Number 1 at Niles Jct
With Amtrak's new Operation Lifesaver locomotive up front, the westbound Sunset Limited passes the SP era searchlights at Niles Jct on Main 1 of UP's Houston Sub.
This train wouldn't normally be here (the Amtrak station is on Main 2), but a traffic jam on the normal ex-SP route between Beaumont and Houston resulted in the train taking the long way to Houston via the normally eastbound-only ex-MP. Just ahead the train will return to its normal route at Chaney Jct and will shove back a mile or so to the depot.
AMT1 25 (WB Sunset Limited)
AMTK P42DC #203
AMTK P42DC #140
Houston, TX
February 26th, 2022
Number 1 at Niles Jct
With Amtrak's new Operation Lifesaver locomotive up front, the westbound Sunset Limited passes the SP era searchlights at Niles Jct on Main 1 of UP's Houston Sub.
This train wouldn't normally be here (the Amtrak station is on Main 2), but a traffic jam on the normal ex-SP route between Beaumont and Houston resulted in the train taking the long way to Houston via the normally eastbound-only ex-MP. Just ahead the train will return to its normal route at Chaney Jct and will shove back a mile or so to the depot.
AMT1 25 (WB Sunset Limited)
AMTK P42DC #203
AMTK P42DC #140
Houston, TX
February 26th, 2022