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Railfanning the Mesquite Belt


The modeled portion of the Mesquite Belt travels along the former MKT from Houston's Eureka Yard to Ft. Worth's North Yard, just north of Tower 55.

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New scenes from around the Layout


Missouri, Kansas & Texas #205 & 227 crossing over
I-30 in Ft. Worth,
just North of Tower 55
MKT 240 between turns at Texas Lehigh Cement


Fresh bread leaving Waco's Mrs Baird's plant MB 2084 and MB 2093 Southbound through Cat Spring, Texas


Grain cars at Plantation Foods in Temple KCS SD 60 718 waiting for a crew near Kansas Crossing


Road construction on the North end of Smithville Yard A new fire hydrant going in with the new road


The prototype MKT 92041 - Customized by the 1979 class of St. Stephens School, Austin, Texas. Trains - May 1979 issue: "Nationwide graduation greeting: Instead of painting on railroad overpasses, senior class of this Texas high school painted a box car, with Katy's blessing. Roaming in routine revenue service, anyone spotting it is asked to contact St. Stephens School." MKT 92041 in service on the Mesquite Belt
Model by Mike G. Ellis



Gerhart's is a favorite German Resturant in La Grange A Southern Pacific manifest clears Tower 13 and the Katy mainline in Houston



TMRI #670 running South through Waco
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Mesquite Belt SD40-2 #3067 & GP-7 #1546 waiting to head North


MKT 205 working the South end of Smithville Yard MKT 180 eases SB thru Sealy



MKT 316 working the Katy Road Auto Facility Port Terminal transfer job passing
Katy Road Auto Facility (KRAF)


The business side of Texas-Lehigh cement MKT 100432 - a company sand car
spotted near Texas Lehigh


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A view of the Igloo Corp plant in Brookshire Here is how we are handling the door into the layout !