Western Railroad Discussion > Temple, TX and Along the BNSF

Here are pictures from the Temple, TX, area and along BNSF's Galveston Sub. from my vacation last week.

#1. Amtrak #22 the 'Texas Eagle.'

#2. A loaded coal train heads onto fuel pad #4.

#3. A ex-Santa Fe SD40-2 leads a southbound manifest.

Doug Wooten
UP Engineer
Kingwood, TX

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#4. A BNSF Local heads south .

#5. A ex-ATSF GP35u on the point of a short yard job.

#6. A ex-BN GP39E.

Doug Wooten
UP Engineer
Kingwood, TX MP 21.5 UP's Lufkin Sub.

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#7. It's always nice to see a caboose.

#8. A ex-BN GP15-1 and ex-Santa Fe GP35u sits a Temple Yd.

#.9 A ex-ATSF GP50.

Doug Wooten
UP Engineer
Kingwood, TX MP 21.5 UP's Lufkin Sub.

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#10. A BNSF ES44DC on a power move.

#11. A pair of H2's Dash 9-44CW's on a inbound train.

#12. A ES44AC is on the point of an empty coal train.

Doug Wooten
UP Engineer
Kingwood, TX MP 21.5 UP's Lufkin Sub.

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#13. Three BNSF trains wait at the fueling pad.

#14. A southbound BNSF makes its way into Rogers, TX, on BNSF's Galveston Sub.

#15. A northbound BNSF train with a ES44DC waits to depart from the siding at Rogers, TX.

Doug Wooten
UP Engineer
Kingwood, TX MP 21.5 UP's Lufkin Sub.

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#16. & #17. A empty BNSF rock and empty grain trains depart Buckholts, TX. Both trains had identical power lash-up. A pair of Dash 9-44CW's: A warbonnet on the point and a H2 trailing.

#18. Here's look at the same BNSF southbound manifest that I got at Rogers earlier now making its way south of Cameron, TX.

Doug Wooten
UP Engineer
Kingwood, TX MP 21.5 UP's Lufkin Sub.

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#19. Last look at the southbound BNSF manifest here at with the BNSF 4776 at Milano, TX.

Doug Wooten
UP Engineer
Kingwood, TX MP 21.5 UP's Lufkin Sub.

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Great photos as usual. I used to live outside of Temple. I loved chasing between Temple-Caldwell-Hearne. Still a hefty use of searchlight signals along there. Maybe if they resignal that they'll all end up in my yard !!! :P Milano has some near-antique sigs IIRC.

alan

abandoned_track Wrote:
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> Great photos as usual. I used to live outside of
> Temple. I loved chasing between
> Temple-Caldwell-Hearne. Still a hefty use of
> searchlight signals along there. Maybe if they
> resignal that they'll all end up in my yard !!! :P
> Milano has some near-antique sigs IIRC.
>
> alan


Thanks

Doug Wooten
UP Engineer
Kingwood, TX MP 21.5 UP's Lufkin Sub.