Transitional era after UP merger found the MP C36-7s on the San Antonio coal trains, formerly the realm of SP.
Ex SBD, original Clinchfield SD45-2 awaits the next call to shove loaded coal trains over Duff Mountain.
Kissin'cousins. In their last days, UP 6918 and 6943 show many years of dashing across the Overland Route.
All by it's lonesome...
The engineer stopped this train when he saw that I was rolling off roll after roll, and said that since they had to set out at the yard anyway, he pulled the train up 20 cars to where I had a more... (more)
Brand new. Most new stuff went throgh Hearne then Laredo, but every so often we would see some new NDeM power routed through Houston.
Milby Street used to be one of the top hangouts in Houston. Anything not MP or SP could be found there of the Houston RRs: CRIP, Burlington/BN, ATSF, HB&T.
Back when they were the pride of the fleet. Most of these are slugs or GenSets now.
Back in the transition from MP to UP. These were just recently (at the time) bumped from San Antonio coal train duty and put on Chicago-Houston/DFW Z train dities.
ex MP U23B
5 U boats on any road in the late 80s was a treat for a GE fan.
