CP 2816 in China
China is the world's second most-populous country, but it's also a small town of about 1200 in southeast Texas. The name was originally "China Grove", coming from the local chinaberry trees.
China began as a water stop in the 1860's for Southern Pacific predecessor Texas & New Orleans Railroad, though now trains don't stop nearly as often. There's still an 11,000 ft passing siding here, featuring bowling ball tri-lights installed by the SP during their program to lengthen sidings in the late 80's and early 90's.
Here, we see CP 2816 race past an old SP signal at the east switch of China. The Final Spike Steam Tour has just left Beaumont and is only getting underway on its 120 miles or so of trackage rights on the UP between Beaumont and Rosenberg.
B40B (Final Spike Steam Tour; Calgary, AB to Mexico City, CDMX)
CP H1b 4-6-4 #2816
CP SD70ACU #7013
CP FP9A #1401
CP FP9A #4107
China, TX
May 25th, 2024
CP 2816 in China
China is the world's second most-populous country, but it's also a small town of about 1200 in southeast Texas. The name was originally "China Grove", coming from the local chinaberry trees.
China began as a water stop in the 1860's for Southern Pacific predecessor Texas & New Orleans Railroad, though now trains don't stop nearly as often. There's still an 11,000 ft passing siding here, featuring bowling ball tri-lights installed by the SP during their program to lengthen sidings in the late 80's and early 90's.
Here, we see CP 2816 race past an old SP signal at the east switch of China. The Final Spike Steam Tour has just left Beaumont and is only getting underway on its 120 miles or so of trackage rights on the UP between Beaumont and Rosenberg.
B40B (Final Spike Steam Tour; Calgary, AB to Mexico City, CDMX)
CP H1b 4-6-4 #2816
CP SD70ACU #7013
CP FP9A #1401
CP FP9A #4107
China, TX
May 25th, 2024