RGX II

 

Following the untimely demise of RGX I, we were blessed to acquire RGX II, a

lightly used 2007 Tundra Extended Cab with an 8' bed. She had some very large shoes tires to fill and was fully up to the challenge.

 

Over the years we added a camper and used it for camping as well as numerous railroad and drum corps trips. She proved to be an absolutely exceptional truck in every way. However, on the evening on December 17th a lesser member of the gene pool abruptly pulled in front me while making an illegal turn and I hit him. RGX II saved my life at the expense of her own. I fought with the insurance company to get her repaired, but my efforts were futile. Her age combined with the damage created a fiscal obstacle to great to overcome.

 

I will miss her.

 

Parked in the garage at work just after I bought her

July 2014

 

Parked at The Hotel in Chama

May 2015

 

Cumbres Pass

May 2015

 

Cumbres Pass

May 2015

 

Cumbres Pass

May 2015

 

Coxo, Colorado

May 2015

 

Lobato, New Mexico

May 2015

 

My friend, Joe Kanocz, hooked me up with about a full cord of firewood that he cut on Cumbres Pass.

May 2015

 

Jal, NM - Work Trip

October 2015

 

Long Leaf, LA

January 2016

 

Long Leaf, LA

January 2016

 

Gibson Road - Texas State Railroad

July 2016

 

Fairchild Hill - Texas State Railroad

July 2016

 

Heading to Galveston

May 2017

 

Giddings, TX

August 2017

 

Giddings, TX

August 2017

 

Western end of the abandoned H&TC Railroad in Brenham, TX

August 2017

 

AT&SF Freight Depot in Brenham, TX

My first railroad trip was aboard Amtrak to this Depot in 1980.

August 2017

 

Brenham, TX

August 2017

 

Burton, Texas Depot on the abandoned H&TC

November 2017

 

Final trip to Chama

May 2017

 

The most precious cargo I ever hauled (the little one).

Maydelle, TX on the Texas State Railroad

May 2018

 

December 17, 2018

Denton, TX

 

 

 

 

Happier times... Flatonia, TX

June 2017