Alex Wolford
@thetexanrhino.bsky.social
Writer Covering Transportation, Cities, and Sometimes Other Stuff
Work on Substack & Medium + @dmagazine.bsky.social
Dallas, TX | Columbia, MO
https://linktr.ee/TheTexanRhino
Work on Substack & Medium + @dmagazine.bsky.social
Dallas, TX | Columbia, MO
https://linktr.ee/TheTexanRhino
Just east of Amarillo, a C30-7 leads a Santa Fe manifest train as it hustles across the Panhandle. December 1986.
Photograph by John Leopard.
Photograph by John Leopard.
November 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Just east of Amarillo, a C30-7 leads a Santa Fe manifest train as it hustles across the Panhandle. December 1986.
Photograph by John Leopard.
Photograph by John Leopard.
A Union Pacific manifest train rumbles into Union Station as the Dallas streetcar crosses overhead on the Houston Street Viaduct. Barely visible on the other side of the convention center, a DGNO train can be seen following close behind.
Photograph by Matt Shell.
Photograph by Matt Shell.
November 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
A Union Pacific manifest train rumbles into Union Station as the Dallas streetcar crosses overhead on the Houston Street Viaduct. Barely visible on the other side of the convention center, a DGNO train can be seen following close behind.
Photograph by Matt Shell.
Photograph by Matt Shell.
A crewman snags new train orders as the Katy Flyer passes by Hunt depot, just south of Greenville, May 1962.
Photograph by John B. Charles.
Photograph by John B. Charles.
November 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
A crewman snags new train orders as the Katy Flyer passes by Hunt depot, just south of Greenville, May 1962.
Photograph by John B. Charles.
Photograph by John B. Charles.
Holiday train cameo
November 24, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Holiday train cameo
She took the midnight train goin’… to Plano, Texas?
November 24, 2025 at 12:29 AM
She took the midnight train goin’… to Plano, Texas?
The M/S John W. Johnson ferry prepares to dock at Galveston, having just arrived from Port Bolivar on the morning of July 9, 2017. This ferry line is one of two that TxDOT operates and one of three in Texas.
Photograph by Matt Harvey
Photograph by Matt Harvey
November 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The M/S John W. Johnson ferry prepares to dock at Galveston, having just arrived from Port Bolivar on the morning of July 9, 2017. This ferry line is one of two that TxDOT operates and one of three in Texas.
Photograph by Matt Harvey
Photograph by Matt Harvey
Dallas Union Terminal, on the morning of September 10, 1964. The Santa Fe's "Kansas Cityan" and the Katy's "Texas Special" are on the left and right, with the Twin Star Rocket running from Minneapolis to Houston in the middle.
Photograph by John B. Charles
Photograph by John B. Charles
November 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Dallas Union Terminal, on the morning of September 10, 1964. The Santa Fe's "Kansas Cityan" and the Katy's "Texas Special" are on the left and right, with the Twin Star Rocket running from Minneapolis to Houston in the middle.
Photograph by John B. Charles
Photograph by John B. Charles
In January 1956, Dallas became the 5th city in America to offer an air taxi service. Seen here sitting on top of the Statler-Hilton Hotel, this "Helix Air Transports" aircraft was part of a service to shuttle guests between local airports and the hotel.
Photographer Unknown.
Photographer Unknown.
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
In January 1956, Dallas became the 5th city in America to offer an air taxi service. Seen here sitting on top of the Statler-Hilton Hotel, this "Helix Air Transports" aircraft was part of a service to shuttle guests between local airports and the hotel.
Photographer Unknown.
Photographer Unknown.
The El Paso Streetcar running along Stanton Street, having just passed the Stanton/Kerbey station. The PCC streetcars now used on this route were restored after being abandoned at the city's airport when streetcar service was terminated in 1974.
Photograph by Blair Kooistra.
Photograph by Blair Kooistra.
November 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The El Paso Streetcar running along Stanton Street, having just passed the Stanton/Kerbey station. The PCC streetcars now used on this route were restored after being abandoned at the city's airport when streetcar service was terminated in 1974.
Photograph by Blair Kooistra.
Photograph by Blair Kooistra.
Amtrak's Sunset Limited stares down a German ICE train in front of the Alamodome, summer 1993. The European trainset was toured around the country in the hopes of raising support for high-speed rail.
Photograph by Fred M. Springer.
Photograph by Fred M. Springer.
November 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Amtrak's Sunset Limited stares down a German ICE train in front of the Alamodome, summer 1993. The European trainset was toured around the country in the hopes of raising support for high-speed rail.
Photograph by Fred M. Springer.
Photograph by Fred M. Springer.
...that cities like Plano are ready to build a new transit paradigm without DART membership.
November 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
...that cities like Plano are ready to build a new transit paradigm without DART membership.
It focuses on DART being an outdated model and...
November 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
It focuses on DART being an outdated model and...
From the other site:
November 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
From the other site:
The TEXRail train "Vaquero" flies over a Fort Worth and Western train at Hodge Yard. The FWWR train is led by an SD60M locomotive no. 2035, named "Butch Cassidy."
Photograph by Jason Burke.
Photograph by Jason Burke.
November 17, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The TEXRail train "Vaquero" flies over a Fort Worth and Western train at Hodge Yard. The FWWR train is led by an SD60M locomotive no. 2035, named "Butch Cassidy."
Photograph by Jason Burke.
Photograph by Jason Burke.
The DART green line being constructed through Downtown Carrollton in 2008.
Photograph by Scott Dorn
Photograph by Scott Dorn
November 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The DART green line being constructed through Downtown Carrollton in 2008.
Photograph by Scott Dorn
Photograph by Scott Dorn
The Fort Worth and Denver Railway's "Texas Zephyr," northbound to Denver, heading out of Fort Worth in 1950.
Photograph by Roger Plummer.
Photograph by Roger Plummer.
November 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The Fort Worth and Denver Railway's "Texas Zephyr," northbound to Denver, heading out of Fort Worth in 1950.
Photograph by Roger Plummer.
Photograph by Roger Plummer.
Looking west toward the Trinity River, Dallas City Hall under construction in the mid-1970s.
Photograph by John Rogers.
Photograph by John Rogers.
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Looking west toward the Trinity River, Dallas City Hall under construction in the mid-1970s.
Photograph by John Rogers.
Photograph by John Rogers.
They're brighter in the photo than they were to my eyes, but you can see the northern lights from Downtown Columbia, Missouri.
November 12, 2025 at 3:43 AM
They're brighter in the photo than they were to my eyes, but you can see the northern lights from Downtown Columbia, Missouri.
A DART Silver Line FLIRT meets with an eastbound CPKC manifest train at 12th Street Station, Plano, October 2025.
Photograph by David Hawkins.
Photograph by David Hawkins.
November 11, 2025 at 10:18 PM
A DART Silver Line FLIRT meets with an eastbound CPKC manifest train at 12th Street Station, Plano, October 2025.
Photograph by David Hawkins.
Photograph by David Hawkins.
Dallas man in front of the Southland Life Building, 1950s–60s.
Photograph by John Rogers.
Photograph by John Rogers.
November 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Dallas man in front of the Southland Life Building, 1950s–60s.
Photograph by John Rogers.
Photograph by John Rogers.
Looking east over Elm Street, Dallas, December 1943.
November 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Looking east over Elm Street, Dallas, December 1943.
"Auditory foaming"
November 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"Auditory foaming"