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| Title: |
Light on Her Feet |
| Description: |
At the Houston Amtrak station, the steam seemed to make her float. Look at that symmetry- beautiful! |
| Photo Date: |
2/17/1977 Upload Date: 3/29/2004 11:57:39 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Ed Hopson |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
SP 4449(4-8-4) |
| Views: |
668 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Massive Beauty |
| Description: |
With steam, horsepower varies with speed. But 4, 80" drivers certify it all reaches the rails. |
| Photo Date: |
2/17/1977 Upload Date: 3/29/2004 11:59:04 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Ed Hopson |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
SP 4449(4-8-4) |
| Views: |
547 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Santa Fe units |
| Description: |
A B unit, GP7B #2791A and a GP7 at the HB&T shops |
| Photo Date: |
4/20/1977 Upload Date: 5/28/2012 4:43:05 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
ATSF 2791A(GP7B) |
| Views: |
1094 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Santa Fe F units |
| Description: |
Santa Fe F cab units were becoming few and far between -- at the Houston Belt & Terminal shops |
| Photo Date: |
4/20/1977 Upload Date: 5/28/2012 4:43:09 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
ATSF 260C(F7A) |
| Views: |
938 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Santa Fe Funit |
| Description: |
#260C was the second to last F cab unit in service (till Fall 1977) |
| Photo Date: |
4/20/1977 Upload Date: 5/28/2012 4:43:12 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
ATSF 260C(F7A) |
| Views: |
1006 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Santa Fe engines |
| Description: |
A few Santa Fe engines at the Houston Belt & Termisal shops in Houston |
| Photo Date: |
4/20/1977 Upload Date: 5/28/2012 4:43:16 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
ATSF 2914(GP9) ATSF 260C(F7A) |
| Views: |
1515 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
SP 3316 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
7/1/1977 Upload Date: 6/19/2009 10:13:31 AM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Craig Mashburn |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
SP 3316(GP9R) |
| Views: |
725 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP 2558 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
7/1/1977 Upload Date: 6/18/2009 4:55:48 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Craig Mashburn |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
SP 2558(SW1500) AMTK 510(SDP40F) |
| Views: |
1605 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
ATSF 2628 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
7/1/1977 Upload Date: 6/18/2009 4:57:41 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Craig Mashburn |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
ATSF 2628(CF7) |
| Views: |
671 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ATSF 5658 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
7/1/1977 Upload Date: 6/18/2009 4:58:20 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Craig Mashburn |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
ATSF 5658(SD45-2) |
| Views: |
579 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Loading mail on the Lone Star |
| Description: |
The main mail contract for the railroads ended in -I believe- 1967 but even in the 70s Amtrak era some mail was still being sent on its trains. Here, an almost daily occurrence as a truckload of mail is being loaded on the Lone Star at Houston before its daily departure for Chicago. The post office was next door to the station (site of the torn down in the 50s SP Grand Central station). Sometimes I saw two trucks loading mail. |
| Photo Date: |
8/10/1977 Upload Date: 7/4/2010 5:22:57 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
409 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
ATSF CF7 and RI units |
| Description: |
Santa Fe CF7 #2583 (rebuilt in 1973 - scrapped after a wreck in 1984) passes light by a couple of Rock Island engines (#4586 - U30C) at the entrance to the Houston Belt & Terminal shops. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1977 Upload Date: 6/28/2009 2:25:31 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 4586(U30C) |
| Views: |
1059 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
HBT 54 working the yard |
| Description: |
Randy Curlin Collection |
| Photo Date: |
9/21/1977 Upload Date: 11/4/2023 1:55:35 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin Collection |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
HBT 54(SW1500) |
| Views: |
138 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
DRGW GP30 3020 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/27/1977 Upload Date: 11/16/2008 7:35:21 AM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Jim Gavin |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6136(C40-8W) DRGW 3020(GP30) |
| Views: |
1078 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
ATSF 2633 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
11/19/1977 Upload Date: 1/17/2007 4:25:26 AM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Unknown |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
ATSF 2633(CF7) |
| Views: |
901 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Sunset Limited |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
12/1/1977 Upload Date: 6/18/2009 4:24:18 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Craig Mashburn |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 537(SDP40F) |
| Views: |
588 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
KCS Good Cheer at Union Station |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
12/1/1977 Upload Date: 6/18/2009 4:16:53 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Craig Mashburn |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
1685 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Ex-Santa Fe diner |
| Description: |
Another old car was this 1938 Budd built diner for the ATSF. Here it is on the Sunset Limited at Houston in March 1978. |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/1978 Upload Date: 1/1/2013 3:27:16 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
390 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
MKT #94 |
| Description: |
#94 waits for the next job at Eureka Yard |
| Photo Date: |
3/15/1978 Upload Date: 6/11/2006 3:46:36 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
MKT 94(GP7) |
| Views: |
1145 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
ex-CZ observation on the Sunset Limited |
| Description: |
Shortly after leaving the Houston station, the eastbound Sunset Limited is between the SP Hardy St shops and Englewood Yard. Ex-CZ observation Silver Lookout brings up the rear and adds class to the consist. |
| Photo Date: |
6/10/1978 Upload Date: 11/2/2008 3:23:04 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
| Categories: |
Signal,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
480 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The Amtrak Sunset Ltd. |
| Description: |
The blue flag is out as the e/b Sunset Limited takes care of station work |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1978 Upload Date: 4/3/2004 4:20:38 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Ed Hopson |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
AMTK 573(SDP40F) |
| Views: |
976 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SDP40F Up Close |
| Description: |
The business end of the business end in the Houston Amtrak station. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1978 Upload Date: 4/3/2004 4:21:44 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Ed Hopson |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
AMTK 573(SDP40F) |
| Views: |
969 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Chicanery |
| Description: |
East or west-bound trains into & out of Houston have to negotiate this offset single track bridge downtown. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1978 Upload Date: 4/3/2004 5:07:24 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Ed Hopson |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 573(SDP40F) |
| Views: |
885 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Lone Star and Sunset Ltd |
| Description: |
The Lone Star (on the left) had arrived from Chicago a couple of hours earlier and will be serviced and cleaned overnight by the Amtrak crew based in Houston. This crew also watered the Sunset Limited (on the right) when it passed through town every other day. This was the westbound Sunset headed to Los Angeles. The dome on the Sunset was an ex-CB&Q car built by Budd in 1954 (the info I have says it ran on the NP North Coast Limited?). It was a 4 duplex single room-4 roomette-4 double bedroom car rebuilt in 1967 with a buffet under the dome. The dome seats were rebuilt as lounge seating. It looks like an ex-Southern sleeper back of the dome (the Southern Crescent was taken over by Amtrak a month or two before). This was probably the transcontinental sleeper (NY-LA). |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/1979 Upload Date: 6/28/2009 2:30:04 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
| Categories: |
Night,Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 528(SDP40F) |
| Views: |
1077 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SP 2916 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/1/1979 Upload Date: 10/19/2008 10:27:58 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Eric Larson |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
SP 2916(RS11) |
| Views: |
2745 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP Alco RS11 #2900 working in Houston |
| Description: |
That's the Hardy St shops to the right in the background -- all gone now. |
| Photo Date: |
9/10/1979 Upload Date: 7/5/2010 1:17:40 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 2900(RS11) |
| Views: |
586 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
SP Alco RS11 #2900 working |
| Description: |
A crew member "leads" the way as the consist heads toward Tower 26. |
| Photo Date: |
9/10/1979 Upload Date: 7/5/2010 1:18:34 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 2900(RS11) |
| Views: |
725 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
SP Alco RS11 #2900 working in Houston |
| Description: |
#2900 ran out its final months in the Houston area -- although where it was when it was finally retired I don't know. |
| Photo Date: |
9/10/1979 Upload Date: 7/5/2010 1:18:50 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 2900(RS11) |
| Views: |
1189 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
SP Alco RS11 #2900 working in Houston |
| Description: |
Heading on to the main. Tower 26 is just beyond the gondola car to the left of the tracks. |
| Photo Date: |
9/10/1979 Upload Date: 7/5/2010 1:19:28 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 2900(RS11) |
| Views: |
754 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
SP Alco RS11 #2900 working in Houston |
| Description: |
This was one of the Alco RS11 demonstrator units built in 1956. #2900 waits to pick up some cars with the Hardy St shops and yards in the background. The main track to the left was the freight route which bypassed the passenger station downtown. |
| Photo Date: |
9/10/1979 Upload Date: 7/5/2010 1:16:47 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 2900(RS11) |
| Views: |
2498 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
MKT 122 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/26/1979 Upload Date: 4/21/2009 3:48:48 AM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Todd Minsk |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
MKT 122(GP7) |
| Views: |
837 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Houston Compressed Steel 27 |
| Description: |
Houston Compressed Steel No. 27 was Whitcomb serial 60217, a 50-ton model 50DE57A built in February 1943 for the Defense Plant Corp. for use at Sheffield Steel in Houston. |
| Photo Date: |
9/26/1979 Upload Date: 12/22/2017 5:30:47 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
TODD MINSK photo |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
HCSX 25(50-DE-58a-1) |
| Views: |
954 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
HB&T SW9 24 |
| Description: |
Houston Belt & Terminal SW9 No. 24 was wearing the carrier's later "school bus" paint scheme. The railroad was dissolved after the UP-SP merger in 1996 and the 24 went to Inman Services. |
| Photo Date: |
9/26/1979 Upload Date: 5/9/2017 2:38:34 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
TODD MINSK photo |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
HBT 24(SW9) |
| Views: |
513 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
HB&T SW1500 54 |
| Description: |
Houston Belt & Terminal SW1500 number 54 was still wearing its original black paint scheme. It went to Larry's Truck Electric Service after the railroad was dissolved and became LTEX 9555. |
| Photo Date: |
9/26/1979 Upload Date: 5/15/2017 6:14:38 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
TODD MINSK photo |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
HBT 54(SW1500) |
| Views: |
508 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
MKT SW1500 54 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/4/1979 Upload Date: 7/20/2008 7:47:22 AM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Jim Gavin |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
MKT 54(SW1500) |
| Views: |
954 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CRIP 17114 |
| Description: |
Randy Curlin Collection |
| Photo Date: |
11/25/1979 Upload Date: 8/20/2024 3:02:02 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin Collection |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
50 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
SP 2562 along SW Freeway |
| Description: |
Working west near Greenbriar Drive. Date approximate. |
| Photo Date: |
12/1/1979 Upload Date: 8/13/2010 9:12:26 AM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Matt Fick |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
SP 2562(SW1500) |
| Views: |
1303 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SP r-o-w along Hempstead Hwy |
| Description: |
Date approximate. |
| Photo Date: |
12/1/1979 Upload Date: 8/13/2010 9:14:47 AM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Matt Fick |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
263 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
MKT 631 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
12/3/1979 Upload Date: 10/22/2014 8:27:17 PM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Gary R. Yancey Sr. |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
MKT 631(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
531 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ATSF 2269 |
| Description: |
GP9u. Re-scan. |
| Photo Date: |
12/3/1979 Upload Date: 2/2/2014 9:21:08 AM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Matthew Fick |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
ATSF 2269(GP9u) |
| Views: |
334 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
ATSF 2269 |
| Description: |
GP9u. Re-scan. |
| Photo Date: |
12/3/1979 Upload Date: 2/2/2014 9:22:17 AM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Matthew Fick0 |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
ATSF 2269(GP9u) |
| Views: |
319 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AFSF 338A |
| Description: |
F7B. Re-scan. |
| Photo Date: |
12/3/1979 Upload Date: 12/3/1979 12:00:00 AM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Matt Fick |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
ATSF 338A(F7B) |
| Views: |
778 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ATSF 338A |
| Description: |
F7B. Re-scan. |
| Photo Date: |
12/3/1979 Upload Date: 2/2/2014 9:19:53 AM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Matt Fifk |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
ATSF 338A(F7B) |
| Views: |
468 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BN 6471 |
| Description: |
SD45. Re-scan. |
| Photo Date: |
12/3/1979 Upload Date: 2/2/2014 9:24:05 AM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Matthew Fick |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
BN 6471(SD45) |
| Views: |
427 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CO 9099 |
| Description: |
GP40, renumbered by ATSF. Re-scan. |
| Photo Date: |
12/3/1979 Upload Date: 2/2/2014 9:26:01 AM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Matthew Fick |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CO 9099(GP40) |
| Views: |
522 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CO 9099 |
| Description: |
GP40, renumbered by ATSF. Re-scan. |
| Photo Date: |
12/3/1979 Upload Date: 2/2/2014 9:28:02 AM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Matt Fick |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CO 9099(GP40) |
| Views: |
409 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BN 6471 |
| Description: |
SD45. Re-scan. |
| Photo Date: |
12/3/1979 Upload Date: 2/2/2014 9:29:59 AM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Matt Fick |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
BN 6471(SD45) CS 910(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
556 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ATSF 2461 |
| Description: |
CF7. Re-scan. |
| Photo Date: |
12/3/1979 Upload Date: 2/2/2014 9:32:07 AM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Matt Fick |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
ATSF 2461(CF7) |
| Views: |
468 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BO 9198 |
| Description: |
GP40-2, renumbered by ATSF. Re-scan. |
| Photo Date: |
12/3/1979 Upload Date: 2/2/2014 9:59:14 AM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Matt Fick |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
BO 9198(GP40-2) |
| Views: |
692 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
H B & T engine facility |
| Description: |
Re-scan. Maxwell House in the distance. |
| Photo Date: |
12/3/1979 Upload Date: 2/2/2014 10:01:24 AM |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Author: |
Matt Fick |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
249 Comments: 0 |
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