Working Life is a monthly column in which Texans talk about their jobs. McDonough, who is 55, is an engine driver and conductor on the Hermann Park Railroad, in Houston. I worked in the Houston ...

Many of us have had that moment in our lives when we dream of becoming a locomotive engineer. It’s a fascinating career, but what does it take to get there in today’s high-demand world of modern ...

Few things resonate sweeter than a solid father-son relationship. That’s especially true when sons proudly follow in their father’s footsteps. For locomotive engineer Robert Burkhardt, that ...