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Perhaps Potentially Possible 5 Jun 2013 | 01:08 am
Union Pacific SD70ACe 1989, the D&RGW heritage locomotive, is leading the MEWSA-04 (Manifest Englewood-San Antonio) this afternoon. It was called out of Englewood at 0900. The train was dragged out to...
Out & About – June 3, 2013 4 Jun 2013 | 09:09 am
Not a cloud in the sky here today, so I headed out after dinner to see what I might capture in the last hour of light. As soon as I got in the car, I heard the QEWWC, UP 8671, calling an approach at...
Out & About – June 1, 2013 2 Jun 2013 | 09:10 am
I’m not doing a lot of railfanning these days, what with high sun and higher temperatures. But I was able to sneak in a bit this evening en route to pick up our dinner. The plan was to catch Amtrak #1...
Always Look Both Ways 10 May 2013 | 10:27 am
Yesterday, May 8, 2013, I was able to catch two trains on my way home from an afternoon video job in downtown Houston. It was 7 PM already and the light wasn’t particularly good. But it was good enoug...
It’s Official 17 Apr 2013 | 03:46 am
As of 5:00 PM yesterday, April 15, 2013, Union Pacific cut in 4.5 miles of new main line between Heacker (CP SA014) and what had been the west switch of Missouri City (CP SA019). You might recall some...
Santa Fe – In The Day 23 Mar 2013 | 03:43 am
In the interest of staying true to my stated mission of looking at contemporary and vintage railroading, let’s step back in time and look at some images of the Santa Fe from back in the day. Right at ...
Out & About – March 20, 2013 21 Mar 2013 | 10:16 am
After all the storms last night, it cleared out nicely this afternoon. Unfortunately, I couldn’t spend much time capitalizing on the nice weather due to editing commitments. In the middle of the editi...
Union Pacific Glidden Sub Double Tracking Project – Update from Hillcroft 8 Feb 2013 | 11:11 am
Continuing with my coverage of Union Pacific’s double-tracking project on the Glidden subdivision, this post will cover the area around Hillcroft Avenue in southwest Houston over the 6-week period be...
Against All Odds 7 Feb 2013 | 12:47 pm
Sometimes things just work out no matter how badly the deck is stacked against you. Case in point is my 2/5/2013 chase of UP 1988, UP’s Katy heritage locomotive, on an SSPSA-05 (Special Spring-San Ant...
Union Pacific Glidden Sub Double Tracking Project – Update from Chimney Rock 2 Feb 2013 | 02:58 am
Let’s continue with my coverage of Union Pacific’s project to add 5 miles of double track at the far east end of its Glidden subdivision. This post will cover the vicinity near MP 15, in the vicinity...
