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We were fortunate enough to pick the right place and the right time on May 29, 1995 to catch two sets of trains passing each other in opposite directions. The first pair was Metro-North trains 8841 (at left, northbound) and 8844 (at right, southbound) passing on the causeway crossing Annsville...
B&M van 482 brings up the rear of eastbound B&M train NWLA and N&W van 518523 is at the rear of westbound LAPY as they pass on the big curve at Montague, MA. on Aug. 10, 1983.
If you were familiar enough with the B&M's ops, you knew it wasn't that difficult to get shots similar...
A "local" which runs from the UP in Dalhart down BNSF's Dalhart Sub to pick up/set out cars in the old RI yard here in Amarillo and return to Dalhart. I like UP's choice of power for this train. the old Rock Island Bridge is now used as a storage track for UP.
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