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Viewing Album:  Houston - Beaumont 8/3/2013 - with UP 2001!
 
By:S Murray
Dates:8/3/2013 - 8/3/2013
Album Info:A busy railfanning day along the lines between Houston and Beaumont. We got very lucky and saw one of the UP Olympic Torch units UP 2001 in Beaumont!
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BNSF 5373
Title:  BNSF 5373
Description:  A short but fast BNSF freight flys by.
Photo Date:  8/3/2013  Upload Date: 8/4/2013 4:03:00 PM
Location:  Eastgate, TX
Author:  S Murray
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5373(C44-9W) BNSF 1085(C44-9W)
Views:  148   Comments: 0
Switchers
Title:  Switchers
Description:  Some BNSF switchers in the large yard
Photo Date:  8/3/2013  Upload Date: 8/4/2013 4:03:33 PM
Location:  Dayton, TX
Author:  S Murray
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 1274(3GS21B) BNSF 1247(3GS21B)
Views:  274   Comments: 0
Switchers
Title:  Switchers
Description:  Some UP switchers move cars around.
Photo Date:  8/3/2013  Upload Date: 8/4/2013 4:04:07 PM
Location:  Dayton, TX
Author:  S Murray
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UPY 131(CCRCL) UP 554(GP38-2) UP 582(GP38-2)
Views:  467   Comments: 0
CSX 5237
Title:  CSX 5237
Description:  A CSX stack/refrigerator train rolls on by through Ames.
Photo Date:  8/3/2013  Upload Date: 8/4/2013 4:06:29 PM
Location:  Ames, TX
Author:  S Murray
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 5237(ES40DC) CSX 5243(ES40DC)
Views:  245   Comments: 0
UP 5744
Title:  UP 5744
Description:  A UP freight gets ready to leave Beaumont.
Photo Date:  8/3/2013  Upload Date: 8/4/2013 4:07:43 PM
Location:  Beaumont, TX
Author:  S Murray
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 9744(C44-9W) UP 9755(C44-9W)
Views:  305   Comments: 0
UP 9744
Title:  UP 9744
Description:  A little bit outside of Beaumont, the UP train has picked up speed and goes by.
Photo Date:  8/3/2013  Upload Date: 8/4/2013 4:09:41 PM
Location:  Beaumont, TX
Author:  S Murray
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 9744(C44-9W) UP 9755(C44-9W)
Views:  282   Comments: 0
UP 655
Title:  UP 655
Description:  Two UP switchers resting on the hump hill in the Beaumont yard
Photo Date:  8/3/2013  Upload Date: 8/4/2013 10:10:51 PM
Location:  Beaumont, TX
Author:  S Murray
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  399   Comments: 0
HLCX 3887
Title:  HLCX 3887
Description:  Seeing this guy was a little bit of an oddity.
Photo Date:  8/3/2013  Upload Date: 8/4/2013 10:11:43 PM
Location:  Beaumont, TX
Author:  S Murray
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HLCX 3887(GP38-2)
Views:  274   Comments: 0
UP 4527
Title:  UP 4527
Description:  We thought this guy was going to leave, but instead he backed up. He might have been a switch train, or he might have been putting a train together to leave with.
Photo Date:  8/3/2013  Upload Date: 8/4/2013 10:12:32 PM
Location:  Beaumont, TX
Author:  S Murray
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4527(SD70M) UP 4665(SD70M) HLCX 3887(GP38-2)
Views:  357   Comments: 0
This guy's a little dirty
Title:  This guy's a little dirty
Description:  There's some mud/dirt on the front of this diesel. You can't even see the number on one of the number boards!
Photo Date:  8/3/2013  Upload Date: 8/4/2013 10:13:22 PM
Location:  Beaumont, TX
Author:  S Murray
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4527(SD70M)
Views:  295   Comments: 0
HLCX 3800
Title:  HLCX 3800
Description:  A couple of switchers in Beaumont
Photo Date:  8/3/2013  Upload Date: 8/5/2013 4:31:25 PM
Location:  Beaumont, TX
Author:  S Murray
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  211   Comments: 0
UPY 816
Title:  UPY 816
Description:  UPY 816 in the shed in Beaumont
Photo Date:  8/3/2013  Upload Date: 8/5/2013 4:32:02 PM
Location:  Beaumont, TX
Author:  S Murray
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UPY 816(SD38-2)
Views:  238   Comments: 0
GMTX 2101
Title:  GMTX 2101
Description:  A line of switchers in Beaumont. This guy was in the consist.
Photo Date:  8/3/2013  Upload Date: 8/5/2013 4:32:39 PM
Location:  Beaumont, TX
Author:  S Murray
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GMTX 2101(GP38-2)
Views:  336   Comments: 0
UP 1523
Title:  UP 1523
Description:  Another switcher in the line of switchers
Photo Date:  8/3/2013  Upload Date: 8/3/2013 12:00:00 AM
Location:  Beaumont, TX
Author:  S Murray
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1523(GP40M-2)
Views:  183   Comments: 0
HLCX 3858
Title:  HLCX 3858
Description:  The last two units in the switcher line
Photo Date:  8/3/2013  Upload Date: 8/5/2013 4:33:45 PM
Location:  Beaumont, TX
Author:  S Murray
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1523(GP40M-2) HLCX 3858(GP38-2) UP 673(GP38-2)
Views:  334   Comments: 0
WOAH, what happened to this guy?
Title:  WOAH, what happened to this guy?
Description:  This guy was sitting in a siding in Beaumont. Must have been in a wreck or something.
Photo Date:  8/3/2013  Upload Date: 8/5/2013 4:39:51 PM
Location:  Beaumont, TX
Author:  S Murray
Categories:  Wreck
Locomotives:  UP 8232(SD9043MAC)
Views:  654   Comments: 1
UP 8232
Title:  UP 8232
Description:  The back of the diesel is pretty crunched up too. Hopefully it can be repaired and be back on the road someday.
Photo Date:  8/3/2013  Upload Date: 8/5/2013 4:40:34 PM
Location:  Beaumont, TX
Author:  S Murray
Categories:  Wreck
Locomotives:  UP 8232(SD9043MAC)
Views:  444   Comments: 0
...and there it is.
Title:  ...and there it is.
Description:  This is UP 2001: one of the two UP Olympic Torch diesels. This was so amazing to see.
Photo Date:  8/3/2013  Upload Date: 8/5/2013 4:41:03 PM
Location:  Beaumont, TX
Author:  S Murray
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2001(SD70M) UP 3792(SD70M)
Views:  220   Comments: 0
UP 2001
Title:  UP 2001
Description:  A few years ago I saw this same unit near the same area, but I didn't get any pictures of it. Now I finally have pictures of it!
Photo Date:  8/3/2013  Upload Date: 8/5/2013 4:41:38 PM
Location:  Beaumont, TX
Author:  S Murray
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2001(SD70M)
Views:  126   Comments: 0
UP 2001
Title:  UP 2001
Description:  Kinda weird to see such a special die el just sitting in a siding near a wrecked diesel.
Photo Date:  8/3/2013  Upload Date: 8/5/2013 4:51:05 PM
Location:  Beaumont, TX
Author:  S Murray
Categories:  Wreck
Locomotives:  UP 2001(SD70M) UP 3792(SD70M) UP 8232(SD9043MAC)
Views:  402   Comments: 0
UP 8232
Title:  UP 8232
Description:  A look at the head of the wrecked diesel. GMTX 2101 is in the shot as well.
Photo Date:  8/3/2013  Upload Date: 8/5/2013 4:51:38 PM
Location:  Beaumont, TX
Author:  S Murray
Categories:  Wreck
Locomotives:  UP 8232(SD9043MAC) GMTX 2101(GP38-2)
Views:  580   Comments: 0
NS 8868
Title:  NS 8868
Description:  Near the end of the day, we saw this NS train stopped on the main line in Huffman.
Photo Date:  8/3/2013  Upload Date: 8/5/2013 4:52:14 PM
Location:  Huffman, TX
Author:  S Murray
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8868(C40-9) NS 9014(C40-9W)
Views:  117   Comments: 0
NS 8840
Title:  NS 8840
Description:  The lead unit on the stopped NS train in Huffman
Photo Date:  8/3/2013  Upload Date: 8/5/2013 4:52:47 PM
Location:  Huffman, TX
Author:  S Murray
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8840(C40-9)
Views:  150   Comments: 0
NS 8840
Title:  NS 8840
Description:  A look at the area in front of the train. I'm not sure why he was stopped; he might have been waiting on someone in front of him to go in a sidding or something.
Photo Date:  8/3/2013  Upload Date: 8/5/2013 4:53:30 PM
Location:  Huffman, TX
Author:  S Murray
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8840(C40-9)
Views:  139   Comments: 0

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