Often the 195/196 trains would be yarded and the power used for yard switching for the duration. A nice pair graced the 195 this day and tied up on the lead that led to the old roundhouse.
The Wallisville Road side of Englewood was a safe haven of sorts for the SP fan in Houston, as it afforded public access to all outbound and switching operations: as long as you timed the poles an... (more)
As stated many times, PTRA was the one to chase in the Houston area if one wanted to see "fantasy" lashups. Going over the ship channel on the 69th street bridge was always a thrill because you c... (more)
It never ceases to amaze me that we took all those BORING MP blues for granted! I remember well the disgust that I felt when I would go through the diesel shop and yard and not catch any UP pool p... (more)
Talk about a long wait! Got the lowdown that this was at North Yard, so I went up on the anticipation of getting a 20 second sucker hole in the stratus clouds. Wait. Wait. It came through just... (more)