Nostalgia & History > BN SD40-2 7845 (night) at HB&T shop -- March 80

A couple night shots at the Houston Belt & Terminal Milby st shops in Houston.
Gary

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A couple of nice ones. Thanks. Marty

Indeed, a couple of classics from back when the Milby Street Diesel Shop was THE place to go for road name/motive power variety and run by a night foreman who welcomed camera-carrying fans. If things were slow they'd even spot equipment for you. On many nights the smell of idling diesels was overpowered by the thick aroma of roasting coffee beans from the Maxwell House coffee plant across the street.

Tom Kline
Houston

Too bad big six axle power isn't allowed in Milby anymore.

Posted from Android

Sweeeeeeeet! Those two turned out great!

- Jeff Carlson

jointauthority Wrote:
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> Too bad big six axle power isn't allowed in Milby
> anymore.
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> Posted from Android


Why can't six axle power go there any longer?

Derailments. No six axles allowed, all other movements restricted to walking speed. The engine facility at South Yard was moved back to Milby when Wabec was kicked out and went back to North yard. Mostly used to try and keep the genset fleet running, there are some SD70MACs stored there, which I find funny as they are six axle engines obviously.

Milwaukee Wrote:
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> jointauthority Wrote:
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> > Too bad big six axle power isn't allowed in
> Milby
> > anymore.
> >
> > Posted from Android
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> Why can't six axle power go there any longer?

jointauthority Wrote:
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> Derailments. No six axles allowed, all other
> movements restricted to walking speed. The engine
> facility at South Yard was moved back to Milby
> when Wabec was kicked out and went back to North
> yard. Mostly used to try and keep the genset fleet
> running, there are some SD70MACs stored there,
> which I find funny as they are six axle engines
> obviously.
>
> Milwaukee Wrote:
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> > jointauthority Wrote:
> >
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>
> > -----
> > > Too bad big six axle power isn't allowed in
> > Milby
> > > anymore.
> > >
> > > Posted from Android
> >
> >
> > Why can't six axle power go there any longer?

I remember the Mechanical Superintendent, J. W. McCaddon. He was a good steam man as well. I believe his son worked for the Union Pacific at one time.