The first rays of sun for the day light Q272, an intermodal move that sports an auto train's designation, as it moves through Riverside Park and CP 175.
Two KCS motors in the "Southern Belle" livery bring a lengthy haul of stacks through Sugar Land past the Imperial Sugar plant, running alongside US Route 90A.
As the golden hour begins, we get lucky with a two train meet at MP 183. Mixed freight Q393 brings a mammoth consist west while Q262 speeds east on track 1.