A westbound grain train rolls into Higgins, Texas as this warning sign proclaims prior ownership.

A westbound Union Pacific manifest freight rolls past a lone code line pole out on the Chihuahuan Desert near Pyote, Texas on the old T&P mainline.
A westbound Union Pacific manifest freight rolls past a lone code line pole out on the Chihuahuan Desert near Pyote, Texas on the old T&P mainline.
Night elements on the desert near Pyote, Texas.
Night elements on the desert near Pyote, Texas.
The concrete footings of the old Texas & Pacific water tower still populate the weeds on the east end of Midland, Texas.
The concrete footings of the old Texas & Pacific water tower still populate the weeds on the east end of Midland, Texas.
A container train rolls west on the T&P at Midland, Texas.
A container train rolls west on the T&P at Midland, Texas.
A desert sunset near Pyote, Texas on the old T&P.
A desert sunset near Pyote, Texas on the old T&P.
The DPU of a westbound freight rolls through Midland, Texas at dusk.
The DPU of a westbound freight rolls through Midland, Texas at dusk.
A northbound empty coal train rolls up the BNSF Plainview Subdivision at Furguson, Texas.
A northbound empty coal train rolls up the BNSF Plainview Subdivision at Furguson, Texas.
Our northbound empty coal train rolls past an ancient car at Kress, Texas.
Our northbound empty coal train rolls past an ancient car at Kress, Texas.
Big blades roll north on the Plainview Subdivision.
Big blades roll north on the Plainview Subdivision.
An old Alco S2 and prairie sunflower at Plainview, Texas.
An old Alco S2 and prairie sunflower at Plainview, Texas.
Looking west on the Golden State Route at Stratford, Texas.
Looking west on the Golden State Route at Stratford, Texas.
Plug-door refugees on the BNSF at sunset north of Stratford, Texas.
Plug-door refugees on the BNSF at sunset north of Stratford, Texas.
Night along the old T&P at Metz siding west of Penwell, Texas.
Night along the old T&P at Metz siding west of Penwell, Texas.
A westbound on the old T&P rolls past the Reagent Chemical facility west of Stanton, Texas.
A westbound on the old T&P rolls past the Reagent Chemical facility west of Stanton, Texas.
During the fall harvest, a cotton truck crosses the T&P at Roscoe, Texas.
During the fall harvest, a cotton truck crosses the T&P at Roscoe, Texas.
Sentinels stand watch over the South Plains near Roscoe, Texas.
Sentinels stand watch over the South Plains near Roscoe, Texas.
Signals along the Sunset Route and the peaks of Twin Sisters watch over Alpine, Texas.
Signals along the Sunset Route and the peaks of Twin Sisters watch over Alpine, Texas.
A southwest Kansas dusk sees an ancient crossbuck standing watch over the Great Plains as an eastbound Cimarron Valley freight approaches on the Manter Branch.
A southwest Kansas dusk sees an ancient crossbuck standing watch over the Great Plains as an eastbound Cimarron Valley freight approaches on the Manter Branch.
Afternoon on the Cimarron Valley's Manter branch near Satanta, Kansas.
Afternoon on the Cimarron Valley's Manter branch near Satanta, Kansas.
Late afternoon shadows at Saunders, Kansas.
Late afternoon shadows at Saunders, Kansas.
Across the frontier. Cimarron Valley rails stretch into Colorado from Saunders, Kansas.
Across the frontier. Cimarron Valley rails stretch into Colorado from Saunders, Kansas.
Cimarron Valley conductor Matthew Schnurbush stands at the Kansas-Colorado state line on a hot June 2020 evening.
Cimarron Valley conductor Matthew Schnurbush stands at the Kansas-Colorado state line on a hot June 2020 evening.
Cimarron Valley engineer Frederick Simon checks his exposure of an old C40-8 at Satanta, Kansas.
Cimarron Valley engineer Frederick Simon checks his exposure of an old C40-8 at Satanta, Kansas.
An old GE at dusk. Ryus, Kansas.
An old GE at dusk. Ryus, Kansas.
Westbound GEs pass John Deere at Manter, Kansas on the Cimarron Valley.
Westbound GEs pass John Deere at Manter, Kansas on the Cimarron Valley.
A June 2020 dusk sees old Cimarron Valley GEs tied down on the Manter Branch near Ryus, Kansas.
A June 2020 dusk sees old Cimarron Valley GEs tied down on the Manter Branch near Ryus, Kansas.
On the Great Plains. Looking east on a hot June evening at Saunders, Kansas.
On the Great Plains. Looking east on a hot June evening at Saunders, Kansas.
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