SP6742-6714-atHoustonTx-March77.jpg225.46 Kb 1024 x 688 SP #6742-6714 (U25B ?) wrecked at SP Hardy Street Shops in Houston,Tx - March 1977 |
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SP9297atHoustonTx-April77.jpg124.91 Kb 1024 x 688 SP SD45T2? #9297 with crew change at SP Hardy Street Shops in Houston,Tx - April 1977 |
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SP2936_atHardyStShops_Houston_May76.jpg163.59 Kb 1024 x 691 SP RS11 #2936 at Hardy St Shops in Houston - May 1976 |
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SP_Alamo_atHouston_May75.jpg204.85 Kb 1024 x 707 SP business car "Alamo" (and possibly #99) at Houston - May 1975. The Alamo was built in 1926 (the other car is probably 99). Soon after, SP quit running the car - I believe a cracked center seal was the culprit. Also you might remember this period when Amtrak insisted that all private cars on their trains be painted in Amtrak colors (as evidenced by the other car).Luckily they dropped the idea later. The cars are at the Houston Amtrak station on the SP business car track. This track (slightly relocated in recent years) originally was one of the tracks into the SP Grand Central Station (torn down in the late 50's) which was just beyond the freeway in the background. |
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SP_atHearneTx_July62a.jpg122.67 Kb 1024 x 631 (1) SP F units and GP9 at Hearne,Tx (box camera shot-poor quality) - July 1962. Unfortunately, I didn't take many railroad shots as a kid but here is one with my trusty box camera (127 film?). We were on vacation in Texas and caught these F units and what looks to be GP9's (and maybe an Alco?) in the yard (looking south) on the SP Houston-Dallas line. Surprisingly,the yard today is still busy although probably missing a track or two. |
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SP_atHearneTx_July62b.jpg129.67 Kb 1024 x 622 (2) SP F units and GP9 at Hearne,Tx (box camera shot-poor quality) - July 1962 |
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SPbaggage_atHouston_Oct78.jpg216.25 Kb 1024 x 671 SP baggage car and a wig-wag at Houston - Oct 1978. Taken from the vestibule of the Sunset Ltd near Chaney Jct. |
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CottonBelt_caboose_atSP_EnglewoodYd_Houston_Dec77.jpg185.23 Kb 1024 x 689 Cotton Belt caboose at SP Englewood Yd in Houston -- December 1977 |
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SP2900_HoustonTx_Dec77.jpg185.22 Kb 1024 x 611 SP RS-11 #2900 at the SP downtown yard in Houston -- December 1977. #2900 was a celebrity around town not only because it was one of the last SP Alcos active in Houston but it was the demonstrator unit for the Alco RS-11 series -- built in 1956. This yard is near the Amtrak station and was originally a coach and mail yard for the SP Grand Central Station which was here. The SP quit using it even before the UP takeover (Houston Metro bought it). It survives today and is only used once a year for the Ringling Brothers Circus train. |
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SP2963_atHardyStShops_HoustonTx_Nov77.jpg205.36 Kb 1024 x 689 SP #2963 at the Hardy St Shops in Houston -- November 1977 |
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CottonBelt3873_atSP_Englewood Yd_Houston_May82.jpg192.84 Kb 1024 x 696 Cotton Belt GP-9 #3873 at east end SP Englewood Yd in Houston -- May 1982 |
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SP3314_EnglewoodYd_Houston_May82.jpg152.05 Kb 1024 x 660 SP GP-9 #3314 at Englewood Yd in Houston -- May 1982. I miss the GP-9's around town - especially a rare clean one! |
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CottonBelt3873_SP3744_atEnglewoodYd_HoustonTx_May82.jpg167.88 Kb 1024 x 628 Cotton Belt (SP) GP-9 #3873 and SP #3744 at Englewood Yd in Houston -- May 1982 Coming out of Englewood Yard - the tracks at the bottom are the SP Sunset Route main. |
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SP9315_nearHempsteadTx_June76.jpg180.88 Kb 1024 x 717 SP #9315 near Hempstead,Tx -- June 1976 Northbound on the SP Houston-Dallas line and as the mile marker on the signal reads - 47.2 miles from the old Grand Central Station in Houston. |
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SP4449_EurekaJct_HoustonTx_June84.jpg212.28 Kb 1024 x 647 SP #4449 at Eureka Jct in Houston -- June 1984 Southbound coming off the SP Dallas-Houston line (after a roundtrip excursion). Connecting to the SP Sunset Route just a few miles from the downtown Amtrak station. The interlocking signal just to the right of the engine is on the Houston-Smithville MKT line that the special has just crossed. Looks like the old SP streamlined Sunbeam arriving! |
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SP8460_DH_Alcos_VictoriaTx_Nov78.jpg223.16 Kb 1024 x 649 SP freight w/ ex-D&H Alco PAs (and a Century) at Victoria,Tx -- November 1978. On their death march to Mexico - southbound on the SP Hearne-Victoria line. I caught up with them just south of Flatonia and followed them to Victoria where the units were temporarily put into a yard. I took a few pictures and will scan one every once in a while. I was so zeroed in on the PAs that I barely noticed the third SP unit - a GP30 - there weren't many left at this time. |
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