With 57 rapid dump hoppers of petroleum coke, a yard job traces a circuitous route from Motiva's Refinery to the Pabtex Marine Terminal for export.

With the official flower of Houston sprouting in the foreground, the Port 264 Job banks into a curve on the UP Strang Sub, with the PTRA Heritage Unit leading the way. The unit has the current re... (more)

Job Port 182 has just finished working American Yard, allowing the sun to swing around for westbounds. Now with 61 cars on the drawbar, Port 182 is continuing it's run from Greensport Yard to Nor... (more)

UP's Strang Sub is the remants of the Houston Belt & Terminal and hosts many railroads, including the BNSF. Train Y HOU1851 22 is seen here crossing Bray's Bayou on it's way from HB&T South Yard ... (more)

Port 141 heads back to PTRA Manchester Yard utilizing trackage rights on UP's Strang Sub. MOW is replacing timbers on the swing bridge over Buffalo Bayou.

Until my friend told me about it earlier in the day, I had no idea the PTRA had a heritage locomotive. My luck was working overtime, as it ended up leading "Port 264", the last train of... (more)

The North Yard Car Shop leaves no doubt as to the owner, while the Port 181 job works the south end of the yard.

You don't see much of the Port Terminal Railroad Association, but it is a interesting railroad and despite the rumors, very friendly. Here we see the Port 150 running over the UP Strang Sub to PT... (more)

Houston is one of the least likely places for cars to roll out of sidings, but the FRA requires derails and rules are rules. Here, 84 cars of differing diameter pipe off the CSX at Salem, IL are ... (more)

Port 151 is running East on the West Main with the Houston skyline above the train.

Train Port 141 heads north on UP's Strang Subdivision, crossing Bray's Bayou on it's was to PTRA North Yard.

Not what I picture when I think of Houston, a Pine Bluff, AR to Baytown, TX manifest creeps along the beginning of 49 miles of yard limits that is the Baytown Sub.

Running 1x1; an extra Des Moines, IA to Englewood Yard freight comes off the Navasota Sub onto the Palestine Sub for the remainder on the trip into Houston.

A re-crewed MLIEW 19 departs the south siding at West Echo, following the Sunset Limited. A dogged MLIEWX 18 is in the north siding at it will be some time before it moves. Such is norm on UP an... (more)

Union Pacific still dates the Sunset Limited as if it was originating in Florida, however Amtrak #1 of the 20th is just entering Texas, being delayed by MOW and having to hand throw the switch at ... (more)