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Viewing Album:  Texas - Houston area
 
By:Alex Piechowski
Dates:3/20/2025 - 3/20/2025
Album Info:Early spring trip to the west coast, primarily the Houston area. Also included is nearby Sealy and Galveston.
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BNSF 5070
Title:  BNSF 5070
Description:  Going away shot of the BNSF mixed freight.
Photo Date:  3/19/2025  Upload Date: 4/2/2025 9:27:45 PM
Location:  South Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5070(C44-9W)
Views:  20   Comments: 0
UP 1027
Title:  UP 1027
Description:  A boy on his bike races past the crossing as the UP local notches to speed.
Photo Date:  3/19/2025  Upload Date: 4/2/2025 9:28:21 PM
Location:  South Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1027(GP60)
Views:  20   Comments: 0
UP 1027
Title:  UP 1027
Description:  A westbound UP local crosses TN&O Junction with tank cars from the Houston Port. @ 14:48 hrs
Photo Date:  3/19/2025  Upload Date: 4/2/2025 9:28:12 PM
Location:  South Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 1027(GP60)
Views:  14   Comments: 0
UP 8951
Title:  UP 8951
Description:  A UP manifest proceeds south at TN&O Junction with two SD70 widecabs. @ 14:56 hrs
Photo Date:  3/19/2025  Upload Date: 4/2/2025 9:52:50 PM
Location:  South Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8951(SD70AH)
Views:  13   Comments: 0
UP 9046
Title:  UP 9046
Description:  Going away shot of the UP manifest.
Photo Date:  3/19/2025  Upload Date: 4/2/2025 9:54:07 PM
Location:  South Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 9046(SD70AH)
Views:  6   Comments: 0
PTRA 1924
Title:  PTRA 1924
Description:  A Texas flag themed Port Terminal Railroad unit drills cars in Denver Harbor yard.
Photo Date:  3/19/2025  Upload Date: 4/2/2025 9:57:41 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives:  PTRA 1924(GP38-2)
Views:  17   Comments: 0
UP Denver Harbor yard
Title:  UP Denver Harbor yard
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/19/2025  Upload Date: 4/2/2025 9:57:55 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Yard,Track
Locomotives:  UP 5141(SD70M) UP 680(GP38-2)
Views:  21   Comments: 0
Englewood hump job #2
Title:  Englewood hump job #2
Description:  Englewood hump job 2 pulls a large consist into the yard to break down.
Photo Date:  3/19/2025  Upload Date: 4/5/2025 11:24:04 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  UP 1658(SD40N) UPY 319(SD40N)
Views:  5   Comments: 0
UPY 421
Title:  UPY 421
Description:  Waiting to return into Englewood yard at Tower 87.
Photo Date:  3/19/2025  Upload Date: 4/5/2025 11:22:12 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Signal,Track
Locomotives:  UPY 421(S6-1B)
Views:  4   Comments: 0
UPY 419
Title:  UPY 419
Description:  Englewood hump job going away shot above from Tower 87.
Photo Date:  3/19/2025  Upload Date: 4/5/2025 11:24:17 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives:  UPY 419(S6-1B)
Views:  5   Comments: 0
UPY 343, UPY 443, UP 1777 job #2
Title:  UPY 343, UPY 443, UP 1777 job #2
Description:  Englewood hump 1 finished breaking up a consist sitting over Tower 87. @ 15:43 hrs
Photo Date:  3/19/2025  Upload Date: 4/5/2025 11:24:27 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Bridge,Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UPY 343(SD40N) UPY 443(Yard Slug) UP 1777(SD40N)
Views:  4   Comments: 0
UPY 343
Title:  UPY 343
Description:  A closer look at the hump unit, a rebuilt SD40 model from 1980, ex-UP 3807 is working hump at Englewood yard.
Photo Date:  3/19/2025  Upload Date: 4/5/2025 11:24:37 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Roster,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  UPY 343(SD40N)
Views:  4   Comments: 0
UP 1777
Title:  UP 1777
Description:  A friendly employee gives a wave as he reserves the consist back toward the main yard.
Photo Date:  3/19/2025  Upload Date: 4/5/2025 11:24:49 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 1777(SD40N)
Views:  1   Comments: 0
UP 684
Title:  UP 684
Description:  Parked motive power at Tower 87, Englewood yard.
Photo Date:  3/19/2025  Upload Date: 4/5/2025 11:25:02 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 684(GP38-2)
Views:  5   Comments: 0
UP 2212
Title:  UP 2212
Description:  Parked motive power at Tower 87, Englewood yard, surprised how some of these SD60s have survived retirement.
Photo Date:  3/19/2025  Upload Date: 4/5/2025 11:25:39 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 2212(SD60)
Views:  10   Comments: 0
UP 9647
Title:  UP 9647
Description:  Consist switching in Englewood yard.
Photo Date:  3/19/2025  Upload Date: 4/5/2025 12:08:20 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 9647(C44-9W)
Views:  7   Comments: 0
Englewood locomotive shops
Title:  Englewood locomotive shops
Description:  Afternoon light on the older beat up locomotives in Englewood yard.
Photo Date:  3/19/2025  Upload Date: 4/5/2025 12:08:35 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  UP 6860(AC44CW) UP 5214(SD70M)
Views:  8   Comments: 0
UP 7005
Title:  UP 7005
Description:  Englewood yard.
Photo Date:  3/19/2025  Upload Date: 4/5/2025 12:08:45 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Yard,Signal,Track
Locomotives:  UP 7005(AC44CW)
Views:  3   Comments: 0
UP 1737
Title:  UP 1737
Description:  An afternoon yard job drills a cut of plastics covered hoppers and tanks in Englewood yard.
Photo Date:  3/19/2025  Upload Date: 4/5/2025 12:08:54 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 1737(SD40N)
Views:  3   Comments: 0
UP 5492
Title:  UP 5492
Description:  A two plus mile long UP mixed freight makes its approach toward Englewood yard at Tower 26 in first morning light. @ 08:02 hrs
Photo Date:  3/20/2025  Upload Date: 4/5/2025 12:11:14 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 5492(AC45CCTE)
Views:  1   Comments: 0
KCS 4173
Title:  KCS 4173
Description:  A CPKC mixed freight heading toward Kendleton takes the west leg at Tower 26. @ 08:23
Photo Date:  3/20/2025  Upload Date: 4/5/2025 11:26:21 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4173(SD70ACe)
Views:  7   Comments: 0
CP 6304
Title:  CP 6304
Description:  A close up of 6304
Photo Date:  3/20/2025  Upload Date: 4/5/2025 12:09:51 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CP 6304(SD60-3)
Views:  3   Comments: 0
KCS 4173, CP 6304 Tower 26
Title:  KCS 4173, CP 6304 Tower 26
Description:  Going away shot at Tower 26.
Photo Date:  3/20/2025  Upload Date: 4/5/2025 12:10:02 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4173(SD70ACe) CP 6304(SD60-3)
Views:  2   Comments: 0
BNSF 7999
Title:  BNSF 7999
Description:  Following south was a BNSF mixed freight heading toward south Houston at Tower 26. @ 08:38 hrs
Photo Date:  3/20/2025  Upload Date: 4/5/2025 12:27:03 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7999(ES44C4)
Views:  4   Comments: 0
BNSF 7999
Title:  BNSF 7999
Description:  A closer look at the southbound BNSF mixed freight at Tower 26.
Photo Date:  3/20/2025  Upload Date: 4/5/2025 12:31:42 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7999(ES44C4)
Views:  1   Comments: 0
BNSF 1120
Title:  BNSF 1120
Description:  Quite the locomotive here, an old school H-1 painted GE, with the door and side panels replaced in the H-2 paint.
Photo Date:  3/20/2025  Upload Date: 4/5/2025 12:30:17 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BNSF 1120(C44-9W)
Views:  4   Comments: 0
UP 7819
Title:  UP 7819
Description:  Another large UP manifest inches west toward Englewood yard in perfect morning light at Tower 26. @ 08:54 hrs
Photo Date:  3/20/2025  Upload Date: 4/5/2025 12:33:44 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 7819(AC45CCTE)
Views:  2   Comments: 0
UP 7607
Title:  UP 7607
Description:  2nd unit on the manifest train.
Photo Date:  3/20/2025  Upload Date: 4/5/2025 12:33:58 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 7607(AC45CCTE)
Views:  2   Comments: 0
UP 2551
Title:  UP 2551
Description:  Going away shot of the UP manifest at Tower 26.
Photo Date:  3/20/2025  Upload Date: 4/5/2025 12:34:09 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 2551(ES44AC)
Views:  2   Comments: 0
CP 8141
Title:  CP 8141
Description:  About 30 seconds from being blocked was a CPKC freight train heading north out of Houston with a colorful consist. I assume this train is heading toward Shreveport, Louisiana from Kendleton yard. @ 09:05 hrs
Photo Date:  3/20/2025  Upload Date: 4/5/2025 12:38:06 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8141(AC4400CWM)
Views:  9   Comments: 0
CP 7431
Title:  CP 7431
Description:  A neat suprise, one of the new CPKC tricontinental themed locomotives trails third on the mixed freight.
Photo Date:  3/20/2025  Upload Date: 4/5/2025 12:38:16 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
Locomotives:  CP 7431(ET44AC)
Views:  12   Comments: 0
KCS 4043
Title:  KCS 4043
Description:  Middle unit on the CPKC mixed freight.
Photo Date:  3/20/2025  Upload Date: 4/5/2025 12:38:28 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Roster,Track
Locomotives:  KCS 4043(SD70ACe)
Views:  8   Comments: 0
UP 7164
Title:  UP 7164
Description:  A UP sand train takes the left leg toward northeast Houston in perfect morning light at Tower 26. @ 09:26 hrs
Photo Date:  3/20/2025  Upload Date: 4/5/2025 12:38:59 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 7164(AC44CW)
Views:  5   Comments: 0
UP 6162
Title:  UP 6162
Description:  Going away shot of the sand train.
Photo Date:  3/20/2025  Upload Date: 4/5/2025 12:49:25 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  UP 6162(AC44CW)
Views:  9   Comments: 0
UP 5494
Title:  UP 5494
Description:  UP 5494 is need of a wash! Acting as the rear DPU on a unit sand train traversing through Houston.
Photo Date:  3/20/2025  Upload Date: 4/5/2025 12:51:07 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 5494(AC45CCTE)
Views:  8   Comments: 0

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