Good Evening at Goodyear
As evening shadows grow longer, a pair of Watco end cabs switch a cut of tank cars at Goodyear's Houston Chemical Plant.
The plant is a formerly government-owned synthetic rubber plant built to produce "government rubber-styrene" in support of US armed forces in World War II. Goodyear operated the plant since its startup in 1943 and finally bought the plant outright in 1955. In the present, it still manufactures Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber and warrants daily service via a dedicated turn run from UP's Strang Yard.
WAMX SW1500 #1511
WAMX SW1500 #1585
Houston, TX
June 7th, 2024
Good Evening at Goodyear
As evening shadows grow longer, a pair of Watco end cabs switch a cut of tank cars at Goodyear's Houston Chemical Plant.
The plant is a formerly government-owned synthetic rubber plant built to produce "government rubber-styrene" in support of US armed forces in World War II. Goodyear operated the plant since its startup in 1943 and finally bought the plant outright in 1955. In the present, it still manufactures Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber and warrants daily service via a dedicated turn run from UP's Strang Yard.
WAMX SW1500 #1511
WAMX SW1500 #1585
Houston, TX
June 7th, 2024