Southern Pacific, SP MP15 2696, at SP's Englewood Yard Houston, Texas. September 13, 1982. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo 2696 built, 12/1974

A weathered Southern Pacific MP15AC idles near the locomotive facility at Englewood Yard in Houston, TX. The roof of Tower 68 can be seen in the distance at right. It was razed in 2010.

HB&T, Houston Belt & Terminal, SW1500 55 and MP15DC 63 are heading north under the SP Englewood Yard hump, and about to hit the Sunset Route diamond at Houston, Texas. October 23, 1983. Jack D Kui... (more)

Stopped around Beaumont Place, on the outskirts of Houston TX along Highway 90 for some preventative maintenance on Saturday May 25, 2024. UP Houston sub.

The Empress making its way thru Englewood yard to its final stop for the day at Kendleton TX. Will continue on to Laredo TX on Memorial Day.

The 315 "yellowbonnet" was one of the 74 passenger F-units which had been leased to Amtrak for its trains operating on the Santa Fe. When the lease terminated, the units were converted... (more)

From another angle. All packed up and ready to go. Sold by a dealer to another industry, double reduction gearing and friction bearings dictate that it must ride to destination on other wheels. ... (more)

All packed up and ready to go. Sold by a dealer to another industry, double reduction gearing and friction bearings dictate that it must ride to destination on other wheels. Photo by Jim Satter... (more)

UP SD40-2 holds down some cars for a local to be integrated into the UP system at the east end of formerly SP Settegast Yard.

Galveston Railroad Museum took delivery of their ATSF-inspired F-units in style, with an Amtrak-chartered passenger special from Houston.

KCS MSHSZ08 leaves Houston behind, getting through town relatively quickly.

A sad looking ACe leads the first section of the Freeport train south past old HB&T searchlights under the modern skyline of Houston.

Port 162 will dump this train in Penn City Yard Track 810, rather than taking all the way to Cargill in Jacintoport. This was BNSF G MKSPTN9 04 and will soon be unloaded and heading back for anot... (more)

KCS 5019 brings southbound manifest MSHSZ04 through Allen's Landing Park in downtown Houston, crossing the confluence of Buffalo Bayou and White Oak Bayou on Main 2 of UP's Houston Sub.

Amtrak 3 pulls the Sunset Limited into its station stop in Houston on a chilly Sunday morning