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Title: |
Sunset Limited at Memorial Park |
Description: |
AMTK 74 races Sunset Limited #2 eastward through Memorial Park on the west side of Houston. The train is about 10 minutes away from the Houston Amtrak Station. |
Photo Date: |
5/28/2017 Upload Date: 8/1/2017 12:46:25 PM |
Location: |
Houston, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
Passenger,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 74(P42DC) AMTK 2(P42DC) |
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116 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Sunset Limited at Last Light |
Description: |
AMTK 2 races Sunset Limited #1 westward through the little hamlet of Tavener, TX, about 45 miles west of Houston on UP's Glidden Subdivision. |
Photo Date: |
6/10/2017 Upload Date: 8/3/2017 3:23:54 PM |
Location: |
Tavener, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 2(P42DC) |
Views: |
156 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Shoving Train #2 West |
Description: |
AMTK 3 shoves Sunset Limited #2 westward in its back-up move at Maury Street on the north side of Houston, TX. The train does this move in order to get to UP's Beaumont Subdivision, the predominantly eastward route between Houston and Beaumont, TX. |
Photo Date: |
1/29/2016 Upload Date: 5/26/2016 5:12:52 PM |
Location: |
Houston, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 3(P42DC) AMTK 114(P42DC) |
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114 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
The Sunset Limited at Dawn |
Description: |
On the north side of Houston, TX, Sunset Limited #2 rolls through Maury Street as the pink glow of morning fills the sky. Although Train #2 normally passes through Houston during mid-day, a temporary schedule change in early 2016 brought the train through Houston in the early morning, allowing for shots like this one. |
Photo Date: |
1/29/2016 Upload Date: 5/26/2016 5:15:15 PM |
Location: |
Houston, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 3(P42DC) |
Views: |
91 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Flying By |
Description: |
Amtrak's eastbound Sunset Limited flies by at over 70 mph on UP's Glidden Subdivision near Ramsey, TX, about 75 miles west of Houston. |
Photo Date: |
4/17/2016 Upload Date: 6/8/2016 2:17:27 AM |
Location: |
Ramsey, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 193(P42DC) AMTK 3(P42DC) |
Views: |
135 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
AMTK 115 Leads Sunset Limited #2 |
Description: |
AMTK 115 leads Amtrak Train #2, the eastbound Sunset Limited, northward on UP's West Belt Subdivision as the train heads for its next stop of Beaumont, TX. |
Photo Date: |
7/31/2015 Upload Date: 8/6/2015 1:27:37 AM |
Location: |
Houston, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 115(P42DC) AMTK 4(P42DC) |
Views: |
155 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Splitting the Signals |
Description: |
AMTK 115 and Sunset Limited #2 split the signals at 2308 on Main 2 of UP's West Belt Subdivision on the north side of Houston. The signal is displaying an Advance Approach (Flashing Yellow). |
Photo Date: |
7/31/2015 Upload Date: 8/6/2015 1:34:27 AM |
Location: |
Houston, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Signal,Passenger,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 115(P42DC) AMTK 4(P42DC) |
Views: |
139 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
AMTK Leads Sunset Limited #1 |
Description: |
Not long after dark, AMTK 5 races Sunset Limited #1 westward on UP's Houston Subdivision on the northeast side of Houston. |
Photo Date: |
2/20/2016 Upload Date: 5/27/2016 3:36:12 AM |
Location: |
Houston, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Night,Passenger,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 5(P42DC) |
Views: |
89 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Sunset on the Eagle |
Description: |
Sunset falls on AMTK 5 as it sits at St Louis' Gateway Station. If one gets creative, they can vaguely make out part of St Louis' skyline in the reflection on the side of the locomotive. |
Photo Date: |
7/8/2017 Upload Date: 8/7/2017 2:01:03 AM |
Location: |
Saint Louis, MO |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Track |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 5(P42DC) |
Views: |
107 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Sunset Limited #2 Passes Downtown Houston |
Description: |
Amtrak's eastbound Sunset Limited crosses White Oak Bayou on Main 2 of UP's Houston Subdivision on the north side of Downtown Houston, TX. |
Photo Date: |
6/14/2016 Upload Date: 7/18/2016 1:28:38 AM |
Location: |
Houston, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Bridge,Passenger,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 73(P42DC) AMTK 9(P42DC) |
Views: |
117 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Accelerating Past CP SA025 |
Description: |
AMTK 10 accelerates Amtrak Train #2, the eastbound Sunset Limited, past the east siding switch of Sugar Land, CP SA025. The train is running about 7 hours late, and the fact that this train had to hold for a local wasn't helping. |
Photo Date: |
8/4/2015 Upload Date: 8/22/2015 11:35:15 PM |
Location: |
Sugar Land, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Signal,Passenger,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 10(P42DC) |
Views: |
87 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Late Sunset Limited #2 |
Description: |
AMTK 10 leads Amtrak Train #2, the eastbound Sunset Limited, through Sugar Land, TX, which is about 25 miles southwest of Houston. The train is running about 7 hours late, having departed LA 4 hours late (Due to having to wait for the Coast Starlight) and then lost more time due to poor handling on the UP (As usual). |
Photo Date: |
8/4/2015 Upload Date: 8/22/2015 11:36:54 PM |
Location: |
Sugar Land, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 10(P42DC) AMTK 154(P42DC) |
Views: |
147 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Passing the Spreader |
Description: |
AMTK 10 leads Amtrak Train #2, the eastbound Sunset Limited, through Sugar Land, TX, which is about 25 miles southwest of Houston. The train is passing a UP MOW Spreader on the left, which is on location as part of UP's work to add a second main track to the Glidden Subdivision in the area. |
Photo Date: |
8/4/2015 Upload Date: 8/22/2015 11:40:29 PM |
Location: |
Sugar Land, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 10(P42DC) AMTK 154(P42DC) |
Views: |
108 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
The Sunset Limited After Dark |
Description: |
Just after dark, Amtrak's westbound Sunset Limited flies by Harlem Siding near Richmond, TX, making all of the 79 mph track speed here. |
Photo Date: |
9/19/2015 Upload Date: 3/19/2018 9:40:09 PM |
Location: |
Richmond, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 14(P42DC) |
Views: |
61 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Passing the Depot |
Description: |
The Galveston RR Museum F-Unit Special heads south through Alvin and passes the Alvin Depot on the BNSF Galveston Sub on its way to Galveston. |
Photo Date: |
11/10/2012 Upload Date: 7/29/2013 4:18:02 PM |
Location: |
Alvin, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
Station,Action |
Locomotives: |
RPCX 315(F7A) RPCX 316(F7A) AMTK 18(P42DC) |
Views: |
284 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Side Shot |
Description: |
A side shot of the locomotives on the Galveston Railroad Museum's F-Unit Special at Alvin. |
Photo Date: |
11/10/2012 Upload Date: 7/29/2013 4:18:06 PM |
Location: |
Alvin, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
RPCX 315(F7A) RPCX 316(F7A) AMTK 18(P42DC) |
Views: |
271 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
AMTK 18 |
Description: |
Amtrak P42 18 assists with pulling the Galveston Railroad Museum Special at Virginia Point. |
Photo Date: |
11/10/2012 Upload Date: 7/29/2013 4:25:50 PM |
Location: |
Virginia Point, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 18(P42DC) |
Views: |
119 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
AMTK 18 |
Description: |
AMTK 18 assists with pulling the Galveston RR Museum Special as it heads east on the Island. |
Photo Date: |
11/10/2012 Upload Date: 7/29/2013 4:28:34 PM |
Location: |
Galveston, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 18(P42DC) |
Views: |
93 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
The Locomotives |
Description: |
The three locomotives pulling the Galveston RR Museum Special head through the SH 275 crossing on the way to the Galveston RR Museum. |
Photo Date: |
11/10/2012 Upload Date: 7/29/2013 4:28:36 PM |
Location: |
Galveston, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
RPCX 315(F7A) RPCX 316(F7A) AMTK 18(P42DC) |
Views: |
245 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Rolling Into the Afternoon Sun |
Description: |
Amtrak Train #1, the westbound Sunset Limited, rolls into the afternoon sun at West Settegast Jct on the northeast side of Houston. In the distance, cars at UP's Englewood Yard can be seen, as well as the skyline of Downtown Houston. |
Photo Date: |
10/12/2015 Upload Date: 1/12/2016 11:54:11 PM |
Location: |
Houston, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
Yard,Signal,Passenger,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 87(P42DC) AMTK 19(P42DC) |
Views: |
94 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Lined Up at the Station |
Description: |
Three Amtrak trains sit lined up on the south side of Chicago's Union Station. |
Photo Date: |
3/21/2015 Upload Date: 5/31/2015 10:49:21 PM |
Location: |
Chicago, IL |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Track |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 26(P42DC) AMTK 32(P42DC) |
Views: |
126 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Sitting at the Platform |
Description: |
AMTK 29 & 145 sit together after having arrived on Tracks 16 & 18 at Chicago Union Station. |
Photo Date: |
7/8/2017 Upload Date: 8/7/2017 1:56:19 AM |
Location: |
Chicago, IL |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Track |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 29(P42DC) AMTK 145(P42DC) |
Views: |
146 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Morning Sunset Under the Skyline |
Description: |
AMTK 44 leads Amtrak Train #2, the eastbound Sunset Limited, under the skyline of Downtown Houston, TX as the train leaves the Bayou City behind under morning light. Although normally Sunset Limited #2 departs Houston around noon, in early 2016 the Sunset Limited ran on an earlier schedule that brought it eastward out of Houston at 7 AM, allowing for this shot here. |
Photo Date: |
3/6/2016 Upload Date: 6/6/2016 12:39:59 AM |
Location: |
Houston, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 44(P42DC) |
Views: |
109 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Morning Sunset Limited #2 at Gulf Coast Jct |
Description: |
Amtrak Train #2, the eastbound Sunset Limited, rolls onto UP's Beaumont Subdivision at Gulf Coast Jct on the north side of Houston as the morning sun shines across the train. Although normally Sunset Limited #2 departs Houston around noon, in early 2016 the Sunset Limited ran on an earlier schedule that brought it eastward out of Houston at 7 AM, allowing for this shot here. |
Photo Date: |
3/6/2016 Upload Date: 6/6/2016 1:06:12 AM |
Location: |
Houston, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 44(P42DC) AMTK 96(P42DC) |
Views: |
104 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Sunset Towards the Rising Sun |
Description: |
Amtrak's eastbound Sunset Limited heads towards the rising sun at Gulf Coast Jct on the north side of Houston, TX. Although normally Sunset Limited #2 departs Houston around noon, in early 2016 the Sunset Limited ran on an earlier schedule that brought it eastward out of Houston at 7 AM, allowing for this shot here. |
Photo Date: |
3/6/2016 Upload Date: 6/6/2016 1:12:23 AM |
Location: |
Houston, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Signal,Passenger,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 44(P42DC) AMTK 96(P42DC) |
Views: |
114 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Texas Eagle at Grand Ave |
Description: |
AMTK 44 leads Texas Eagle #21 through the crossovers at Grand Ave as the train makes its way out of St Louis bound for points south. |
Photo Date: |
8/21/2017 Upload Date: 3/12/2018 10:20:49 PM |
Location: |
St Louis, MO |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
Night,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 44(P42DC) |
Views: |
239 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Sitting Under the Sun |
Description: |
AMTK 51 sits under the sun at Milwaukee's Amtrak Station as it prepares for it's 11 AM departure on Hiawatha Service 334. |
Photo Date: |
3/21/2015 Upload Date: 5/31/2015 10:42:28 PM |
Location: |
Milwaukee, WI |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Track |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 51(P42DC) |
Views: |
107 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Locomotive Line-Up at St Louis |
Description: |
Sitting at the St Louis Amtrak Station, from left to right, are UP 8222 with the northbound Texas Eagle, AMTK 62 with Missouri River Runner 314, and AMTK 54, which will replace UP 8222. The freight locomotive was placed on the Eagle after the train had locomotive troubles in east Texas and pulled it the rest of the way to St Louis. |
Photo Date: |
1/16/2017 Upload Date: 4/16/2017 11:59:36 PM |
Location: |
Saint Louis, MO |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 8222(ES44AC-H) AMTK 62(P42DC) AMTK 54(P42DC) |
Views: |
225 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Four Head-Ends Are Better Than One |
Description: |
Sitting at the St Louis Amtrak Station, four head-ends poke out from beneath the overhead walkway. UP 8222 sits with a very late Texas Eagle #22, which it rescued after locomotive troubles hit AMTK 201 in east Texas. On the middle two tracks are Amtrak trains #314 & #304, the inbound Missouri River Runner and outbound Lincoln Service. And on the track closest to the camera is AMTK 54, which will replace UP 8222 on the Texas Eagle. |
Photo Date: |
1/16/2017 Upload Date: 4/17/2017 12:56:43 AM |
Location: |
Saint Louis, MO |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Track |
Locomotives: |
UP 8222(ES44AC-H) AMTK 201(P42DC) AMTK 62(P42DC) AMTK 54(P42DC) |
Views: |
292 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Waiting at Longview |
Description: |
AMTK 58 waits for a UP intermodal to pass at the Amtrak Station in Longview, TX, about 100 miles east of Dallas. |
Photo Date: |
2/28/2016 Upload Date: 5/27/2016 3:41:35 AM |
Location: |
Longview, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 58(P42DC) |
Views: |
127 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Sitting in Longview |
Description: |
AMTK 58, leading Texas Eagle #21, sits at the Amtrak Station in Longview, TX, about 100 miles east of Dallas. |
Photo Date: |
2/28/2016 Upload Date: 5/27/2016 3:44:00 AM |
Location: |
Longview, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Track |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 58(P42DC) |
Views: |
129 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Texas Eagle #21 at Longview |
Description: |
Amtrak's southbound Texas Eagle, Train #21, sits at the Amtrak depot in Longview, TX, about 120 miles east of Dallas. |
Photo Date: |
6/29/2016 Upload Date: 7/25/2016 1:24:19 AM |
Location: |
Longview, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 59(P42DC) |
Views: |
208 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
AMTK 145 at Sugar Land |
Description: |
AMTK 145 leads eastbound Sunset Limited #2 through Sugar Land, TX, which is about 25 miles southwest of Houston. The train has 3 locomotives on this trip, because, in addition to the train's normal 6 cars, it also has a baggage car and 8 private cars on the rear, being taken east from San Antonio after the 2015 AAPRCO Convention. |
Photo Date: |
4/24/2015 Upload Date: 5/31/2015 7:58:17 AM |
Location: |
Sugar Land, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 145(P42DC) AMTK 181(P42DC) AMTK 60(P42DC) |
Views: |
138 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Across the Bayou |
Description: |
AMTK 60 leads eastbound Sunset Limited #2 across Brays Bayou on the southwest side of Houston. |
Photo Date: |
5/3/2015 Upload Date: 5/30/2015 6:06:40 PM |
Location: |
Houston, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
Bridge,Passenger,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 60(P42DC) AMTK 201(P42DC) |
Views: |
108 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Passing the Brewery |
Description: |
AMTK 60 leads eastbound Sunset Limited #2 past the iconic St. Arnold's Brewery just east of Downtown Houston.l |
Photo Date: |
5/3/2015 Upload Date: 5/30/2015 6:10:11 PM |
Location: |
Houston, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
Passenger,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 60(P42DC) AMTK 201(P42DC) |
Views: |
195 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Sitting at the Station |
Description: |
Three trains sit at the St Louis Amtrak Station on a rainy afternoon. At the left are Amtrak trains 314 and 304, the inbound Missouri River Runner from Kansas City and the Chicago-bound Lincoln Service. On the right is a 6 hour late northbound Texas Eagle, being assisted by UP 8222 after AMTK 201 broke down in East Texas. (UP 8222 would be replaced with an Amtrak unit while in St Louis). |
Photo Date: |
1/16/2017 Upload Date: 4/17/2017 12:23:04 AM |
Location: |
Saint Louis, MO |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Track |
Locomotives: |
UP 8222(ES44AC-H) AMTK 201(P42DC) AMTK 62(P42DC) |
Views: |
173 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Morning Eagle |
Description: |
On a bright and warm east Texas morning, Amtrak's southbound Texas Eagle #21 sits at the station in Longview, TX, about 125 miles east of Dallas. |
Photo Date: |
4/13/2017 Upload Date: 4/16/2017 10:07:00 PM |
Location: |
Longview, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Track |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 63(P42DC) |
Views: |
141 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Evening Eagle |
Description: |
AMTK 67 leads the southbound Texas Eagle in the late evening through Round Rock, TX, which is about 20 miles north of Austin. |
Photo Date: |
7/24/2015 Upload Date: 7/29/2015 8:45:40 PM |
Location: |
Round Rock, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Night,Passenger,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 67(P42DC) |
Views: |
105 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Texas Eagle #22 |
Description: |
AMTK 67 leads northbound Texas Eagle #22 through Round Rock, TX, which is about 20 miles north of Austin. |
Photo Date: |
7/25/2015 Upload Date: 7/29/2015 8:50:11 PM |
Location: |
Round Rock, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
Passenger,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 67(P42DC) |
Views: |
120 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Two Eras of Passenger Railroading |
Description: |
Two different eras of passenger railroading are present only 50 yards apart as Amtrak's eastbound Missouri River Runner 314 of the present day passes UP's 844, which was built to pull fast passenger trains in 1944. |
Photo Date: |
10/18/2016 Upload Date: 3/12/2018 10:55:39 PM |
Location: |
St Louis, MO |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
Passenger,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 844(4-8-4) AMTK 69(P42DC) |
Views: |
76 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Arrival of the Missouri River Runner |
Description: |
On an overcast and muggy Tuesday afternoon, the Saint Louis skyline looms above Amtrak's eastbound Missouri River Runner #314 as it enters its final mile into the Saint Louis Amtrak Station. |
Photo Date: |
10/18/2016 Upload Date: 3/12/2018 10:57:42 PM |
Location: |
St Louis, MO |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
Passenger,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 69(P42DC) |
Views: |
73 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Amtrak Train #2 at Hastings |
Description: |
AMTK 73 leads eastbound Sunset Limited #2 northward on BNSF's Mykawa Subdivision at Hastings, about 25 miles south of Houston. The train was detouring on the BNSF due to a damaged bridge on the train's normal route southwest of Houston. |
Photo Date: |
6/14/2016 Upload Date: 7/18/2016 1:21:05 AM |
Location: |
Hastings, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 73(P42DC) |
Views: |
126 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Idling in the Morning |
Description: |
AMTK 158 & AMTK 74 sit with the Sunset Limited at the San Antonio Amtrak Station in the early morning waiting for their 6:25 AM departure. |
Photo Date: |
7/12/2013 Upload Date: 7/29/2013 1:35:19 PM |
Location: |
San Antonio, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Night,Station,Passenger,Track |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 158(P42DC) AMTK 74(P42DC) |
Views: |
116 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Looking East |
Description: |
Amtrak Train #2 sits at the Houston Amtrak Station pointed towards the sun as I look east down the platform. The building in the background in the University of Houston Downtown Campus, which the train will soon go under. |
Photo Date: |
7/12/2013 Upload Date: 7/29/2013 1:42:55 PM |
Location: |
Houston, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 158(P42DC) AMTK 74(P42DC) |
Views: |
86 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
The "Stats" for AMTK 74 |
Description: |
The "stats" for AMTK 74 as displayed by the GE sticker on the side of the locomotive. |
Photo Date: |
7/12/2013 Upload Date: 7/29/2013 1:43:00 PM |
Location: |
Houston, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
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AMTK 74(P42DC) |
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Emissions Information |
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The sticker certifying that AMTK 74 meets Tier 0 emissions standards looks a little worse for wear. |
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7/12/2013 Upload Date: 7/29/2013 1:43:01 PM |
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Houston, TX |
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Christopher Parma |
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AMTK 74(P42DC) |
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Sunset Limited #2 at Richmond |
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AMTK 85 leads Amtrak Train #2, the eastbound Sunset Limited, through Richmond, TX, which is about 30 miles southwest of Houston. |
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10/2/2016 Upload Date: 4/25/2017 5:18:10 PM |
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Richmond, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
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RollingStock,Passenger,Track,Action |
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AMTK 85(P42DC) |
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AMTK 87 at Tower 87 |
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AMTK 87 leads Amtrak Train #1, the westbound Sunset Limited, across the diamond at Tower 87 next to UP's Englewood Yard on the northeast side of Houston. |
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10/12/2015 Upload Date: 1/12/2016 11:48:35 PM |
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Houston, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
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RollingStock,Yard,Signal,Passenger,Track,Action |
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AMTK 87(P42DC) |
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Title: |
Leaving Town |
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Sunset Limited #2 rolls northward on Main 2 of UP's West Belt Subdivision, leaving the skyline of Downtown Houston behind as it makes its way towards its next stop of Beaumont, TX. |
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2/12/2016 Upload Date: 5/27/2016 1:11:53 AM |
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Houston, TX |
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Christopher Parma |
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RollingStock,Passenger,Track,Action |
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AMTK 89(P42DC) |
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AMTK 89 Leads Sunset Limited #2 |
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AMTK 89 leads eastbound Sunset Limited #2 up Main 2 of UP's West Belt Subdivision on the north side of Houston, TX. The skyline of Downtown Houston can be seen in the distance. |
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2/12/2016 Upload Date: 5/27/2016 1:18:43 AM |
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Houston, TX |
Author: |
Christopher Parma |
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RollingStock,Passenger,Track,Action |
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AMTK 89(P42DC) AMTK 134(P42DC) |
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105 Comments: 0 |
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