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| Title: |
Behind the Coils |
| Description: |
HLCX 3803 sits behind flatcars with empty coils at UP's Eureka Yard on the west side of Houston, TX. The former MKT yard is now used as a Satellite Yard to help serve industries on the west side of Houston. |
| Photo Date: |
3/15/2014 Upload Date: 5/9/2014 2:27:46 AM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Yard,Track |
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HLCX 3803(GP38-2) |
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194 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Holding at Eureka |
| Description: |
UP 6907 holds an eastbound manifest at Eureka on UP's Terminal Subdivision on the west side of Houston, TX. Due to traffic ahead, the train was waiting here. |
| Photo Date: |
3/15/2014 Upload Date: 5/9/2014 2:30:18 AM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 6907(AC4460CW) UP 9497(C41-8W) |
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196 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP 4463 Coming Around the Curve |
| Description: |
UP 4463 leads a southbound manifest on UP's West Belt Subdivision in Houston, TX. The train is headed southward towards the Chemical Coast of Texas. This is right next to Downtown Houston, which is just out of the picture to the left. |
| Photo Date: |
3/15/2014 Upload Date: 5/9/2014 8:16:18 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 4463(SD70M) UP 5095(SD70M) |
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151 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Still in Yellow |
| Description: |
RLCX 169170, a still yellow CNW Hopper complete with the CNW Logo, rolls southward on a UP manifest in Houston, TX. |
| Photo Date: |
3/15/2014 Upload Date: 5/16/2014 1:04:47 AM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Signal,Track,Action |
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69 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Little Dwarf |
| Description: |
A searchlight dwarf sits between the mains of UP's West Belt Subdivision near Downtown Houston, TX. This signal is an intermediate, Signal 227, for southbound trains on Main 2. |
| Photo Date: |
3/15/2014 Upload Date: 5/16/2014 6:34:41 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
Signal,Track |
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59 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Reds |
| Description: |
The searchlights guarding Rusk St (CP H934) display all reds along UP's West Belt Subdivision in Houston, TX (Downtown can be seen at the left). |
| Photo Date: |
3/15/2014 Upload Date: 5/16/2014 6:38:09 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
Signal,Track |
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84 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Santa Fe Trailer |
| Description: |
An old Santa Fe trailer sits at the Milby St shops in Houston, TX. |
| Photo Date: |
3/15/2014 Upload Date: 5/16/2014 6:48:45 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
Yard |
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123 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Blue Switcher |
| Description: |
A blue GMTX switcher sits waiting to be rebuilt at the Milby St Shops in Houston, TX. |
| Photo Date: |
3/15/2014 Upload Date: 5/16/2014 6:53:57 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
Yard,Track |
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57 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Old Cabs |
| Description: |
3 Old Cabs sit in storage at the Milby St Shops in Houston, TX. These cabs came off of the 3 MP15DC's that are owned by the Texas City Terminal Railway when the locomotives were rebuilt at the shop into Gensets. |
| Photo Date: |
3/15/2014 Upload Date: 5/16/2014 6:55:42 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
Yard |
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80 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Sitting at the Shops |
| Description: |
Two locomotives sit at the Milby St Shops in Houston, TX to be serviced. CEFX 408, and ex-UP, nee-CNW GP38-2 sits at the left, while HBT 9628, an MK1500D owned by BNSF, sits at the right. |
| Photo Date: |
3/15/2014 Upload Date: 5/16/2014 7:02:27 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
Yard,Track |
| Locomotives: |
CEFX 408(GP38-2) HBT 9628(MP1500D) |
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587 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Searchlights at Booth |
| Description: |
3 Searchlights sit at the south end of Booth Siding and Yard next to the Houston Ship Channel. |
| Photo Date: |
3/15/2014 Upload Date: 5/16/2014 7:07:32 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
Signal,Track |
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38 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Sitting at Booth |
| Description: |
Two patched ATSF SD40-2's sit with a BNSF Yard Job at Booth Yard along the Houston Ship Channel. |
| Photo Date: |
3/15/2014 Upload Date: 5/16/2014 7:17:37 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
Yard,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 1629(SD40-2) BNSF 1617(SD40-2) |
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479 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Eastbound Approach |
| Description: |
The eastbound signal for Main 2 on UP's Glidden Subdivision at Ormandy (CP SA916) displays an Advance Approach (Flashing Yellow, UP Signal Rules) for the eastbound KCS Rosenberg Local, which will receive an Approach Diverging (Yellow over Yellow) and then a Diverging Clear (Red over Green) at the next two Control Points, Heacker (CP SA014) and West Jct (CP SA012). |
| Photo Date: |
3/17/2014 Upload Date: 5/16/2014 7:38:31 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
Signal,Track |
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70 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
GE Trio |
| Description: |
A trio of GE's, UP 9749, UP 9646, & UP 9400, sit with an eastbound loaded rock train on Main 1 of UP's Glidden Subdivision on the southwest side of Houston, TX. |
| Photo Date: |
3/17/2014 Upload Date: 5/17/2014 7:52:24 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
Roster,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 9749(C44-9W) UP 9646(C44-9W) UP 9400(C40-8W) |
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519 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Approaching from Behind |
| Description: |
While a UP loaded rock train sits on Main 1, the eastbound KCS Rosenberg Local approaches on Main 2 of UP's Glidden Subdivision on the southwest side of Houston. |
| Photo Date: |
3/17/2014 Upload Date: 5/17/2014 7:55:10 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 9749(C44-9W) |
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178 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Head to Head |
| Description: |
The KCS L-RNRN "Rosenberg Local" rolls eastward on Main 2 of UP's Glidden Subdivision on the southwest side of Houston, TX, passing a stopped UP rock train on Main 1. The KCS Rosenberg Local runs from KCS's Yard at Kendleton, TX (About 35 miles southwest of Houston) to the PTRA's (Port Terminal Railroad Association) North Yard along the Port of Houston. The Local swaps cars there, and then returns to Kendleton. |
| Photo Date: |
3/17/2014 Upload Date: 5/17/2014 8:05:51 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 9749(C44-9W) KCS 2916(GP40-2LW) KCS 2950(GP40-3) |
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345 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
KCS 2950 |
| Description: |
KCS 2950 heads eastwards second-out on the KCS L-RNRN "Rosenberg Local" as the train heads east on UP's Glidden Subdivision on the southwest side of Houston. |
| Photo Date: |
3/17/2014 Upload Date: 5/17/2014 9:04:36 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
Roster,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 2950(GP40-3) |
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175 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Red Signals |
| Description: |
The signal at Ormandy (CP SA916) displays reds as the eastbound KCS L-RNRN "Rosenberg Local" rolls past. The KCS "Rosenberg Local" runs from KCS's yard closest to Houston (At Kendleton, about 40 miles to the southwest) to the PTRA's North Yard along the Port of Houston. The autoracks in the picture are delivering autos built in Mexico to the Port of Houston for export overseas. |
| Photo Date: |
3/17/2014 Upload Date: 5/17/2014 9:15:33 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Signal,Track,Action |
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51 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Maintenance of Way Truck |
| Description: |
UP MOW Truck GVW 33000/UP 42774 sits alongside UP's Glidden Subdivision on the southwest side of Houston, TX. |
| Photo Date: |
3/17/2014 Upload Date: 5/19/2014 7:08:54 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
Track |
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206 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Eastbound Z Train |
| Description: |
UP 7524 and 7095 head eastward with the ZLAJX (Z Train- East Yard [Los Angeles, CA] to Jacksonville, FL [CSX]) on Main 2 of UP's Glidden Subdivision in Missouri City, TX, which is on the southwest side of Houston. |
| Photo Date: |
3/17/2014 Upload Date: 6/19/2014 11:54:15 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 7524(AC45CCTE) UP 7095(AC44CW) |
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154 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Tied Down at Missouri City |
| Description: |
BNSF 5023 sits tied down on Main 1 of UP's Glidden Subdivision in Missouri City, TX, which is on the southwest side of Houston. This train is an empty ethanol train from the Port of Houston, and will head north for another load once a fresh crew arrives. |
| Photo Date: |
3/18/2014 Upload Date: 5/14/2014 11:37:16 PM |
| Location: |
Missouri City, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 5023(C44-9W) |
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146 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Approach at Tower 30 |
| Description: |
A northbound Approach beckons a northbound train on the UP Galveston Subdivision at Tower 30 (CP SA002), which is on the southeast side of Houston, TX. |
| Photo Date: |
4/26/2014 Upload Date: 5/14/2014 10:48:16 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
Signal,Track |
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58 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Canadian Power |
| Description: |
CN 2184 leads the northbound OGESU 26 (Oil Cans- Galveston, TX [UP] to Superior, WI [CN]), an empty oil train, northward through Houston, TX at Tower 30, which is on the southeast side of town. |
| Photo Date: |
4/26/2014 Upload Date: 5/14/2014 11:00:47 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CN 2184(C40-8W) CN 5558(SD60F) CN 5800(SD75I) CN 5756(SD75I) |
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| Title: |
CN 2184 |
| Description: |
CN 2184 heads northward through Houston, TX with the UP train OGESU 26 (Oil Cans- Galveston, TX [UP] to Superior, WI [CN]). |
| Photo Date: |
4/26/2014 Upload Date: 5/14/2014 11:11:38 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CN 2184(C40-8W) |
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| Title: |
CN 5558 |
| Description: |
CN 5558 heads northward through Houston, TX on the UP train OGESU 26 (Oil Cans- Galveston, TX [UP] to Superior, WI [CN]). |
| Photo Date: |
4/26/2014 Upload Date: 5/14/2014 11:19:02 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CN 5558(SD60F) |
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159 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CN 5800 |
| Description: |
CN 5800 heads northward through Houston, TX on the UP train OGESU 26 (Oil Cans- Galveston, TX [UP] to Superior, WI [CN]). |
| Photo Date: |
4/26/2014 Upload Date: 5/14/2014 11:21:56 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CN 5800(SD75I) |
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| Title: |
CN 5756 |
| Description: |
CN 5756 heads northward through Houston, TX on the UP train OGESU 26 (Oil Cans- Galveston, TX [UP] to Superior, WI [CN]). |
| Photo Date: |
4/26/2014 Upload Date: 5/14/2014 11:26:17 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CN 5756(SD75I) |
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| Title: |
Canadians Headed North |
| Description: |
CN 2184 and 3 other CN motors, along with a fittingly CN buffer car, head north with the empty UP oil train OGESU 26 (Oil Cans- Galveston, TX [UP] to Superior, WI [CN]). This is along UP's Galveston Subdivision at Tower 30, which is on the southeast side of Houston, TX. |
| Photo Date: |
4/26/2014 Upload Date: 5/14/2014 11:29:51 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CN 2184(C40-8W) CN 5558(SD60F) CN 5800(SD75I) CN 5756(SD75I) |
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187 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Tank Cars Rolling North |
| Description: |
A string of fairly new TILX tank cars built for hauling Crude Oil roll northward on UP train OGESU 26 (Oil Cans- Galveston, TX [UP] to Superior, WI [CN]). This along UP's Galveston Subdivision at Tower 30, which is on the southeast side of Houston, TX. |
| Photo Date: |
4/26/2014 Upload Date: 5/14/2014 11:32:44 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
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65 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Westbound Juice Train Through Eagle Lake |
| Description: |
CSXT 3106 leads the westbound "Juice Train" ZATLC (Z Train- Atlanta, GA [CSX] to LATC [Shops Yard, Los Angeles, CA]) through the small town of Eagle Lake, TX. Behind the locomotives are a cut of Tropicana Reefers hauling Orange Juice out to Southern California, hence the name "Juice Train". |
| Photo Date: |
4/27/2014 Upload Date: 5/14/2014 10:20:50 PM |
| Location: |
Eagle Lake, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 3106(ES44AC-H) CSX 767(ES44AC-H) |
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| Title: |
Big Blue Headed West |
| Description: |
CSXT 3106 & 767 head westward through Eagle Lake, TX with the ZATLC (Z Train- Atlanta, GA [CSX] to LATC [Shops Yard, Los Angeles, CA]). |
| Photo Date: |
4/27/2014 Upload Date: 5/14/2014 10:28:35 PM |
| Location: |
Eagle Lake, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 3106(ES44AC-H) CSX 767(ES44AC-H) |
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| Title: |
Tropicana Reefers of Juice |
| Description: |
Tropicana Reefers full of Orange Juice destined for Southern California markets heads westward through Eagle Lake, TX on UP train ZATLC (Z Train- Atlanta, GA [CSX] to LATC [Shops Yard, Los Angeles, CA]). CSXT 3106 & 767 lead the train. |
| Photo Date: |
4/27/2014 Upload Date: 5/14/2014 10:34:56 PM |
| Location: |
Eagle Lake, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
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203 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Coming Down the Main |
| Description: |
AMTK 202 leads Amtrak Train #1, the westbound Sunset Limited, past a freight train on UP's Terminal Subdivision on the west side of Houston, TX (The location is Eureka Jct, CP LF370). The train departed the Houston Amtrak Station about 10 minutes before, and is just beginning its journey towards San Antonio. |
| Photo Date: |
5/10/2014 Upload Date: 5/13/2014 9:54:21 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 202(P42DC) AMTK 205(P42DC) |
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131 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Across the Bridge |
| Description: |
AMTK 202 leads Amtrak Sunset Limited #1 across the UP bridge over Old Katy Rd (Named after the old MKT) on the west side of Houston, TX. |
| Photo Date: |
5/10/2014 Upload Date: 5/13/2014 10:02:29 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Bridge,Passenger,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 202(P42DC) AMTK 205(P42DC) |
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73 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Heading West |
| Description: |
Amtrak Sunset Limited #1 heads westward towards San Antonio on UP's Terminal Subdivision at Eureka Jct, which is on the west side of Houston, TX. |
| Photo Date: |
5/10/2014 Upload Date: 5/13/2014 10:05:05 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Bridge,Passenger,Track,Action |
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157 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Reds at Eureka Jct |
| Description: |
The eastbound signals for Eureka Jct (CP LF370) on Main 1 of UP's Terminal Subdivision display Red over Red (Stop), as Amtrak just passed by westward. Eureka Jct on the west side of Houston, TX, and is where trains can access UP's Eureka Yard as well as use the west leg of the Eureka Wye. |
| Photo Date: |
5/10/2014 Upload Date: 5/13/2014 10:10:41 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Christopher Parma |
| Categories: |
Signal,Track |
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59 Comments: 0 |
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