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Viewing Album:  Texas - Houston area
 
By:Alex Piechowski
Dates:3/17/2025 - 3/17/2025
Album Info:Early spring trip to the west coast, primarily the Houston area. Also included is nearby Sealy and Galveston.
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UP 2623
Title:  UP 2623
Description:  A UP cement train crosses the interlocking heading eastward through Houston. @ 09:25 hrs
Photo Date:  3/17/2025  Upload Date: 3/31/2025 9:31:51 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 2623(ET44AH)
Views:  10   Comments: 0
Trailing units on the unit train
Title:  Trailing units on the unit train
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/17/2025  Upload Date: 3/31/2025 9:33:51 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8206(ES44AC-H) UP 7840(AC45CCTE)
Views:  6   Comments: 0
UP 8783
Title:  UP 8783
Description:  A northbound UP mixed freight crosses the interlocking at Tower 26. @ 10:42
Photo Date:  3/17/2025  Upload Date: 3/31/2025 9:34:03 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8783(SD70ACe)
Views:  5   Comments: 0
UP 7616
Title:  UP 7616
Description:  Going away shot of the mixed freight passing the old interlocking rails at Tower 26.
Photo Date:  3/17/2025  Upload Date: 3/31/2025 9:34:23 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 7616(AC45CCTE)
Views:  11   Comments: 0
UP 7280
Title:  UP 7280
Description:  With the train being easily over two miles long, two mid train DPUs cross the diamond on the UP mixed freight.
Photo Date:  3/17/2025  Upload Date: 3/31/2025 9:36:08 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 7280(AC44CW)
Views:  4   Comments: 0
UP 7967
Title:  UP 7967
Description:  The second mid train DPU in the consist.
Photo Date:  3/17/2025  Upload Date: 3/31/2025 9:36:23 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 7967(AC45CCTE)
Views:  4   Comments: 0
UP 6048
Title:  UP 6048
Description:  The first rear train DPU on the UP mixed freight.
Photo Date:  3/17/2025  Upload Date: 3/31/2025 9:37:21 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 6048(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  4   Comments: 0
UP 5263
Title:  UP 5263
Description:  The second rear train DPU on the UP mixed freight going away shot toward downtown.
Photo Date:  3/17/2025  Upload Date: 3/31/2025 9:37:34 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 5263(AC45CCTE)
Views:  5   Comments: 0
UP 8345
Title:  UP 8345
Description:  Veering southwest toward Englewood yard is a UP manifest with a thunder-cab emd in the lead at Tower 26. @ 10:24 hrs
Photo Date:  3/17/2025  Upload Date: 3/31/2025 9:38:11 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8345(SD70ACe)
Views:  4   Comments: 0
UP 8872
Title:  UP 8872
Description:  The mid train DPU on the Englewood bound mixed freight
Photo Date:  3/17/2025  Upload Date: 3/31/2025 9:38:44 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8872(SD70AH)
Views:  7   Comments: 0
KCS 4171
Title:  KCS 4171
Description:  A CPKC unit coal train runs east out of Houston, most likely back to their trackage in Louisiana. @ 11:05 hrs
Photo Date:  3/17/2025  Upload Date: 3/31/2025 9:50:03 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4171(SD70ACe)
Views:  7   Comments: 0
Looking south
Title:  Looking south
Description:  Just south of tower 26 in the Greater Fifth Ward neighborhood. @ 11:20 hrs
Photo Date:  3/17/2025  Upload Date: 3/31/2025 9:51:50 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Signal,Track
Locomotives:  UP 7884(AC45CCTE) UP 8230(AC45CCTE)
Views:  6   Comments: 0
UP 9782
Title:  UP 9782
Description:  Looking northeast out of Englewood yard, late morning hours.
Photo Date:  3/17/2025  Upload Date: 3/31/2025 9:53:12 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Bridge,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  UP 9782(C44-9W)
Views:  6   Comments: 0
UP 6860
Title:  UP 6860
Description:  An old beast resting on of the facility engine house tracks at Englewood yard.
Photo Date:  3/17/2025  Upload Date: 3/31/2025 9:53:52 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  UP 6860(AC44CW)
Views:  6   Comments: 0
Englewood locomotive shops
Title:  Englewood locomotive shops
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/17/2025  Upload Date: 3/31/2025 10:00:05 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Yard,Track
Locomotives:  UP 3027(SD70AH-T4) UP 2011(SD40N) UP 1812(SD40N) UP 7804(AC45CCTE)
Views:  15   Comments: 0
UP 3027
Title:  UP 3027
Description:  A closer look at one of the few tier 4 ACes on UP's roster.
Photo Date:  3/17/2025  Upload Date: 3/31/2025 10:02:51 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 3027(SD70AH-T4)
Views:  11   Comments: 0
CPKC trains at Englewood yard
Title:  CPKC trains at Englewood yard
Description:  Two staged CPKC freight trains sit under the northbound signal gantry in Englewood yard. @ 11:35 hrs
Photo Date:  3/17/2025  Upload Date: 3/31/2025 10:02:42 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  KCS 4141(SD70ACe) KCS 4752(ES44AC)
Views:  10   Comments: 0
Englewood locomotive shops
Title:  Englewood locomotive shops
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/17/2025  Upload Date: 3/31/2025 10:02:30 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  UP 1725(SD40N) UP 7804(AC45CCTE)
Views:  9   Comments: 0
UP 4596
Title:  UP 4596
Description:  The southwest end switcher idling in Englewood yard.
Photo Date:  3/17/2025  Upload Date: 3/31/2025 10:02:21 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  UP 4596(SD70M)
Views:  7   Comments: 0
UP 5141
Title:  UP 5141
Description:  One of my favorite locomotives, the flared SD70Ms, is leading a train from the Houston Ports coming through 26 headed north. @ 12:13 hrs
Photo Date:  3/17/2025  Upload Date: 3/31/2025 10:11:30 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 5141(SD70M)
Views:  7   Comments: 0
UP 7884
Title:  UP 7884
Description:  After getting a signal out of Englewood, a northbound mixed freight approaches tower 26 heading toward downtown Houston. @ 12:28 hrs
Photo Date:  3/17/2025  Upload Date: 3/31/2025 10:14:18 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Scenic,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 7884(AC45CCTE)
Views:  4   Comments: 0
KCSM 4752
Title:  KCSM 4752
Description:  Following close behind is a CPKC unit grain train heading north out of Houston at Tower 26. @ 12:45 hrs
Photo Date:  3/17/2025  Upload Date: 3/31/2025 10:14:30 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Bridge,Track,Action
Locomotives:  KCSM 4752(ES44AC)
Views:  8   Comments: 0
KCS 4591
Title:  KCS 4591
Description:  After passing for almost ten minutes the rear end DPU clears the diamond at Tower 26.
Photo Date:  3/17/2025  Upload Date: 3/31/2025 10:13:32 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4591(AC44CW)
Views:  10   Comments: 0

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