Larry, I need to do some research on shortlines in Texas. As I mentioned, just not much in Houston. There may be a shortline down in Galveston, need to check that out. May also be some up north of Houston too.

Gary,For starters there' the Galveston Railroad which operates 38 miles of track serving the Galveston Port Authority.GVSR is a Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) short line.There are several short lines in Texas..

You also have the Galveston Railroad Museum .

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Gary S Wrote:Larry, I need to do some research on shortlines in Texas.

Gary;

Give this Wikipedia page a shot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Texas_railroads You'll find all sorts of short lines, switching and terminal companies and industrials listed for Texas. Use this list as a starting point to search for web sites, information or photos for individual lines.

That's a lot of shorties.

CNUR5StreetNapoleonOH9-10-10 by railohio, on Flickr


CNUR5SignsNapoleonOH9-10-10 by railohio, on Flickr

Gary S Wrote:Larry, I need to do some research on shortlines in Texas. As I mentioned, just not much in Houston. There may be a shortline down in Galveston, need to check that out. May also be some up north of Houston too.

Gary, that link http://donsdepot.donrossgroup.net/dr707.htm might be useful for Texas shortlines.

Thaks Reinhard. Lots of stuff there. Even the defunct AstroWorld railroad!

MAW16NapoleonOH11-4-10 by railohio, on Flickr


MAW16NapoleonOH10-29-10 by railohio, on Flickr

That last photo is awesome! Weeds all over the right of way, and a string of boxcars behind the engine.

Gary S Wrote:That last photo is awesome! Weeds all over the right of way, and a string of boxcars behind the engine.

Gary,That's why I perfer short line modeling..

Like the thread title, I chased the Chicago, Ft. Wayne & Eastern train back to Fort Wayne from Decatur, Indiana on Wednesday. Here are some of the shots:


IORY4036FieldDecaturIN11-17-10 by railohio, on Flickr


IORY4036SignsDecaturIN11-17-10 by railohio, on Flickr


IORY4036CrossingDecaturIN11-17-10 by railohio, on Flickr


IORY4036CoopWilliamsIN11-17-10 by railohio, on Flickr


IORY4036AwayWilliamsIN11-17-10 by railohio, on Flickr

So am I the only one left here shooting shortlines?


CNUR5ChurchDefianceOH12-1-10 by railohio, on Flickr


CNUR5YardDefianceOH12-1-10 by railohio, on Flickr


CNUR5SignalDefianceOH12-1-10 by railohio, on Flickr


CNUR5CrossingDefianceOH12-1-10 by railohio, on Flickr

_MAW16OakwoodNapoleonOH12-7-10 by railohio, on Flickr


_MAW16NapoleonOH12-7-10 by railohio, on Flickr


_MAW16TeleNapoleonOH12-10-10 by railohio, on Flickr


_MAW16CrossingNapoleonOH12-10-10 by railohio, on Flickr

A couple shots of SMS Rail Service, 304 a S-12 setting out some coke cars at the CSAO interchange in Paulsboro, NJ and a DS4-4-1000 working the ethanol unloading tracks at Bridgeport, NJ. November 2010

Bruce

Its good to see those old Baldwin workhorses are still being used.