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Loco Steve says: -Although it looks like it could be a post office, a bank, a court house, or maybe City Hall, it is Dallas Union Station, built in 1916 and restored in the 1990s. It has been used by at least 11 different railroads, past and present. Currently used by AMTRAK, Trinity Rail, and DART. --------------------------------------------

Dallas, TX train station by Ron Reiring

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A very tardy Eagle by Matt Shell

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Loco Steve says: --------------------------------------------------- Taken from my hotel room in Dallas, Texas

Good Morning Dallas by Sherri

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Loco Steve says: ------------------------------------------------- The Texas Eagle arrives at Cleburne, TX ..On its route to Los Angeles : Cleburne is Named after Confederate General Pat Cleburne; Agriculture is now the major source of employment here... View Larger Map

Cleburne, TX by Scott Johnson

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Loco Steve says: Waiting at the Amtrak station in McGregor, TX View Larger Map

waiting for the train by Ellen Hampton Filgo

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Loco Steve says: ----------------------------------------------- Suspension bridge, Brazos River, Waco TX When constructed in 1870 this bridge was the largest in the nation .And was used as a pattern for the Brooklyn Bridge in NY. View Larger Map

HPIM4687 by happyfunpics

Loco Steve says: ----------------------------------------- Completed in 1911 by the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe (later AT&SF) in Temple, TX. Restored by the City of Temple in 2000 after being abandoned for nearly 10 years. It's now used by Amtrak and as a museum. -------------------------------------- View Larger Map

Temple, TX, train station by Ron Reiring

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Loco Steve says: A.T. & S.F - Santa Fe #3423 Locomotive maps.google.com/maps/place?ftid=0x86456c86e9943eed:0x7be2...

Temple, TX Railroad & Heritage Museum by Bill Oriani

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Loco Steve says: --------------------------------------------This historic crossing on the San Gabriel River was named for pioneer settler Samuel Mankins, who purchased land along the river in 1849. The limestone bed in the river provided a convenient crossing for area farmers. A nearby community included a school, church, and cotton gin. A 1914 concrete and gravel causeway was replaced by a State Highway Department concrete bridge in 1931. After the Highway Department built a new bridge on higher ground at Highway 29 in 1958, the Mankins Crossing Bridge became a popular recreational site for area residents.

San Gabriel River at Mankins Crossing by Angela Orlando

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Loco Steve says: Passing Freight train in Taylor Texas The next stop on Texas Eagle Route.. View Larger Map

union pacific 8584-2 by Colin Berry

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Loco Steve says: Stopping to pick us up in Austin, TX View Larger Map

Texas Eagle by Ian Westcott

Loco Steve says: Austin is the Texas state capitol Seen here from Congress Avenue.. Bats... In Austin, Texas, a colony of Mexican Free-tailed Bats summers (they winter in Mexico) under the Congress Avenue Bridge ten blocks south of the state capitol. It is the largest urban colony in North America with an estimated 1,500,000 bats. Each night they eat 10,000 to 30,000 lb (4,500 to 14,000 kg) of insects. Each year they attract 100,000 tourists who come to watch them see the bats Video.. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bej2VeMNFYE

Congress Avenue & the Texas Capitol after the Rain. by John Rogers

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Loco Steve says: ----------------------------------------------- Map... goo.gl/maps/FcG1

Amtrak Sunset by Van Sutherland

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Loco Steve says: Freight train passing over the Blanco river in San Marcos, TX. View Larger Map

Bridging the Blanco by weatherjester

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Loco Steve says: New Brunfels was once the forth largest town in Texas - Settled by Germans it is famous for its sausages View Larger Map

The Train Factory by Extra Medium

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Loco Steve says: ------------------------------------------------Southern Pacific station in San Antonio (with steamer on display). Built in 1902 and now the Pacific Station night club/entertainmment complex. San Antonio station has a great display at Christmas time with this old Loco all covered in lights.. maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=11972298940440305823&q...

San Antonio, TX by Ron Reiring

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the Texas Eagle in San Antonio by t55z

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