Texas State Railfan

Texas State Railfan This is my page where I will be posting railroad related photos I take. I post primarily on Instagram, where you can find me under the same username.

Lubbock & Western 3538 brings a short local train into Dimmit, Texas, after a day of switching between Plainview and Di...
01/02/2024

Lubbock & Western 3538 brings a short local train into Dimmit, Texas, after a day of switching between Plainview and Dimmit. Seen here on the final leg of the trip for the day, the crew will switch cars around in the yard and begin switching the train that will return to Plainview the following day.

CSX 7764 leads the QLPCLAC west near Tolar, NM. Tolar was the site of a WWII supply train that was carrying bombs derail...
10/23/2023

CSX 7764 leads the QLPCLAC west near Tolar, NM. Tolar was the site of a WWII supply train that was carrying bombs derailed and exploded, leveling nearly the entire town on Novermber 30, 1944. The train was hauling 165 five hundred pound bombs headed for the Pacific Theater. The blast from the explosion could be heard from 60 miles away, and surprisingly, only killed one person who was struck in the head by shrapnel.

BUGX 1501 takes in the last minutes of sunlight while stopped outside of Clovis, NM. 1501 is a SD7 built in November of ...
10/18/2023

BUGX 1501 takes in the last minutes of sunlight while stopped outside of Clovis, NM. 1501 is a SD7 built in November of 1952 for the Southern Pacific and has changed owners and road numbers over the years. Seen in the photo, 1501 is enroute on the H-BARKCK, stopped west of Clovis with a westbound Z streaking across the photo on Main 1. Supposedly the unit is bound for Wellington, KS.

Amtrak 194, leading the #4, passes by a semaphore signal, nearing Lamy, NM on its journey east.
10/15/2023

Amtrak 194, leading the #4, passes by a semaphore signal, nearing Lamy, NM on its journey east.

BNSF 2899 and 2868 lead the 326 local westbound on the Slaton Sub to Lariat, TX to switch out an industry. After switchi...
06/18/2023

BNSF 2899 and 2868 lead the 326 local westbound on the Slaton Sub to Lariat, TX to switch out an industry. After switching in Lariat, the crew runs around their train and heads east back to Lubbock with no work on the way back.

After being set out on a through train, awaits a switch crew to bring it back into the Clovis yard for its next assign...
05/24/2023

After being set out on a through train, awaits a switch crew to bring it back into the Clovis yard for its next assignment.blue skies

NS 1070 flying through Friona, Texas with the QNYCLAC.
04/05/2023

NS 1070 flying through Friona, Texas with the QNYCLAC.

BNSF 7695 swaps crews at the west end of Clovis, leading a westbound grain train. The light streaks was the crew van bri...
04/02/2023

BNSF 7695 swaps crews at the west end of Clovis, leading a westbound grain train. The light streaks was the crew van bringing the new crew to take the train to belen.

BNSF 3272 highballs the OBLEAMA eastbound through Grier, NM in the afternoon sun. Though the shot is fairly back-lit, th...
03/30/2023

BNSF 3272 highballs the OBLEAMA eastbound through Grier, NM in the afternoon sun. Though the shot is fairly back-lit, the scene captured seemed rather cool not to.

BNSF 685 trails last on a westbound auto rack train coming into the Clovis yard on a bright, sunny morning.
03/29/2023

BNSF 685 trails last on a westbound auto rack train coming into the Clovis yard on a bright, sunny morning.

BNSF 6994 and 794 switch out intermodal cars for their train in Clovis, NM. The train is working off the North lead, see...
03/23/2023

BNSF 6994 and 794 switch out intermodal cars for their train in Clovis, NM. The train is working off the North lead, seen passing by the Westbound control signals at East Clovis.

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