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Don's Rail Photos
Texas
Short Lines and Industrial Railroads
A-C
Age of Steam Railroad Museum
We have a full page.
AG
Processing
We have a full page on this grain processing company.
Agri
Industries
We have a full page on
this food company.
Alamo Gulf Coast RR
1, SD38-2, was built by Electro-Motive in March 1971, #37550, FN 7319-8, as Missouri Pacific 777, SD40. It was renumbered 3077 in March 1971 and sold as Helm Leasing 5077, It was then sold as General American Transportation Corp 5077 and rebuilt as Burlington Northern 7305, Class SD-40G, in May 1989. It was rebuilt as Locomotive Leasing Partners 4305 in July 1997 and later rebuilt as Belt Ry of Chicago 566, SD38-3. It was resold as AGCR 1.
2, SD38-3, was built by Electro-Motive in March 1971, #37543, FN 7319-1, as MP 770, SD40. It was renumbered 3070 in March 1971 and sold as Helm 5070. It was then sold as GATX 5070 and rebuilt by Morrison Knudsen as BN 7300, Class SD-40G, in April 1989. It was rebuilt as LLPX 4302 in July 1997 and later rebuilt as BRC 563, SD38-3. It was resold as AGCR 2.
2253, SW1200, was built by Electro-Motive in February 1964, #28898,
FN 7696-4, as St
Louis South-Western 1065, Class Z12. It was renumbered 2253, Class
ES412C-3, in
1966, and later sold to National Railway Equipment Co. It was leased to
AGCR as 2253 and later sold to Redland Stone Co
as 2253. It kept the same
number when Martin Marietta Materials Corp
purchased Redland.
Allied Tube & Conduit Co.
8418, SW1, was built by Electro-Motive in May 1942, #1603, FN E462-3, as Baltimore
& Ohio Chicago Terminal 218, Class DS-3. It was
reclassified
Class DS-3E in 1943 and renumbered 8418, Class SE-1, in 1957. It was
reclassified Class SW-1 in 1964 and transferred to Baltimore
& Ohio in January 1974. It was sold to Wilson Railway
Corp on
June 25, 1985, and resold to Evans
Milling Co as 8418 on October 1986. It was then resold to
AT&CCo
as 8418 in 1990.
American Grain & Cattle Co.
PLB Grain
Producers Grain Corp.
MidWest Storage Co.
6, 80 Ton, was built by General Electric in June 1943, #17902, as United States Army 7857 for Unatilla Ordance Depot. It became United States Navy 65-00509 and sold to Eveready Machine as 6. It was resold as AGCo 6 and became PLB 6. It became MWSCo 6 and became Cargill Co 6.
463, 44 Ton, was built by General Electric on December 30, 1943, #18151, as Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 463, Class 460. It was sold to AGCo on June 23, 1964, but it was not repainted
716, 80 Ton, was built by General Electric in July 1943, #18021, as USA 7871 for San Jacinto Ordnance Works. It was sold as Kerr-McGee Chemical Co E-716 and sold as AGCo 716.
765, 80 Ton, was built by Generai Electric in April 1945, #27860, as USN 65-00297 as North Island Naval Air Station 26. It was sold as Trona Ry 49 in 1964 and sold to Kerr-McGee 765 and resold as American Potash Co 765. It was sold as AGCo 765.
No Number, 70 Ton, was built by General Electric in November
1946, #28562,
as Albany & Northern 70. It was
renumbered 1 at an
unknown date. In 1970 it was sold to Roscoe
Snyder
& Pacific as 1 and then resold in 1971 to AGCo with no
number.
American
Railcar Coatings, Inc.
2, 25 Ton, was built by General Electric in April 1966, #35668.
3, 25 Ton, was built by General Electric in January 1944, #18198.
Anbel Corp.
198, SW9, was built by Electro-Motive in December 1952, #17395, FN 6455-1, as Atlantic Coast Line 716. It became Seaboard Coast Line 198 in July 1967 and was later sold to Anbel Corp as 198. It then was sold to Redland Stone Co as 198. When Redland was sold to Martin Marietta Materials Corp it was renumbered 9.
Angelina & Neches River RR
We have a full page on this line.
Angelina County Lumber Co.
This is included in the A&NR page.
Astroworld Line
610-Express Railroad
The park was opened in 1968 and closed in 2005.
Astro Eagle, a gas engine, was apparently replaced with a Crown built steam locomotive.
Attebury Grain Co.
151, GP7, was built by General Motors in January 1951, #A171, FN C110-2, as Algoma Central Ry 151. It was sold to Keoto-Washington Transportation Co (Kewash RR) 151 in 1982 and sold as Agri Industries 151. It became Continental Grain Co 151 and then Cargill Inc 151. It was sold as ATTX 151. It was scrapped in Lubbock in October 2020. It’s sitting in pieces at an elevator being slowly cut up.
204, GP9.was built by Electro-Motive in March 1957, #22930, FN 5516-19, as Southern Pacific 5748, Class DF-611. It was renumbered 3589, Class EF418-7. in 1966 and rebuilt as 2877, Class ES418E-2, in 1977. It was sold as Yadkin Valley RR 204 and sold as ATTX 204.
MJRX 849, B30-7, was built by General Electric in March 1979, #42234, FN 1485-23, as Southern Pacific 7849, Class GF430-3. It was assigned UP 312, Class B30-7, and became Union Pacific 7849, Class B30-7, on December 9, 2001. It was retired on December 26, 2001, and sold to G&L Leasing. It was sold as Dakota Short Line 849. It was sold to Railroad Service Contractors as MJRX on May 25, 2006. It was leased to ATTX as MJRX 849 in October 2012.
Austin
& Northwestern RR
We have a full page on
this line.
Austin Area Terminal RR
60, MP15DC, was built by Electro-Motive in October 1979, #786236-1, FN 786236-1, as Houston Belt & Terminal 60. It was sold as Econo-Rail Corp 60 and leased as AUAR 60. It was sold to Watco as WAMX 60.
61, MP15DC, was built by Electro-Motive in October 1979,
#786236-2, FN 786236-2, as HB&T 61. It was sold as E-R 61 has been leased to AUAR as
61.
63, MP15DC, was built by Electro-Motive in October 1979, #786236-4, FN 786236-4, as HB&T 63. It was sold as E-R 63 and leased to AUAR as 63. It was sold as WAMX 63.
64, MP15DC, was built by Electro-Motive in October 1979, #786236-5, FN 786236-5, as HB&T 64. It was sold as E-R 64 and leased to AUAR as 64.
3002, SD40-2, was built by Electro-Motive in June 1979,
#786274-1, FN 786274-1, as
Missouri Pacific 6050. It became
Union Pacific 3950 on May 19, 1988, and
retired on December 21, 2001. It was later leased as AATRR as
3002..
3004, SD40-2, was built by Electro-Motive in December 1973,
#73648-3, FN 73648-3, as
Texas & Pacific 818. It was
renumbered 3117 in March 1974 and became MP 3117 in 1976. It
became UP 4117 on October 31, 1989, and renumbered B4117 on July 20,
1992. It was renumbered 8928 on November 5, 2000, and retired on
December 26, 2001. It was later leased as AATRR as 3004.
001 is apparently a Cotton Belt caboose.
Austin Steam Train Association
Austin & Texas Central RR
We have a full page on this tourist operation.
B&D Mills
No number was built by Whiting Corp. It was loaned to Grapevine Vintage RR after the mill was closed.
Belton Railroad
2161, 25 Ton, was built by General Electric in March 1944, #27506, as United States Army 7774. It was sold to Whisler Equipment Co and rebuilt in 1960. It was sold as BRR 2161 in 1961 and later sold to Riceland Foods Co.
1, 45 Ton, was built by Whitcomb in June 1942, #60163, as United States Navy 65-00378.
504, SW1, was built by Electro-Motive in June 1940, #1079, FN E313-4, as Terminal RR Association of St Louis 504, Class D. It was reclassified as Class E.6 and resold on March 11, 1971, as BRR 504. It shows that it sold as PFL Industries 504 and then Texas Southern 504, but there is little information regarding these entries.
44, SW1200, was built as an S12 by Baldwin in June 1952, #75184,
as Missouri-Kansas-Texas
1212. It was renumbered 44 in 1960 and rebuilt by Electro-Motive on
November 28,
1962, #27801, as SW1200 but apparently only the trucks were used. In 1984 it was sold to
the BRR as 44.
9 was built as Texas & Pacific 1. It was renumbered 9 and became Missouri Pacific 9. It was sold BRR and sold to an individual to be restored as T&P 1.
Bering Kiam & Southern RR
2 was built by Lima on October 3, 1907, #2005, It later was sold as W T Carter & Brother Lumber Co 2 and sent on display for Stephen F Austin State Universidy in May 1970.
Blacklands Railroad
We have a full page on this line.
Bluebonnet Ordnance Works
No number, 65 Ton, was built by General Electric in March 1941, #12999. It was sold to Tulsa Port of Catoosa no number.
Bois d'Arc & Southern Ry.
No number, XL, was built by Plymouth. It was sold as Rockdale Sandow & Southern 5 in 1946 and resold as Dardanelle & Russellville RR 5 in 1949.
Bolton's Crown Quality
118 "Eleanor", GP7, was built by Electro-Motive in
December 1952, #17086, FN 5211-1, as
Border Pacific RR
96, GP7, was built by Electro-Motive in March 1950, #11122, as Missouri-Kansas-Texas 1506. It was renumbered 96 in 1958 and retired on April 24, 1989. It was sold as BPRR 96 in December 1989 and sold to Specialty Locomotive Co on August 16, 2008.
98, GP7u, was built by Electro-Motive in March 1953, #17022, as Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 2790A, Class 2650. It was rebuilt at Cleburne in August 1978 as 2258, Class 2050. It became Burlington Northern Santa Fe 1647, Class GP9, in December 1999. It was sold as BPRR 98.
310, RS11, was built by Alco in March, 1956, #81467, as Norfolk & Western 310. It was sold to XTRA, Inc as 310 and leased to North Central Texas RR as 310. It later went to the BPRR as 310 in March, 1984.
John Brigham
"Big John" was built by Pullman-Standard in March 1949, #6792, as Pennsylvania RR 8422 "George Brooke Roberts". It was purchased by John Brigham and repainted and re lettered it as Big John. When he passed away it was sold to John L Radovich and renumbered as 8422.
Brownsville & Rio Grande International Ry.
We have a full page on
this switching railroad.
Burlington-Rock
Island RR
We have a full page on this regional railroad.
Roy Butler
"Pequaket". This is a former Texas & Pacific cattlemen car and now seems to be at a bed and breakfast.
Campbell Construction Co.
No number, 25 Ton, was built by Davenport.
Cargill Co.
This is a national food company.
W.
T. Carter & Brother Lumber Co.
This was combined with the Moscow Camden & San Augustine.
Carter-Kelley Lumber Co.
1 was built by Baldwin in November 1906, #29588, as Lufkin Land & Lumber Co 1. It became Shreveport Houston & Gulf RR 1 and transferred as Carter-Kelley Lumber Co 1 in 1913 It was sold as W T Carter & Brother Lumber Co 1 in 1936 and donated to Grigsby Foundation in 1970, It was leased as Scott & Bearskin RR 1 and later sold to Eureka Springs & North Arkansas as 1 in 1981.
2 was built by Baldwin in January 1907. #29900, as LLLCo 2. It became SH&GRR 2 and transferred as C-KLCo 2 in 1913 It was sold as Carter 1 in 1936 and donated to Grigsby Foundation in 1970, It was leased as S&BRR 2 and it was sold as Reader RR 2 in May 1978. It does a few movie jobs..
3 was built by Baldwin in July 1908, #32846, as SH&GRR 3. It became C-KLCo 3 in 1913 and sold as Carter 3 in 1936. It was sent to the Texas Forestry Museum at Lufkin, TX,, in 1970.
Cattle Town Inc.
No number, 80DE7b. was built by Whitcomb in May 1944, #60514, as United States Navy 65-00118. It was sold to Peavey Grain and resold as CT no number.
Cemex SAE de CV
Cen-Tex Rail Link
Cen-Tex Rail Link bought 134 miles of the former Fort Worth and Rio Grande line between Fort Worth and Ricker, near Brownwood, on May 20, 1994. The Cen-Tex Rail Link also acquired the eighteen miles between Cresson and Cleburne. It was taken over by South Orient RR in 1996.
4282, GP7, was built by Electro-Motive in July 1952, #16866, as Chicago & North Western 1597. It was rebuilt at Oelwein on July 2, 1981, as 4282 and sold to OmniTrax in 1994. It was leased as CTEX 4282 and returned to OmniTrax in 1996.
4459, GP7, was built by Electro-Motive in August 1951, #13330, as St Louis-San Francisco 597. It was sold to Precision National and operated as PNC 597. It was sold in March 1980 as C&NW 4459 on April 24, 1980, and sold to OmniTrax in 1994. It was leased as CTEX 4459 and returned to OmniTrax in 1996. It was rebuilt as Hudson Bay RR 2501 and transferred as Central Kansas Ry 2507/ It was again transferred as HRBy 2507 in 2001.
4463, GP7, was built by Electro-Motive in December 1950, #12921, as SL-SF 537. It was sold to PNC and operated as PNC 537. It was sold in March 1980 as C&NW 4463 on April 1915, 1980, and sold to OminTrax in 1994. It was leased as CTEX 4463 and returned to OmniTrax in 1996.
4561, GP9u, was built by Electro-Motive in January 1958, #23570, FN 7542-21, as C&NW 1753. It was rebuilt at Oelwein as 4561 on August 25, 1981, and retired in May 1994. It was sold to Omni Trax on May 20, 1995, and assigned as CTEX 4561.
Central Texas Gravel Co.
No number, 25 Ton, was built by General Electric in April 1953, #31784. It was sold as Rescar 210 and then sold to a private owner. It was loaned to Arkansas Railroad Museum in 2007.
Chaparral
Steel Co.
This company has a special page.
Chemplex Advanced Materials LLC
5227, SW7, Class SE-12, was built in January 1950, #10286, FN 6076-14, as Chesapeake & Ohio 5227, Class SE-12. It was reclassified as Class SW-7 in 1964 and sold to Chrome Crankshaft. It was sold as Chemplex Advanced Materials LLC 11 in April 1981 and resold as Georgia Eastern RR 87in 1987. It was resold as Chevron Chemicals Co 087.
Cherokee
& Southwestern
There is a special page on this abandoned tourist operation.
Cisco
& Northeastern Ry
The Cisco and Northeastern Railway Company was chartered on
December 4,
1918, to build seventy miles from Cisco in Eastland County to Graham in
Young
County. The capital was $500,000, and the business office was located
at Cisco.
Members of the first board of directors included Robert Q. Lee, William
Reagan,
E. B. Gude, D. K. Scott, G. D. Ward, A. J. Ward, C. H. Fee, J. J.
Butts, J. R.
Skinner, and J. W. Mancill, all from Eastland County. The road
completed
twenty-eight miles from Cisco to Breckenridge between August 1919 and
October
1920, during the height of the Ranger oil boom. It paid 7.15 percent on
capital
stock, but all surplus was reinvested in the property. The Texas and
Pacific
bought a controlling interest in the road at the book value of $160 per
share in
January 1927. However, the Cisco and Northeastern continued to operate
as a
separate company and completed an additional thirty-seven miles from
Breckenridge to Throckmorton in April 1928. The road ceased operations
in 1942.
S. G. Reed in Handbook of Texas Online
1 was built by Alco-Schenectady in 1919, #61537.
31 was built by Baldwin 1920. It later sold to Arkansas & Louisiana Missouri as 31 and later scrapped.
51.
Throckmorton station became a public library in 1990.
City of Frisco
19, Class SC-4, was built by Alco-Pittburgh in 1910, #56942, as Lake Superior & Ishpeming 12. It was renumbered 19, Class SD-4, in August 1923. It was sold to Marquette & Huron Mountain RR as 19, Class SC-4, in July 1963 and was then sold to Ishpeming Steel Co in January 1985. It was sold to Grand Canyon Ry as 19 in 1985 and displayed at MGM Grand Hotel. It was sold as Frisco 19 to City of Frisco in 2004.
Coastal Marine Corp.
CMC RR
101, MP15D, was built by Electro-Motive in April 1956, #21362, FN 5436-44, as Southern Pacific 5669, Class DF-607. It was renumbered 3502, Class EF418-6, in 1966 and rebuilt as 3434, Class EF418E-2, in December 1976. It was sold as Louisiana & Delta RR 1751 "Evangeline" in 1987 and transferred as Willamette & Pacific RR 1802. It was wrecked in 1995 and was sold to Motive Power International in 1996 and rebuilt as MPEX 1502, a MP15D. It was sold as CMC 101.
103, MP2000D, was built by Electro-Motive in September 1965, #30180, as Southern Pacific 7771, Class DF-626, GP35. It was renumbered 6668, Class EF425-4, in 1966 and rebuilt as MPI 2001, a MP2000D, in September 1995. It was sold as CMCRR 103 in August 1997.
104, MP2000D, was built by Electro-Motive in May 1977, #766069-12, as Consolidated Railroad Corp 3291, Class GP40-2. It was wrecked at Salem, OH, and sold to MPI. It was rebuilt as CMC 104, a MP2000D, in December 1998
Coe
Rail
There is a special page
on this railroad.
Colorado River Western RR
201, SW900, was built by Electro-Motive in December 1954, #19701.
Continental Grain Co.
This is a national
company.
Corpus Christi Terminal RR
This is a Genesee &
Wyoming line.
Crystal City RR
4159, GP7, was built by Electro-Motive in February 1953, #17929, as KCS 159, It was renumbered 4159 in January 1973 and sold as CYCY 4159. It was later resold as Rio Valley Switch Co 4159.
The histories came from The Handbook of Texas Online.
Thanks for roster information: John P. Briggs, Doug Cummings, David A Dallner, Gerald Hook, Randy Keller, Everett Lueck, Norm Metcalf, Mike Palmieri, Ro Stafford.
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