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Viewing Album:  Tower 87 - 1/21/13
 
By:Christopher Parma
Dates:1/21/2013 - 1/21/2013
Album Info:Railfanning Tower 87 on 1/21/13
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Interstate Jct
Title:  Interstate Jct
Description:  Looking north up the Houston East Belt Sub, a ballast train can be seen at S. Settegast Jct (CP EB044), with signals showing red over red at Interstate Jct (CP EB045).
Photo Date:  1/21/2013  Upload Date: 7/7/2013 9:57:00 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  Yard,Signal,Track
Locomotives:  UP 8164(SD9043MAC)
Views:  287   Comments: 0
Approaching E. Settegast Jct
Title:  Approaching E. Settegast Jct
Description:  The headlight of the MCXEW can be seen approaching E. Settegast Jct (CP LF376) at UP's Englewood Yard.
Photo Date:  1/21/2013  Upload Date: 7/7/2013 9:57:03 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  Signal,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  55   Comments: 0
Looking Towards Downtown
Title:  Looking Towards Downtown
Description:  This view is looking west towards Downtown Houston with W. Settegast Jct and Englewood Yard in front of the skyline.
Photo Date:  1/21/2013  Upload Date: 7/7/2013 9:57:04 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  Yard,Signal,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  66   Comments: 0
MCXEW
Title:  MCXEW
Description:  UP's MCXEW (Manifest- CSX [New Orleans, LA] to UP Englewood Yard [Houston, TX]) approaches Englewood Yard with a hump job working in the background.
Photo Date:  1/21/2013  Upload Date: 7/7/2013 9:57:06 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 215(AC44CW) UP 4324(SD70M)
Views:  215   Comments: 2
"Tower 87"
Title:  "Tower 87"
Description:  The sign denoting this location as Tower 87, CP LF357, is seen as the cars of the MCXEW pass behind.
Photo Date:  1/21/2013  Upload Date: 7/7/2013 9:57:08 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  44   Comments: 0
Interstate Jct
Title:  Interstate Jct
Description:  The dark signals at Interstate Jct (CP EB045) stand waiting for the next train on UP's Houston East Belt Subdivision.
Photo Date:  1/21/2013  Upload Date: 7/7/2013 9:57:09 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  Signal,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  65   Comments: 0
Looking South down the East Belt
Title:  Looking South down the East Belt
Description:  Looking southward down the East Belt, the crossover at Englewood East (CP EB049) can be seen, with the headlights of a northbound train on Main 1 in the distance.
Photo Date:  1/21/2013  Upload Date: 7/7/2013 9:57:15 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  Signal,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  59   Comments: 0
Looking East from Tower 87
Title:  Looking East from Tower 87
Description:  Looking east from Tower 87, the signals at E. Settegast Jct (CP LF 356) are red, and an Englewood Hump Job is working behind them.
Photo Date:  1/21/2013  Upload Date: 7/7/2013 9:57:16 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  Yard,Signal,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  58   Comments: 0
Tower 87 Control Point Box
Title:  Tower 87 Control Point Box
Description:  The Control Point Box at CP LF357 Tower 87, Houston, TX.
Photo Date:  1/21/2013  Upload Date: 7/7/2013 9:59:03 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  Yard,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  58   Comments: 0
Sunset at Englewood
Title:  Sunset at Englewood
Description:  This view is looking west towards West Settegast Jct (CP LF358) at UP's Englewood Yard in Houston, TX, at Sunset.
Photo Date:  1/21/2013  Upload Date: 7/7/2013 9:59:04 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Signal,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  61   Comments: 0
UP 9654 South out of Settegast
Title:  UP 9654 South out of Settegast
Description:  UP 9654 leads a southbound yard transfer out of UP's Settegast Yard onto the Houston East Belt Subdivision at S. Settegast Jct (CP EB044), with the signals at Interstate Jct (CP EB045) showing red over red.
Photo Date:  1/21/2013  Upload Date: 7/7/2013 9:59:08 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  Yard,Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 9654(C44-9W)
Views:  212   Comments: 0
Northbound at Englewood East
Title:  Northbound at Englewood East
Description:  UP 4138 leads an empty welded rail train northbound on UP's Houston East Belt Subdivision at the crossover at CP Englewood East (CP EB049). The diamond at Tower 87 can be seen in the foreground.
Photo Date:  1/21/2013  Upload Date: 7/7/2013 9:59:09 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4138(SD70M)
Views:  163   Comments: 0
UP 9654 South and an Advance Approach
Title:  UP 9654 South and an Advance Approach
Description:  UP 9654 leads a southbound yard transfer out of UP's Settegast Yard onto the Houston East Belt Subdivision Main #2, while an Advance Approach beckons a northbound train on East Belt Main #1 at Interstate Jct.
Photo Date:  1/21/2013  Upload Date: 7/7/2013 9:59:11 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 9654(C44-9W)
Views:  201   Comments: 0
Crossing the Diamond at Tower 87
Title:  Crossing the Diamond at Tower 87
Description:  UP 4138 and 3499 lead an empty welded rail train under Englewood Yard's hump and across the diamond at Tower 87.
Photo Date:  1/21/2013  Upload Date: 7/7/2013 9:59:14 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4138(SD70M) UP 3499(SD9043MAC)
Views:  296   Comments: 0
Meet on the East Belt 1
Title:  Meet on the East Belt 1
Description:  UP 4138 North meets UP 9654 South at Interstate Jct (CP EB045) on the Houston East Belt Subdivision in Houston, TX. UP 4138 is on Main 1, and UP 9654 is on Main 2.
Photo Date:  1/21/2013  Upload Date: 7/7/2013 9:59:16 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4138(SD70M) UP 9654(C44-9W)
Views:  267   Comments: 0
Into the Shadows
Title:  Into the Shadows
Description:  UP 9654 heads into the shadows under the Wayside Rd overpass in Houston, TX, on UP's East Belt Subdivision as it meets an empty welded rail train.
Photo Date:  1/21/2013  Upload Date: 7/7/2013 9:59:20 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 9654(C44-9W)
Views:  188   Comments: 0
Under the Bridge
Title:  Under the Bridge
Description:  UP 9654 heads south under the Wayside Rd overpass and past the signal governing East Belt Movement across the diamond at Tower 87. A northbound welded rail train is passing on Main 1 behind UP 9654.
Photo Date:  1/21/2013  Upload Date: 7/7/2013 9:59:21 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  UP 9654(C44-9W)
Views:  208   Comments: 0
Heading out of Settegast Yard
Title:  Heading out of Settegast Yard
Description:  A yard transfer pulled by UP 9654 heads out of Settegast Yard, under IH610, through S. Settegast Jct (CP EB044), and through Interstate Jct (CP EB045) as it heads south down East Belt Main #2.
Photo Date:  1/21/2013  Upload Date: 7/7/2013 9:59:25 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  50   Comments: 0
Hump Power over a Yard Transfer
Title:  Hump Power over a Yard Transfer
Description:  One of the two hump sets working the hump job at Englewood Yard pauses on the hump while a southbound yard transfer passes underneath.
Photo Date:  1/21/2013  Upload Date: 7/7/2013 9:59:27 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UPY 845(SD38-2) UP 3227(SD40-2) UP 3283(SD40N) UPY 936(Yard Slug)
Views:  609   Comments: 0
Continuing South at Englewood East
Title:  Continuing South at Englewood East
Description:  The tail end of a southbound yard transfer heads through the crossover at Englewood East (CP EB049) on UP's East Belt Subdivision. The Englewood Yard hump can be seen above the tracks, and the diamonds at Tower 87 can be seen in the foreground.
Photo Date:  1/21/2013  Upload Date: 7/7/2013 9:59:29 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  Signal,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  63   Comments: 0
Hump Power over a Yard Transfer 2
Title:  Hump Power over a Yard Transfer 2
Description:  The hump power at UP's Englewood Yard pauses on the hump over UP's East Belt Subdivision while a yard transfer continues south below. The diamonds at Tower 87 can be seen in the foreground.
Photo Date:  1/21/2013  Upload Date: 7/7/2013 9:59:30 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Christopher Parma
Categories:  Bridge,Yard,Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UPY 936(Yard Slug) UP 3283(SD40N)
Views:  609   Comments: 0

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