Railfanning Southeast Texas

BNSF manifest heads south through the morning fog.

Early morning sea fog surrounds the signals on UP's Angleton Sub.

UP's MAGLI-05 (Manifest Angleton, TX-Livonia, La) sits on the main at Glenn on UP's Angleton Sub.

With just over 11,000 foot of train, UP's MEWCC-12 (Manifest Englewood Houston, TX-Corpus Christi, TX) with an EMD SD70ACe on the point hustles southbound in the early morning.

RSSX (Rail Switching Service) 7984 a rebuilt EMD GP8 was originally built as Detroit Toledo & Ironton 956 a GP7 in December 1952, is at Angleton, TX. This unit became the Illinois Central Gulf 7984 and then the CC (Chicago Central & Pacific 7984.

UP's MFWEWB-13 (Manifest Ft. Worth, TX-Englewood Yard Houston, TX) pulls into Track South 18 at Houston, TX. The UP 9804 is a rebuilt GE C44ACM that was originally built as Chicago & Northwestern 8700 in May 1994.

BNSF 107 an EMD GP60M-3 at Houston, TX. This was built as Santa Fe 107 an EMD GP60M in May 1990.

UP's MAGLI-19 (Manifest Angleton, TX-Spring, TX) sits on the main as a BNSF northbound manifest passes by in the siding.

With a pair of GE units, a BNSF manifest heads south at Liverpool, TX.

UP's MEWFPB-29 (Manifest Englewood Yard Houston, TX-Freeport, TX) heads south on UP's Angleton Sub. with a rebuilt GE C44ACM on the point.

UP's MAGLIX-13 (Manifest Angleton, TX-Livonia, La Extra) heads north on UP's Houston West Belt Sub.

A rebuilt EMD GP38N was originally built as Missouri Pacific 2141 in October 1977.

Was built as NdeM (Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México) 9299 in November 1975.

Was built as NdeM (Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México) 9257 in October 1975.

Was built as Milwaukee Road 2060 a GP40 in December 1968.

UP 1015 an EMD GP60 that was built as Southern Pacific 9794 in January 1994, sits at Freeport, TX. This was the last domestic Geep built.

Was origninally built as SSW (St. Louis Southwestern) 9636 in August 1986.

Was built as Southern Pacific 9716 in April 1991.

A rebuilt EMD GP38N that was originally built as Missouri Pacific 2310 a GP38-2 in February 1981.

Was built as Santa Fe 3652 in April 1975.

Was built as Santa Fe 4025 in July 1989.

Was built as Santa Fe 4028 in July 1989.

Was built as Santa Fe 3832 in April 1981.

A quartet of ex-Santa Fe EMD motors sitting at BNSF's (Ex-Santa Fe's) Old South Yard in Houston, TX. The BNSF 178 a GP60 was built as Santa Fe 4019 in June 1988.

UP's MEWFPB-27 (Manifest Englewood Yard Houston, TX-Freeport, TX) heads south on UP's West Belt Sub. Main #2.

With an SD75I on the point, UP's MAGLI-30 (Manifest Angleton, TX-Livonia, La) sits on Main Track #1 on UP's Beaumont Sub. at Houston, TX, tied down account no crews rested to take it east.

UPY 346 a rebuilt EMD SD40N that was built as UP 3646 in December 1979, is working on the Northwest Lead Job in the pouring rain at UP's Settegast Yard.

A rebuilt GE C44ACM that was built as a AC44CWCTE sits in track South 18 at UP's Englewood Yard

A freshly rebuilt and painted EMD GP40N sits in the Mudge Pocket at UP's Englewood Yard in Houston, TX. This was built as Southern Pacific 7665 an EMD GP40-2 in March 1980.

Was originally built as St. Louis San Francisco (SLSF) 349 in April 1972. This unit after the SLSF merged with the Burlington Northern became the BN 54, and when the BN merged with the Santa Fe it became the BNSF 3434.

was built as Burlington Northern (sub-lettered Colorado & Southern) 7871 in May 1979, is at BNSF's (ex-Santa Fe's Old Yard)

With a rebuilt GE C44ACM, a UP train sits under a double rainbow after an afternoon thunderstorm.

PRLX 2429 a rebuilt EMD MP15E that was built as Southern Railway 2429 an EMD MP15DC in April 1982.

UP's LHG51-23 (Sinco Switcher) sits in Sinco Siding on UP's Strang Sub. The UP 1009 an EMD GP60 was built as Southern Pacific 9755 in June 1991.

A PTRA (Port Terminal Railroad Terminal Association) train heads north on UP's Strang Sub. with a string of tankcars at Houston, TX. The PTRA 2208 is a rebuilt EMD GP38-2 that was originally built as Baltimore & Ohio 3801 an EMD GP38 in October 1967.

UP's MHOBO-25 (Manifest Houston, TX Settegast Yard-Boone, IA) heads west into the afternoon sun on UP's Houston Sub. with Downtown Houston, TX, in the background.

A BNSF manifest heads south on UP's East Belt Sub. Main # 2.

PTRA (Port Terminal Railroad Association) 2211 a rebuilt EMD GP38-2 was built as Chesapeake & Ohio 3883 a GP38 in November 1967, is switching a cars at PTRA's North Yard.

ASPLD-05 (Auto Empties Spring, TX-Laredo, TX) westbound on UP's Glidden Sub.

BNSF 2811 a rebuilt EMD GP39M that was originally built as Great Northern 3004 an EMD GP30 in April 1963, is at Houston, TX. The unit was retired in 12/1988, and then remanufactured into a GP39M.

With a quartet of locomotives, UP's MEWEG-05 (Manifest Englewood Yard Houston, TX-Eagle Pass, TX) heads west on UP's Glidden Sub.

A mix of EMD and GE motors are being serviced at UP's Settegast Roundhouse.