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Road Trip to Texas (May 3rd-10th, 2008)

Took Vacation the first week of May 2008 and went on a Railfanning Road trip to the Lone Star State.
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May 3, 2008 The Extra Day.<br /> <br /> The original plan was not to arrive in Texarkana until late evening Saturday and to just crash in the motel. However somewhere we figured out travel time wrong, and ended up getting to Texarkana just before noon. After checking into the Motel and getting a Bite to eat we said Lets go see whats in Texarkana. First stop the Kansas City Southern yard for this train that was just sitting there.
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May 3, 2008 The Extra Day.

The original plan was not to arrive in Texarkana until late evening Saturday and to just crash in the motel. However somewhere we figured out travel time wrong, and ended up getting to Texarkana just before noon. After checking into the Motel and getting a Bite to eat we said Lets go see whats in Texarkana. First stop the Kansas City Southern yard for this train that was just sitting there.

  • May 3, 2008 The Extra Day.<br /> <br /> The original plan was not to arrive in Texarkana until late evening Saturday and to just crash in the motel. However somewhere we figured out travel time wrong, and ended up getting to Texarkana just before noon. After checking into the Motel and getting a Bite to eat we said Lets go see whats in Texarkana. First stop the Kansas City Southern yard for this train that was just sitting there.
  • May 3, 2008 The Extra Day.<br /> <br /> After looking at the Map we saw where there was some Diamonds hmm... So off we went to the Diamonds. while sitting there all of a Sudden we saw a head light. So I jumped out to get the camera and a Quick grab shot, of this train which is on the up but with a KCS Leader.
  • May 3, 2008 The Extra Day.<br /> <br /> We caught this Northbound UP train just a little South of the Diamonds, the track in the foreground is the KCS.
  • May 3, 2008 The Extra Day.<br /> <br /> Yet another UP train, with an older SD60M leading, with a Iowa, Chicago, and Eastern unit third.
  • A Close up of the Iowa, Chicago, & Eastern unit.
  • May 3, 2008 The Extra Day.<br /> <br /> Now back to the Diamonds where we ran into Doug Koontz, Two Virginians running into one another in Texarkana??? Funny Eh? After a Few Minutes this grain train went south on the KCS, with a Belle leader and Nice new Grain cars.
  • May 3, 2008 The Extra Day.<br /> <br /> The DPU of the Southbound Grainer
  • May 3, 2008 The Extra Day.<br /> <br /> Dang Nab IT!!!!! I left Virginia and came all the way to Texas to find some Different Action, and guess what I get a train with NS power. Heading west on UP's old Missouri Pacific east-west line.
  • May 3, 2008 The Extra Day.<br /> <br /> Back at our Spot about a half mile south of the Diamonds, we caught this Southbound on the KCS with a UP and ex-SP on the point, this train also had DPUs shoving on the rear.
  • May 3, 2008 The Extra Day.<br /> <br /> Next up was this Southbound grain with a TFM leading. It also had DPUs on the rear.
  • May 4, 2008 The Road to Wichita Falls!<br /> <br /> A Westbound Kiamichi Train is approaching a Rural Crossing near Mead, OK<br /> May 4, 2008
  • May 4, 2008 The Road to Wichita Falls!<br /> <br /> The Kiamichi train is about the go Across the Rural Crossing, Moving about 10-15 MPH
  • May 4, 2008 The Road to Wichita Falls!<br /> <br /> We then ran into this Southbound UP Powder River Coal Train heading, near Whitesboro, TX<br /> May 4,2008
  • May 4, 2008 The Road to Wichita Falls!<br /> <br /> The Coal train has an ex-SP for a DPU!!! COOL!!!!!
  • May 4, 2008 The Road to Wichita Falls!<br /> <br /> Why NS Yet again???<br /> <br /> I left VA hoping to get Something Different, and I end up with this NS thing on the point of another UP Southbound at Whitesboro, TX
  • May 4, 2008 The Road to Wichita Falls!<br /> <br /> Next stop Gainesville, TX. Where we caught this Northbound BNSF Hotshot Baretable train past the Gainesville Depot.
  • May 5, 2008 Roaming North, East, and West of Wichita Falls!<br /> Our first train while roaming on Monday was this Eastbound Powder River coal train at the East end of Iowa park Siding.
  • May 5, 2008 Roaming North, East, and West of Wichita Falls!<br /> After the train at Iowa Park we took off to Catch the Wichita, Tillman, & Jackson at work in Wichita Falls. Here they are making a Switching move.
  • May 5, 2008 Roaming North, East, and West of Wichita Falls!<br /> After catching the WT&J we went north towards OK, where we found Farmrail power at rest in Snyder, OK.
  • May 5, 2008 Roaming North, East, and West of Wichita Falls!<br /> After snooping around Farmrail in Snyder, OK. We went West to Altus, OK where we ran across this guy.
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