Western Railroad Discussion > Sun, glint and clouds in Central Texas friday

Took the day off friday to shoot trains in central Texas. There are 17 posts of 16 trains in anything from glint shots to clouds to sunshine. Besides the 16 trains pictured, I missed about 4 each of UP and BNSF when I was changing locations. Pretty good day getting that many trains from 8:30 to 5:30. Thanks for looking.

Randy Lundgren
Elgin, TX

1: BNSF 6093 NB about 2 1/2 north of Rogers, TX at mp 208.6 at 8:38am.
2: BNSF train CP 8887 NB at same location as above at 8:50 am.
3: Short BNSF 7086 NB at MP 208.7 at 9:18 am. Can see Temple TX through the haze and the
massive Scott and White hospital which is about 10 miles north.

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No. 3 above is a southbound.

4: BNSF 9135 SB at same location as no. 3. The lone SC70ACe is pulling a long string of empty as
as you can see them curving arund to the left of the engine. 9:58am.
5: Chased the 9135 to N. Hoyte mp 182.35 at 10:45 am.
6: BNSF 1085 NB is dead at South Hoyte. Had a bad order car and is subject to 10 mph. Dispatcher
is waiting or a crew and a break in the action to run the train north to Cameron to set the car
out in Cameron.

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7: BNSF 1518 SB at mp172.1 at 11:20am. South Local about 2-1/2 miles south of Milano, TX/
8: BNSF 5082 South at same location as above. 12:32pm. By the way all of the BNSF trains in
this series are on the BNSF Galveston SUB.
9: UP 9709 SB on UP Giddings sub Caldwell, TX heading down siding at 1:09pm to let a stack train
overtake it.

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10: UP 7780 SB finally shows up after being held up by detector north of Caldwell. 2:26 pm.
11: BNSF 7434 NB at Caldwell, TX over the UP Giddings Sub at 2:31pm.
12: BNSF 7235 Coming NB off UP Giddings Sub onto the NB BNSF Galveston Sub at Caldwell, TX at
3:27 pm. UP rock train still waiting to be overtaken by another UP.

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13: UP 6863 SB at Caldwell at 3:46 pm. Rock train left after this train.
14: BNSF 6217 SB at MP 173 1-1/2 miles south of Milano, TX 4:28pm.
15: BNSF 7006 SB same as above at 4:43 pm.

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Great photos Randy. Really like your location in #9 & #10 and the locals and especially the 1 unit auto racks. Thanks for showing all.
Brian Stevens

16: BNSF 4466 SB same as 15 above at 5:05pm.
17: UP 6417 NB stack train on UP Austin Sub at Milano, TX crossing over the diamond with the BNSF
Galveston Sub at 5:35 pm.

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Caldwell should get busier as BNSF is interchanging more oil trains there for UP to take to Louisiana.

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SD45X Wrote:
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> Caldwell should get busier as BNSF is
> interchanging more oil trains there for UP to take
> to Louisiana.
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Are they going to upgrade and reconnect the other wye at Caldwell or use the existing wye and do a run around. Why not hand it off to UP in Rosenburg?

GOOD stuff...!! Thanks for sharing.