For those of you who knew Tim, April of 2025 was a sad day when we learned of Tim's passing.
I had met Tim when he lived in Texas back in the late 90's - chasing trains in
Garland. We were good friends ever since because of our love of trains and
transit. RIP You will be missed!
BNSF freight rolling through Frisco TX and Beaver Bend Park, September 2006
CEFX #3780 on the lead of a KCS freight in Richardson TX, September 2006
N&W #1515 on the lead - Wabash IN, October 1977, It was rare to see a low nose on the N&W back in those days.
Penn Central in Porter IN, October 1976
Penn Central - New Carlisle IN, April 1977
TFM #1666 and #1683 on a KCS freight in Richardson TX, September 2006
UP freight on the Grand Trunk in Granger IN, June 2006
Tim lives in Dallas, where this is just about all you can see, and was annoyed he traveled a 1000 miles for this? :-)
This is becoming more common place, as my
friend John B and I were in Buffalo in September and got a shot of BNSF and UP
engines on the lead of CSX freights - in the same shot! John was also in
Cumberland MD this past weekend and in one hour saw freights with single road
power consists on CSX freights from BNSF, UP, NS, and CSX. A few weeks ago
in St Paul MN (well, by now, it was in September of 2006), I saw several CP
freights with nothing but NS power on the lead.
It's happening more and more - that's why I spent two of my four days in the
Twin-Cities area chasing after the short lines - stuff you can't get anywhere
but in that region, like the IC&E, ITR, TC&W, and the Minnesota Commercial....
Maybe, one of these days, I'll do a guide for Minneapolis and St. Paul!
Rail America CORP 3827 and TPW 3878 at Kokomo IN, December 2010
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