Category: railroad

  • Officers’ special

    Officers’ special

    Today, Amtrak had an officers’ special to bring awareness of the Southwest Chief (and the possibility of it being forced to re-route if funding to upgrade and maintain the line between Newton and Albuquerque cannot be found)

  • A Saturday on the Union Pacific

    A Saturday on the Union Pacific

    I went into Perry to deliver gifts for my nieces and to get to know mybaby sister a little bit. After that, I decided to head a couple of blocks over to the Union Pacific mainline to catch what was going on.

  • Snow Trains

    Snow Trains

    ‘Twas the Monday before Christmas and activity on the Union Pacific was blowing through the snow-covered landscape. There’s also a late Amtrak 4.

  • Situational Awareness

    This morning (as with most Saturday mornings) I got up at 4:30 to open the Lawrence Amtrak station.

  • Website updates: 27 November 2012

    Website updates: 27 November 2012

    To finish off November, I present the following photos:

  • Website updates: 11/12/12

    Website updates: 11/12/12

    I’ve added some photos from a little train-watching trip near Quenemo.

  • Union Pacific 844

    Union Pacific 844

    My video of Union Pacific 844 at The Lawrence depot on a rainy Saturday, October 13.

  • Time to get ready for the show

    Yesterday, I had this section, or module, of the Lawrence Model Railroad clubs HO scale layout pulled from storage. I had decorated this module for the past few years, along with, to some extent, the adjacent corner module. This year, the club has plans to refurbish and make better use of the corner. I had…

  • Lawrence Depot Antics

    I’m sure there’s been more than a fair share of antics about railfans being scrutinized for, well, being railfans. This weekend, I bring to you a couple of stories First off, on Saturday, there was a young person with 2 suitcases, a backpack, and several smaller bags (including a sewing machine). There is no checked…

  • 8 Trains in one hour

    Saturday morning, I woke up early to open the Lawrence Depot and Greet the eastbound Southwest Chief, as I have occasionally done as a volunteer. It was the first time since the new signs were installed and turned on that I had done so. After the train left and the lights were turned off, I…