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Penitas TX with a trace of snow
Title:  Penitas TX with a trace of snow
Description:  A slushy mixture of rain and snow began to fall in the upper Rio Grande Valley on 12-19-97. A look at the Border Pacific xing with a bit of sleet.
Photo Date:  12/19/1997  Upload Date: 12/31/2017 3:42:06 PM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  132   Comments: 0
Border Pacific Railroad
Title:  Border Pacific Railroad
Description:  Bates spur was rehabbed for high wide movements for 2nd power plant that was under construction at the time
Photo Date:  3/19/1999  Upload Date: 11/22/2017 1:11:38 PM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  75   Comments: 0
Border Pacific Railroad
Title:  Border Pacific Railroad
Description:  Bates spur was rehabbed for high wide movements for 2nd power plant that was under construction at the time
Photo Date:  3/19/1999  Upload Date: 11/22/2017 1:11:45 PM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  64   Comments: 0
BOP 96
Title:  BOP 96
Description:  Heading towards Mission
Photo Date:  3/15/2000  Upload Date: 8/25/2019 5:35:31 PM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BOP 96(GP7)
Views:  268   Comments: 2
BOP 96 going for the interchange
Title:  BOP 96 going for the interchange
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/1/2000  Upload Date: 11/15/2021 4:45:36 PM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BOP 96(GP7)
Views:  188   Comments: 2
BOP 96 heading for Mission
Title:  BOP 96 heading for Mission
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/1/2000  Upload Date: 11/15/2021 4:45:40 PM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BOP 96(GP7)
Views:  185   Comments: 2
Border Pacific Trestle
Title:  Border Pacific Trestle
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/31/2001  Upload Date: 11/12/2011 10:03:55 PM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Bridge,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  119   Comments: 0
Penitas floodgate
Title:  Penitas floodgate
Description:  Looking east on former Mo-Pac branch; Flood gates can be closed if needed
Photo Date:  6/1/2002  Upload Date: 8/22/2011 12:31:17 AM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  187   Comments: 0
BOP 96
Title:  BOP 96
Description:  After flagging the x-ing, BOP 96 continues west.
Photo Date:  8/1/2002  Upload Date: 8/20/2011 3:13:44 PM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BOP 96(GP7)
Views:  534   Comments: 0
Penitas TX
Title:  Penitas TX
Description:  Border Pacific
Photo Date:  11/8/2002  Upload Date: 11/5/2017 2:11:58 AM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  190   Comments: 0
BOP 96
Title:  BOP 96
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/28/2004  Upload Date: 5/13/2013 8:13:47 PM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster,Track
Locomotives:  BOP 96(GP7)
Views:  347   Comments: 0
BOP 96
Title:  BOP 96
Description:  Heading west to Rio Grande City
Photo Date:  2/28/2004  Upload Date: 5/13/2013 8:13:51 PM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  BOP 96(GP7)
Views:  332   Comments: 0
BOP 96
Title:  BOP 96
Description:  Heading west to Rio Grande City
Photo Date:  2/28/2004  Upload Date: 5/13/2013 8:13:56 PM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  BOP 96(GP7)
Views:  312   Comments: 0
Penitas TX
Title:  Penitas TX
Description:  Border Pacific RR
Photo Date:  2/11/2005  Upload Date: 4/25/2015 1:53:47 PM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  36   Comments: 0
Border Pacific Mission Turn
Title:  Border Pacific Mission Turn
Description:  RVSC 4105 was borrowed to bring the train to Rio Grande City
Photo Date:  2/11/2005  Upload Date: 4/25/2015 1:53:52 PM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 4105(GP7)
Views:  91   Comments: 0
Border Pacific Mission Turn
Title:  Border Pacific Mission Turn
Description:  RVSC 4105 was borrowed to bring the train to Rio Grande City
Photo Date:  2/11/2005  Upload Date: 4/25/2015 1:53:57 PM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 4105(GP7)
Views:  67   Comments: 0
Border Pacific Mission Turn
Title:  Border Pacific Mission Turn
Description:  RVSC 4105 was borrowed to bring the train to Rio Grande City
Photo Date:  2/11/2005  Upload Date: 4/25/2015 1:54:01 PM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 4105(GP7)
Views:  73   Comments: 0
Bad Ordered Boxcar
Title:  Bad Ordered Boxcar
Description:  This boxcar was either rejected by the shipper or UP. It is returning to have its cargo transloaded into a good boxcar.
Photo Date:  2/11/2005  Upload Date: 4/25/2015 1:54:06 PM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  77   Comments: 0
Border Pacific Mission Turn
Title:  Border Pacific Mission Turn
Description:  BOP; looking west
Photo Date:  2/11/2005  Upload Date: 4/25/2015 1:54:10 PM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  39   Comments: 0
Border Pacific Mission Turn
Title:  Border Pacific Mission Turn
Description:  BOP; looking west
Photo Date:  2/11/2005  Upload Date: 4/25/2015 1:54:12 PM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  37   Comments: 0
Penitas TX
Title:  Penitas TX
Description:  BOP; looking east
Photo Date:  2/11/2005  Upload Date: 4/25/2015 1:54:15 PM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  37   Comments: 0
BOP 98
Title:  BOP 98
Description:  Heading east to Mission
Photo Date:  3/15/2012  Upload Date: 3/23/2017 3:49:02 AM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BOP 98(GP7u)
Views:  137   Comments: 3
BOP 98
Title:  BOP 98
Description:  For those that wonder where's the track.
Photo Date:  3/15/2012  Upload Date: 3/23/2017 3:49:08 AM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BOP 98(GP7u)
Views:  144   Comments: 3
Not much going on
Title:  Not much going on
Description:  Border Pacific RR; looking west
Photo Date:  8/23/2014  Upload Date: 9/2/2014 12:15:05 AM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  80   Comments: 0
Penitas TX
Title:  Penitas TX
Description:  BOP looking west; not quite the horse that I was hoping to see
Photo Date:  12/20/2014  Upload Date: 12/27/2014 10:58:54 PM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  51   Comments: 0
Penitas TX
Title:  Penitas TX
Description:  BOP looking east
Photo Date:  12/20/2014  Upload Date: 12/27/2014 10:58:58 PM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  35   Comments: 0
Border Pacific Trestle
Title:  Border Pacific Trestle
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/24/2014  Upload Date: 1/20/2015 11:00:09 PM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives: 
Views:  38   Comments: 0
Penitas TX
Title:  Penitas TX
Description:  Border Pacific
Photo Date:  3/20/2016  Upload Date: 3/30/2016 8:21:00 AM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  46   Comments: 0
Penitas TX
Title:  Penitas TX
Description:  Border Pacific milepost 45
Photo Date:  3/20/2016  Upload Date: 3/30/2016 8:21:05 AM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  40   Comments: 0
BOP 98
Title:  BOP 98
Description:  About to pass thru the flood gate
Photo Date:  5/12/2016  Upload Date: 7/19/2016 6:12:26 AM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BOP 98(GP7u)
Views:  63   Comments: 0
BOP 98
Title:  BOP 98
Description:  A most unusual trip at the end of the day
Photo Date:  5/12/2016  Upload Date: 7/19/2016 6:12:30 AM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BOP 98(GP7u)
Views:  106   Comments: 1
BOP 98
Title:  BOP 98
Description:  Border Pacific heading east to interchange with Rio Valley Switching Co; if you squint you can see the blimp
Photo Date:  5/12/2016  Upload Date: 7/19/2016 6:12:35 AM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BOP 98(GP7u)
Views:  100   Comments: 1
BOP 98
Title:  BOP 98
Description:  Passing the landfill
Photo Date:  5/12/2016  Upload Date: 7/19/2016 6:12:40 AM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BOP 98(GP7u)
Views:  73   Comments: 0
BOP 98
Title:  BOP 98
Description:  Border Pacific heading east to interchange with Rio Valley Switching Co
Photo Date:  5/12/2016  Upload Date: 7/19/2016 6:12:45 AM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BOP 98(GP7u)
Views:  77   Comments: 0
Penitas TX
Title:  Penitas TX
Description:  BOP 98 heading east to Mission to interchange with RVSC
Photo Date:  5/12/2016  Upload Date: 7/19/2016 6:12:49 AM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BOP 98(GP7u)
Views:  80   Comments: 0
BOP 98
Title:  BOP 98
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/2/2017  Upload Date: 7/12/2017 1:02:51 PM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BOP 98(GP7u)
Views:  171   Comments: 2
BOP 98
Title:  BOP 98
Description:  Xing was being flagged by railroad in white truck
Photo Date:  6/2/2017  Upload Date: 7/12/2017 1:03:01 PM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BOP 98(GP7u)
Views:  195   Comments: 1
Penitas TX
Title:  Penitas TX
Description:  Border Pacific
Photo Date:  10/13/2017  Upload Date: 10/16/2017 1:33:14 AM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Scenic,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  180   Comments: 0
Penitas TX
Title:  Penitas TX
Description:  Border Pacific RR
Photo Date:  5/23/2020  Upload Date: 5/24/2020 3:28:13 AM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  66   Comments: 1
Border Pacific Trestle Repair
Title:  Border Pacific Trestle Repair
Description:  Trestle at 48.5
Photo Date:  2/6/2021  Upload Date: 2/17/2021 9:15:39 PM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives: 
Views:  111   Comments: 1
Border Pacific Trestle Repair
Title:  Border Pacific Trestle Repair
Description:  Top view of repairs
Photo Date:  2/6/2021  Upload Date: 2/17/2021 9:15:54 PM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives: 
Views:  132   Comments: 2
Border Pacific Trestle Repair
Title:  Border Pacific Trestle Repair
Description:  side view of repair work
Photo Date:  2/6/2021  Upload Date: 2/17/2021 9:16:04 PM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives: 
Views:  106   Comments: 1
Border Pacific Trestle Repair
Title:  Border Pacific Trestle Repair
Description:  unknown if trestle will be upgraded with fill and culverts
Photo Date:  2/6/2021  Upload Date: 2/17/2021 9:16:16 PM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives: 
Views:  120   Comments: 1
Early morning run
Title:  Early morning run
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/21/2021  Upload Date: 9/27/2021 12:45:29 AM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  90   Comments: 2
Providing protection
Title:  Providing protection
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/21/2021  Upload Date: 9/27/2021 12:45:43 AM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  96   Comments: 3
Warm and humid for BOP 98
Title:  Warm and humid for BOP 98
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/21/2021  Upload Date: 9/27/2021 12:45:54 AM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  85   Comments: 1
Border Pacific returning to Rio Grande City
Title:  Border Pacific returning to Rio Grande City
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/22/2022  Upload Date: 6/28/2022 5:00:19 PM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BOP 98(GP7u)
Views:  151   Comments: 1
BOP 98 in light rain
Title:  BOP 98 in light rain
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/22/2022  Upload Date: 6/28/2022 5:00:23 PM
Location:  Penitas, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BOP 98(GP7u)
Views:  172   Comments: 3

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