Today’s in-bound train is pretty short, a MP box car fro Drill-Tex, a MP covered hopper for JP Jones Drilling Mud, and a empty LPG tank to exchange with the loaded one at the loading spot. Spotting that tank car complicates switching as it has to go into the only “wrong way” spur. Cars goingContinue reading “A short train but a lot of moves today in Odessa”
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Oil Boom Changing Odessa, Texas in 1974
By B Smith Today’s local serving this spur west of Odessa has left the in bound cars on a siding on the main and proceeded up the spur light engine. The short length of the run-around track at the end of the spur usually means the crew choses to make two trips up the spur,Continue reading “Oil Boom Changing Odessa, Texas in 1974”
1970s Texas & Pacific action in West Texas
The year is 1974, the location is a spur track ten miles west of Odessa, Texas. In the heart of the Permian Basin oil fields. But some cattle is still run on the surrounding ranch land, mainly as a tax write-off to help offset the profits from oil and gas well royalties. We catch aContinue reading “1970s Texas & Pacific action in West Texas”
Pecos! 1978-1984
By B. Smith I feel really fortunate to have witnessed the PVS when it was still a true short line, serving quite a number of customers receiving one or two cars at a time. Sure, the gravel quarry was its main source of income, but it didn’t neglect the occasional rail shipper/receiver. A shadow ofContinue reading “Pecos! 1978-1984”
Rails West 