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Viewing Album:  Texas - Houston area
 
By:Alex Piechowski
Dates:3/19/2025 - 3/19/2025
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 northbound with the city of Houston being visible in the background. @ 09:25 hrs
Photo Date:  3/18/2025  Upload Date: 3/31/2025 9:31:51 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 2623(ET44AH)
Views:  11   Comments: 0
Trailing units on the unit train
Title:  Trailing units on the unit train
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/18/2025  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:  8   Comments: 0
UP 8783
Title:  UP 8783
Description:  A westbound UP mixed freight crosses the interlocking at Tower 26. @ 10:42
Photo Date:  3/18/2025  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:  3/18/2025  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:  3/18/2025  Upload Date: 3/31/2025 9:36:08 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 7280(AC44CW)
Views:  5   Comments: 0
UP 7967
Title:  UP 7967
Description:  The second mid train DPU in the consist.
Photo Date:  3/18/2025  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:  3/18/2025  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:  3/18/2025  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 eastbound toward Englewood yard is a UP manifest with a thunder-cab emd in the lead at Tower 26. @ 10:24 hrs
Photo Date:  3/18/2025  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:  3/18/2025  Upload Date: 3/31/2025 9:38:44 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8872(SD70AH)
Views:  9   Comments: 0
KCS 4171
Title:  KCS 4171
Description:  A CPKC unit coal train runs north out of Houston, most likely back to their trackage in Louisiana. @ 11:05 hrs
Photo Date:  3/18/2025  Upload Date: 3/31/2025 9:50:03 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4171(SD70ACe)
Views:  8   Comments: 0
Looking south
Title:  Looking south
Description:  Just east of tower 26 in the Greater Fifth Ward neighborhood. @ 11:20 hrs
Photo Date:  3/18/2025  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:  9   Comments: 0
UP 9782
Title:  UP 9782
Description:  Looking northeast out of Englewood yard, late morning hours.
Photo Date:  3/18/2025  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:  3/18/2025  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:  3/18/2025  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:  16   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:  3/18/2025  Upload Date: 3/31/2025 10:02:51 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 3027(SD70AH-T4)
Views:  12   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:  3/18/2025  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:  12   Comments: 0
Englewood locomotive shops
Title:  Englewood locomotive shops
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/18/2025  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:  10   Comments: 0
UP 4596
Title:  UP 4596
Description:  The southwest end switcher idling in Englewood yard.
Photo Date:  3/18/2025  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 west. @ 12:13 hrs
Photo Date:  3/18/2025  Upload Date: 3/31/2025 10:11:30 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 5141(SD70M)
Views:  8   Comments: 0
UP 7884
Title:  UP 7884
Description:  After getting a signal out of Englewood, a westbound mixed freight approaches tower 26 heading toward downtown Houston. @ 12:28 hrs
Photo Date:  3/18/2025  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 westbound out of Englewood yard at Tower 26. @ 12:45 hrs
Photo Date:  3/18/2025  Upload Date: 3/31/2025 10:14:30 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Bridge,Track,Action
Locomotives:  KCSM 4752(ES44AC)
Views:  9   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:  3/18/2025  Upload Date: 3/31/2025 10:13:32 AM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4591(AC44CW)
Views:  14   Comments: 0
UP 8230
Title:  UP 8230
Description:  A northbound train veers off at Tower 26 in the early afternoon light. @ 12:59 hrs
Photo Date:  3/18/2025  Upload Date: 4/2/2025 8:10:33 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8230(AC45CCTE)
Views:  2   Comments: 0
AMTK 206
Title:  AMTK 206
Description:  Sunset limited #2 is slightly off schedule diverting onto UP trackage toward Louisiana. @ 13:17 hrs
Photo Date:  3/18/2025  Upload Date: 4/2/2025 8:35:20 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Signal,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 206(P42DC)
Views:  1   Comments: 0
KCS 4141
Title:  KCS 4141
Description:  After recrewing at Tower 68, a westbound CPKC train crosses the diamond at tower 26 heading toward Houston Amtrak station. @ 13:23 hrs
Photo Date:  3/18/2025  Upload Date: 4/2/2025 8:22:17 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4141(SD70ACe)
Views:  2   Comments: 0
KCS 4172
Title:  KCS 4172
Description:  Going away shot of the CPKC mixed freight.
Photo Date:  3/18/2025  Upload Date: 4/2/2025 8:22:41 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4172(SD70ACe)
Views:  1   Comments: 0
Meet on the Englewood branch off and main line
Title:  Meet on the Englewood branch off and main line
Description:  A BNSF mixed freight train coming from South Houston yard approaches Tower 26 meeting a sidelined UP train. @ 13:32 hrs
Photo Date:  3/18/2025  Upload Date: 4/2/2025 8:23:30 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5966(ES44AC) BNSF 7018(ES44C4)
Views:  5   Comments: 0
UP 9572
Title:  UP 9572
Description:  Going away shot of the UP mixed freight at Tower 26
Photo Date:  3/18/2025  Upload Date: 4/2/2025 8:24:17 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  UP 9572(C44-9W)
Views:  7   Comments: 0
Trailing units
Title:  Trailing units
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/18/2025  Upload Date: 4/2/2025 8:24:26 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  UP 5305(AC45CCTE) UP 1926(SD40N)
Views:  5   Comments: 0
UP 9572
Title:  UP 9572
Description:  A UP mixed freight coming southbound veers off toward Houston west with a shiny GE leader. @ 13:42 hrs
Photo Date:  3/18/2025  Upload Date: 4/2/2025 8:23:46 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 9572(C44-9W)
Views:  8   Comments: 0
UP 8694
Title:  UP 8694
Description:  A UP manifest comes out of Englewood with mostly plastics covered hoppers at tower 26. @ 14:23 hrs
Photo Date:  3/18/2025  Upload Date: 4/2/2025 8:35:30 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8694(SD70ACe)
Views:  2   Comments: 0
UP 680
Title:  UP 680
Description:  Shoving outward is a UP LH "X or T" local taking the connection toward eastern Houston with a few cars. @ 14:38 hrs
Photo Date:  3/18/2025  Upload Date: 4/2/2025 8:43:32 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 680(GP38-2)
Views:  4   Comments: 0
UP 5364
Title:  UP 5364
Description:  Coming from southward is a UP stone train heading toward west Houston at Tower 26. @ 14:56 hrs
Photo Date:  3/18/2025  Upload Date: 4/2/2025 8:43:50 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 5364(AC45CCTE)
Views:  2   Comments: 0
BNSF 8062
Title:  BNSF 8062
Description:  A northbound BNSF mixed freigt meets the sitting UP train at Tower 26 in afternoon light. @ 15:18 hrs
Photo Date:  3/18/2025  Upload Date: 4/2/2025 8:44:29 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8062(ES44C4) UP 8694(SD70ACe)
Views:  1   Comments: 0
MRL 4307
Title:  MRL 4307
Description:  Surprise trailing unit on the BNSF manifest.
Photo Date:  3/18/2025  Upload Date: 4/2/2025 8:44:42 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
Locomotives:  MRL 4307(SD70ACe)
Views:  3   Comments: 0
UP 8694
Title:  UP 8694
Description:  Still waiting for the signal toward south Houston at tower 26. @ 15:30 hrs
Photo Date:  3/18/2025  Upload Date: 4/2/2025 8:46:33 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8694(SD70ACe)
Views:  4   Comments: 0
BNSF 2544
Title:  BNSF 2544
Description:  RVD-191 returning back to the junction after drilling some local costumers. @ 08:28 hrs
Photo Date:  3/19/2025  Upload Date: 4/2/2025 9:08:14 PM
Location:  Sealy, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 2544(GP39-3)
Views:  2   Comments: 0
BNSF 2544
Title:  BNSF 2544
Description:  Grabbing cars off storage.
Photo Date:  3/19/2025  Upload Date: 4/2/2025 9:08:28 PM
Location:  Sealy, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 2544(GP39-3)
Views:  3   Comments: 0
BNSF 191
Title:  BNSF 191
Description:  Shoving toward a boxcar costumer south of the yard.
Photo Date:  3/19/2025  Upload Date: 4/2/2025 9:10:16 PM
Location:  Sealy, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 191(GP60)
Views:  3   Comments: 0
New Vs Old
Title:  New Vs Old
Description:  RVD-191 coming off a spur after dropping off a boxcar. @ 09:12 hrs
Photo Date:  3/19/2025  Upload Date: 4/2/2025 9:10:29 PM
Location:  Sealy, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 191(GP60) BNSF 2544(GP39-3)
Views:  2   Comments: 0
UP 8243, UP 6217
Title:  UP 8243, UP 6217
Description:  A UP unit sand train crosses BNSF trackage at Sealy heading toward Katy. @ 09:18 hrs
Photo Date:  3/19/2025  Upload Date: 4/2/2025 9:10:41 PM
Location:  Sealy, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8243(ES44AC-H) UP 6217(AC44CW)
Views:  2   Comments: 0
BNSF 191
Title:  BNSF 191
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/19/2025  Upload Date: 4/2/2025 9:10:53 PM
Location:  Sealy, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 191(GP60)
Views:  3   Comments: 0
BNSF 191
Title:  BNSF 191
Description:  A close up of the Santa Fe bluebonnet GP60 on the RDV-191
Photo Date:  3/19/2025  Upload Date: 4/2/2025 9:11:06 PM
Location:  Sealy, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 191(GP60)
Views:  3   Comments: 0
BNSF 191
Title:  BNSF 191
Description:  Finishing up for the morning at Sealy. @ 9:22 hrs
Photo Date:  3/19/2025  Upload Date: 4/2/2025 9:11:50 PM
Location:  Sealy, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 191(GP60)
Views:  3   Comments: 0
UP 9807
Title:  UP 9807
Description:  A northbound UP mixed freight approaches TN&O Junction. @ 13:48 hrs
Photo Date:  3/19/2025  Upload Date: 4/2/2025 9:19:16 PM
Location:  South Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 9807(C44-9W)
Views:  8   Comments: 0
UP 9807
Title:  UP 9807
Description:  Crossing another set of UP tracks at TN&O Jct, this train is heading north passing by BNSF's south Houston yard.
Photo Date:  3/19/2025  Upload Date: 4/2/2025 10:01:33 PM
Location:  South Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 9807(C44-9W)
Views:  7   Comments: 0
BNSF 3276
Title:  BNSF 3276
Description:  Shortly after the UP train, a northbound BNSF train slowly crosses the diamond at TN&O before stopping. @ 14:29 hrs
Photo Date:  3/19/2025  Upload Date: 4/2/2025 9:19:48 PM
Location:  South Houston, TX
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 3276(ES44C4)
Views:  2   Comments: 0
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:  2   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:  3   Comments: 0

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