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By:Christopher Parma
Dates:2/1/2016 - 2/29/2016
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Morning at Tower 210
Title:  Morning at Tower 210
Description:  As the sun rises the signal on UP's West Belt Subdivision at Tower 210, CP H931, shows "Stop" on the north side of Houston, TX.
Photo Date:  2/12/2016  Upload Date: 5/26/2016 5:41:10 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  Signal,Track
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Views:  55   Comments: 0
Morning Intermediates
Title:  Morning Intermediates
Description:  In the early morning, the intermediate signals at MP 230.8 on UP's West Belt Subdivision await the arrival of KCS intermodal ISLSH and Amtrak's Sunset Limited #2. The signal on Main 1 has already lit up with an Advance Approach (Flashing Yellow) as the KCS train has entered the block.
Photo Date:  2/12/2016  Upload Date: 5/26/2016 5:44:02 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  Signal,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  69   Comments: 0
Morning ISLSH Under the Houston Skyline
Title:  Morning ISLSH Under the Houston Skyline
Description:  KCS 4183 leads intermodal train ISLSH (Intermodal- San Luis Potosí [Mexico] to Shreveport, LA) northward on Main 1 of UP's West Belt Subdivision. In the distance, the skyline of Downtown Houston can be seen.
Photo Date:  2/12/2016  Upload Date: 5/26/2016 5:49:54 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4183(SD70ACe)
Views:  195   Comments: 0
Morning Light on KCS 4183
Title:  Morning Light on KCS 4183
Description:  As the morning sun shines down on it, KCS 4183 leads the ISLSH (Intermodal- San Luis Potosí [Mexico] to Shreveport, LA) northward on Main 1 of UP's West Belt Subdivision on the north side of Houston, TX.
Photo Date:  2/12/2016  Upload Date: 5/26/2016 5:58:17 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4183(SD70ACe)
Views:  169   Comments: 0
Stacks Under Blue Skies
Title:  Stacks Under Blue Skies
Description:  Stacks in KCS train ISLSH (Intermodal- San Luis Potosí [Mexico] to Shreveport, LA) roll northward under blue morning skies on the north side of Houston, TX. In the distance is the skyline of Downtown Houston.
Photo Date:  2/12/2016  Upload Date: 5/27/2016 12:34:05 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  60   Comments: 0
Splitting the Signals
Title:  Splitting the Signals
Description:  KCS intermodal train ISLSH (Intermodal- San Luis Potosí [Mexico] to Shreveport, LA) splits the intermediate signals at MP 230.8 on UP's West Belt Subdivision on the north side of Houston, TX.
Photo Date:  2/12/2016  Upload Date: 5/27/2016 12:57:36 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  69   Comments: 0
Leaving Town
Title:  Leaving Town
Description:  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.
Photo Date:  2/12/2016  Upload Date: 5/27/2016 1:11:53 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  151   Comments: 0
AMTK 89 Leads Sunset Limited #2
Title:  AMTK 89 Leads Sunset Limited #2
Description:  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.
Photo Date:  2/12/2016  Upload Date: 5/27/2016 1:18:43 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 134(P42DC)
Views:  125   Comments: 0
Chasing the Stacker
Title:  Chasing the Stacker
Description:  Amtrak Train #2, the eastbound Sunset Limited, chases the rear of KCS intermodal ISLSH (Intermodal- San Luis Potosí [Mexico] to Shreveport, LA) as both trains head north on UP's West Belt Subdivision on the north side of Houston.l The ISLSH is on Main 1 and the Sunset Limited is on Main 2.
Photo Date:  2/12/2016  Upload Date: 5/27/2016 1:28:42 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Signal,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 134(P42DC)
Views:  119   Comments: 0
Sunset Limited Rolls North
Title:  Sunset Limited Rolls North
Description:  Amtrak Train #2, the eastbound Sunset Limited, rolls northward on Main 2 of UP's Belt Subdivision as it splits the intermediate signals at MP 230.8.
Photo Date:  2/12/2016  Upload Date: 5/27/2016 1:32:15 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Signal,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  60   Comments: 0
Clear Signal at Wallis
Title:  Clear Signal at Wallis
Description:  The former ATSF searchlight at the north siding switch of Wallis, TX is lit up Clear for a southbound BNSF train. However, the signal was not long for this world as its replacement can be seen standing by.
Photo Date:  2/12/2016  Upload Date: 5/27/2016 1:37:27 AM
Location:  Wallis, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  Night,Signal,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  93   Comments: 0
ZLAJX Flies East
Title:  ZLAJX Flies East
Description:  UP 7520 flies eastward with the ZLAJX (Z Train- East Yard [Los Angeles, CA] to Jacksonville, FL [CSX]) on UP's Glidden Subdivision in East Bernard, TX, which is about 50 miles southwest of Houston.
Photo Date:  2/13/2016  Upload Date: 5/27/2016 1:39:47 AM
Location:  East Bernard, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 7520(ES44AC)
Views:  195   Comments: 1
TTGX 693317
Title:  TTGX 693317
Description:  TTGX 693317, a new BNSF autorack, rolls eastward on the ZLAJX (Z Train- Los Angeles, CA to Jacksonville, FL [CSX]) as it passes through East Bernard, TX, which is about 50 miles southwest of Houston.
Photo Date:  2/13/2016  Upload Date: 5/27/2016 1:49:10 AM
Location:  East Bernard, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  98   Comments: 0
Eastbound Across the River
Title:  Eastbound Across the River
Description:  UP 8492 leads a loaded rock train eastward across the Brazos River on UP's Glidden Subdivision in Richmond, TX, which is about 30 miles southwest of Houston.
Photo Date:  2/20/2016  Upload Date: 5/27/2016 1:59:13 AM
Location:  Richmond, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Bridge,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8492(SD70ACe) UP 6448(AC44CW)
Views:  292   Comments: 0
Rock Loads Across the Brazos River
Title:  Rock Loads Across the Brazos River
Description:  A loaded UP rock train rolls across the Brazos River on UP's Glidden Subdivision in Richmond, TX, about 30 miles southwest of Houston.
Photo Date:  2/20/2016  Upload Date: 5/27/2016 2:03:41 AM
Location:  Richmond, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Bridge,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  3192   Comments: 0
Shoving Across the River
Title:  Shoving Across the River
Description:  UP 7445 shoves on the rear of an eastbound loaded rock train as it crosses over the Brazos River in Richmond, TX, about 30 miles southwest of Houston.
Photo Date:  2/20/2016  Upload Date: 5/27/2016 2:09:15 AM
Location:  Richmond, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 7445(AC45CCTE)
Views:  166   Comments: 0
BNSF 4985 South
Title:  BNSF 4985 South
Description:  BNSF 4985 leads a southbound manifest on BNSF's Galveston Subdivision through Rosenberg, TX, which is about 35 miles southwest of Houston.
Photo Date:  2/20/2016  Upload Date: 5/27/2016 2:12:47 AM
Location:  Rosenberg, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4985(C44-9W)
Views:  117   Comments: 1
EQUX 015176
Title:  EQUX 015176
Description:  EQUX 015176, a covered hopper used for carrying plastics, rolls southward on a BNSF manifest in Rosenberg, TX, about 35 miles southwest of Houston.
Photo Date:  2/20/2016  Upload Date: 5/27/2016 2:15:58 AM
Location:  Rosenberg, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  82   Comments: 0
SHPX 215068
Title:  SHPX 215068
Description:  SHPX 215068, a new and shiny tank car, rolls southward on a BNSF manifest in Rosenberg, TX, about 35 miles southwest of Houston.
Photo Date:  2/20/2016  Upload Date: 5/27/2016 2:21:40 AM
Location:  Rosenberg, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  107   Comments: 0
LTCX 1927
Title:  LTCX 1927
Description:  LTCX 1927, a tank car carrying argon, rolls southward on a BNSF manifest in Rosenberg, TX, about 35 miles southwest of Houston.
Photo Date:  2/20/2016  Upload Date: 5/27/2016 2:24:23 AM
Location:  Rosenberg, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  96   Comments: 0
BNSF 4507 South
Title:  BNSF 4507 South
Description:  BNSF 4507 leads a manifest southward on BNSF's Mykawa Subdivision on the south side of Houston, TX.
Photo Date:  2/20/2016  Upload Date: 5/27/2016 2:30:26 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4507(C44-9W)
Views:  116   Comments: 1
BNSF 6983 Rolling South
Title:  BNSF 6983 Rolling South
Description:  BNSF 6983 rolls second-out on a BNSF manifest as it rolls southward on BNSF's Mykawa Subdivision on the south side of Houston, TX.
Photo Date:  2/20/2016  Upload Date: 5/27/2016 2:41:45 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6983(ES44C4)
Views:  178   Comments: 0
Rolling South
Title:  Rolling South
Description:  A BNSF manifest rolls southward on BNSF's Mykawa Subdivision on the south side of Houston, TX. In the distance, the signal at North Mykawa displays a southbound "Approach" (Yellow over Red).
Photo Date:  2/20/2016  Upload Date: 5/27/2016 2:48:45 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  51   Comments: 0
Afternoon Light on the Manifest
Title:  Afternoon Light on the Manifest
Description:  Afternoon light shines down upon a southbound BNSF manifest on the south side of Houston.
Photo Date:  2/20/2016  Upload Date: 5/27/2016 2:52:24 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  79   Comments: 0
BN 467195
Title:  BN 467195
Description:  BN 467195, a fairly clean and untouched grain hopper, rolls southward on a BNSF manifest on the south side of Houston, TX.
Photo Date:  2/20/2016  Upload Date: 5/27/2016 2:55:47 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  79   Comments: 0
Tail End
Title:  Tail End
Description:  The tail end of a BNSF manifest rolls southward on BNSF's Mykawa Subdivision on the south side of Houston, TX.
Photo Date:  2/20/2016  Upload Date: 5/27/2016 2:59:39 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  82   Comments: 0
UP 8883 South
Title:  UP 8883 South
Description:  UP 8883 leads the UPQFP (Unit Train- Plaquemine, LA, to Freeport, TX), an empty vinyl chloride train, southward on BNSF's Mykawa Subdivision on the south side of Houston, TX.
Photo Date:  2/20/2016  Upload Date: 5/27/2016 3:02:26 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8883(SD70AH)
Views:  205   Comments: 1
UPQFP Rolls South
Title:  UPQFP Rolls South
Description:  UP train UPQFP (Unit Train- Plaquemine, LA, to Freeport, TX), an empty vinyl chloride train, rolls southward on BNSF's Mykawa Subdivision on the south side of Houston, TX. In the distance, the signal at North Mykawa can be seen displaying a "Diverging Approach" (Red over Yellow), indicating that the train will be going into Mykawa Siding.
Photo Date:  2/20/2016  Upload Date: 5/27/2016 3:06:51 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  86   Comments: 0
Tail End
Title:  Tail End
Description:  The tail end of the UPQFP (Unit Train- Plaquemine, LA, to Freeport, TX), an empty vinyl chloride train, rolls southward on BNSF's Mykawa Subdivision on the south side of Houston, TX.
Photo Date:  2/20/2016  Upload Date: 5/27/2016 3:10:56 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  83   Comments: 0
UP 1989 at North Yard
Title:  UP 1989 at North Yard
Description:  UP 1989 sits beneath the yard tower at the Port Terminal Railroad Association's North Yard near the Port of Houston.
Photo Date:  2/20/2016  Upload Date: 5/27/2016 3:16:44 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  UP 1989(SD70ACe)
Views:  126   Comments: 1
Westbound Past the Hump Job
Title:  Westbound Past the Hump Job
Description:  UP 4366 leads a westbound manifest past a waiting hump job on the east end of Englewood Yard in Houston, TX.
Photo Date:  2/20/2016  Upload Date: 5/27/2016 3:20:26 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 3233(SD40-2) UP 1877(SD40N) UPY 932(Yard Slug) UP 4366(SD70M)
Views:  445   Comments: 0
UP 4366 at Dusk
Title:  UP 4366 at Dusk
Description:  At dusk, UP 4366 leads a westbound manifest past a waiting hump job on the east end of Englewood Yard in Houston, TX.
Photo Date:  2/20/2016  Upload Date: 5/27/2016 3:22:53 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Night,Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4366(SD70M) UP 4273(SD70M)
Views:  124   Comments: 0
Approaching Englewood at Dusk
Title:  Approaching Englewood at Dusk
Description:  UP 4366 leads a westbound manifest as it approaches Englewood Yard on the northeast side of Houston. In the distance the train can be seen to have an "Approach" signal at East Settegast Jct, and just to the left of the signals the skyline of Downtown Houston can be seen.
Photo Date:  2/20/2016  Upload Date: 5/27/2016 3:28:04 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Night,Yard,Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4366(SD70M) UP 4273(SD70M)
Views:  119   Comments: 0
All Reds at Mesa
Title:  All Reds at Mesa
Description:  At the far east end of Englewood Yard, the eastbound signals at the Mesa Crossovers are showing all reds under the night sky.
Photo Date:  2/20/2016  Upload Date: 5/27/2016 3:30:40 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  Night,Signal,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  77   Comments: 0
Red Over Red
Title:  Red Over Red
Description:  The signal guarding the east yard lead out of Englewood Yard at the Mesa Crossovers (CP LF356) displays red over red, "Stop".
Photo Date:  2/20/2016  Upload Date: 5/27/2016 3:33:12 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  Night,Signal,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  71   Comments: 0
AMTK Leads Sunset Limited #1
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:  106   Comments: 0
Waiting at Longview
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:  151   Comments: 0
Sitting in Longview
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:  145   Comments: 0
Rolling Past the Depot
Title:  Rolling Past the Depot
Description:  UP 8473, and its American flag, leads a northbound manifest past a number of Texas and American flags at the Amtrak Station in Longivew, TX, about 100 miles east of Dallas.
Photo Date:  2/28/2016  Upload Date: 5/27/2016 3:46:35 AM
Location:  Longview, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  RollingStock,Station,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8473(SD70ACe)
Views:  150   Comments: 0


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