

I have a joke about Railroad Bill, but it never worked and it never will. [A bad leftover from National Joke Day.]

It's true--sorta. Take a look at the online edition of the San Antonio Express from March 18, 1917: Page 26: RR schedules in English https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth433941/m1/26/zoom/?q

How they did it

Uncle! I'll correct the directions in the original posting. What fooled me was the cement plant in the view. I thought that was the smelter. Smeltertown is out of view on the right. Thanks to whomever

Someone on Railspot suggests I have the directions backwards. I was afraid of that! By the way, here's a topo map. Note rail lines underneath the bridges on both sides of the Rio Grande. http://legacy

Route map here: http://okcstreetcar.com/ride-guide/route-map/

Correction: The postcard view is looking eastward. The bridge in back is the SP one; the one in the foreground is the EP&SW one. Hard to see is the Santa Fe line which goes under both bridges on the T

Now that I think about it I'm surprised Santa Fe did not donate a steam locomotive to this town. Must be a story about that. Meanwhile enjoy a ride on the HEARTLAND FLYER: https://twitter.com/i/status

I need to research the route and display a map--unless someone beats me to it. https://twitter.com/i/status/1286424933044760581

As seen from the HEARTLAND FLYER: https://twitter.com/i/status/1286672748459298817