The Fort Worth & Denver was our hometown railroad in Wichita Falls. It had given the town its start in 1882 and grew and changed with it. A subsidiary of the Burlington and later giant Burlington Northern, it gave us big power and mainline action.

Here are some pictures: (click on each image to see a larger version -- approx 1024X768)

SW1200:
FW&D #605- Wichita Falls, TX; December, 1978
FW&D #607- Wichita Falls, TX; April 4, 1977
FW&D #257 (night shot) - Wichita Falls, TX; May, 1981
FW&D #259- Wichita Falls, TX(?); March 20, 1982

SD7:
FW&D #852- Wichita Falls, TX; 1977
FW&D #6086- Wichita Falls, TX; May, 1981
C&S #811- Wichita Falls, TX; February, 1980
C&S #812- Vernon, TX; March. 1978
C&S #6075- Wichita Falls, TX; August, 1980
C&S #6076- Wichita Falls, TX; March 21, 1982

GP30:
#2234- Wichita Falls, TX; April, 1977

GP38-2:
FW&D #2152- Wichita Falls, TX; August, 1980
FW&D #2154- Wichita Falls, TX; August, 1980

SD40-2:
C&S #7823- Wichita Falls, TX; February, 1980
C&S #7844- Wichita Falls, TX; January 29, 1979
#7213- Wichita Falls, TX; January, 1981
#8070 heading welded rail train- Wichita Falls, TX; January 12, 1983

SD40-2B:
#7500- Wichita Falls, TX; October, 1981

SDP45:
#6596- Wichita Falls, TX; January, 1978

U30C:
#5800- Wichita Falls, TX; August, 1980
#5833- Wichita Falls, TX; April 4, 1977

Caboose:
#10371- Wichita Falls, TX; January 29, 1979

Rolling Stock:
C&S Snowplow #99271- Wichita Falls, TX; September 1981

Misc:
Unit coal train #V93 - Iowa Park, TX; April, 1983
Operations in Wichita Falls - September, 1999

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Mack Muir