Through a Signal Suspension
At first glance, this may just look like another one of the many rock trains headed to Houston each day to feed the immense demand for concrete. However, a second glance may notice the train is rolling through a railroad crossing with the gates up! At the time, UP was bringing the new "Main 1" of the Glidden Subdivision into service, which necessitated a suspension of all signals and railroad crossings over a roughly 7 mile portion of busy main line. So, flaggers were positioned at each of 13 crossings to protect cars from oncoming trains all day and all night for several days.
Eastbound Loaded Rock Train
UP SD70ACe #8754
UP C44AC #7185
Sugar Land, TX
May 23rd, 2016
Through a Signal Suspension
At first glance, this may just look like another one of the many rock trains headed to Houston each day to feed the immense demand for concrete. However, a second glance may notice the train is rolling through a railroad crossing with the gates up! At the time, UP was bringing the new "Main 1" of the Glidden Subdivision into service, which necessitated a suspension of all signals and railroad crossings over a roughly 7 mile portion of busy main line. So, flaggers were positioned at each of 13 crossings to protect cars from oncoming trains all day and all night for several days.
Eastbound Loaded Rock Train
UP SD70ACe #8754
UP C44AC #7185
Sugar Land, TX
May 23rd, 2016