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Viewing Album:  Railfanning Spring 2014
 
By:Christopher Parma
Dates:1/1/2014 - 6/1/2014
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Behind the Coils
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
Locomotives:  HLCX 3803(GP38-2)
Views:  305   Comments: 0
Holding at Eureka
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)
Views:  372   Comments: 0
Still in Yellow
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
Locomotives: 
Views:  128   Comments: 0
GE Trio
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)
Views:  760   Comments: 1
Approaching from Behind
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)
Views:  290   Comments: 1
Head to Head
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)
Views:  601   Comments: 1
KCS 2950
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)
Views:  315   Comments: 0
Red Signals
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
Locomotives: 
Views:  102   Comments: 0
Maintenance of Way Truck
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
Locomotives: 
Views:  258   Comments: 0
Tied Down at Missouri City
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)
Views:  268   Comments: 1
Approach at Tower 30
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
Locomotives: 
Views:  106   Comments: 0
Canadian Power
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)
Views:  399   Comments: 0
CN 2184
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)
Views:  286   Comments: 0
CN 5558
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)
Views:  242   Comments: 0
CN 5800
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)
Views:  169   Comments: 0
CN 5756
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)
Views:  126   Comments: 0
Canadians Headed North
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)
Views:  400   Comments: 0
Tank Cars Rolling North
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
Locomotives: 
Views:  122   Comments: 0
Westbound Juice Train Through Eagle Lake
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)
Views:  275   Comments: 0
Big Blue Headed West
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)
Views:  244   Comments: 0
Tropicana Reefers of Juice
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
Locomotives: 
Views:  261   Comments: 0

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