Out of the Mirage (Part Two of Four)
Here’s a going-away sequence of the southbound train on the former Rock Island line to Tucumcari. These photographs were taken a few miles north of Dalhart, Texas, in the Panhandle.
The amount of merchandise one of these double-stack trains can haul is truly astounding (although many of these, if not all, could be empty—but my next post will balance this out).
Five images by Richard Koenig; taken April 27th 2023.








