Nostalgia & History > Lone Star ready to depart

Dec 77
Early on a chilly morning the Lone Star is almost ready to depart Houston.

Gary

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How strange to see the hose with the escaping steam and remember that passenger cars were once steam heated.
Bob

Great shot, Gary!

RC Lundgren

Another great record to jog my memory! But, I really think this photo captures the Lone Star on a slow roll out of Houston, in other words, it is departing.

I say this because the engine is too far west of the “stop here” concrete marker that we put down while I worked there.

That marker was one of those parking lot barriers we see at the end of a parking space. SP would not allow a “stop here” sign so we stole a concrete barrier out of the depot parking lot and laid it on the ground perpendicular to the rails. Zoom in and you can see the marker.

With the amount of steam shown in this photo it must have been a cold, still morning. I am glad you captured it.

> Dec 77
> Early on a chilly morning the Lone Star is almost
> ready to depart Houston.

Hou74-76 Wrote:
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> But, I
> really think this photo captures the Lone Star on
> a slow roll out of Houston, in other words, it is
> departing.

Too long ago to remember but your're right, the engine is past where it was usually stopped at.
Gary

The escaping steam really adds to the scene.  Thanks for your excellent posting.
ALLEN 

Is that a former CZ budd diner,?

Posted from Android

Gary, another fine scene of the Lone Star in Houston. You captured this well including the departing signal indication. 
Thanks for sharing. 

Old Santa Fe RR Temple TX based passenger conductors and head brakemen worked Temple-Cleburne-Houston-Temple. Houston based passenger rear passneger train brakemen worked to and from Cleburne. Cleburne based engine worked to and from Houston.

SPDRGWfan Wrote:
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> Is that a former CZ budd diner,?
>
> Posted from Android

It is - The Silver Diner.
 

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Dirty and crappy; a far cry from the Texas Chief.