Holiday Express at Sawyer Yards
Returning from its display in Laredo, the CPKC Holiday Express rolls through the Sawyer Yards area in central Houston. It's a little past 10 pm, but lights from The Silos at Sawyer Yards (a former rice elevator) provide just enough illumination for ISO 2500 to capture.
The Holiday Express was created in 2001 by KCS employees who refurbished a number of railcars into holiday exhibits that could tour the KCS system every November and December. Along with allowing members of the public to come see and tour the train, KCS would make donations to the Salvation Army in every city & town the train stopped in.
After the CPKC merger, there was some concern over the train's fate since CP already had their own Holiday Train and equipment. But for the first two Christmases since the merger, while CP's Holiday Train toured the northern part of the system the former KCS F9's and passenger cars continued to run the Holiday Express on the former KCS lines.
CPKC Holiday Express
KCS FP9A #2
KCS F9B #3
KCS FP9A #1
Houston, TX
December 15th, 2024
Holiday Express at Sawyer Yards
Returning from its display in Laredo, the CPKC Holiday Express rolls through the Sawyer Yards area in central Houston. It's a little past 10 pm, but lights from The Silos at Sawyer Yards (a former rice elevator) provide just enough illumination for ISO 2500 to capture.
The Holiday Express was created in 2001 by KCS employees who refurbished a number of railcars into holiday exhibits that could tour the KCS system every November and December. Along with allowing members of the public to come see and tour the train, KCS would make donations to the Salvation Army in every city & town the train stopped in.
After the CPKC merger, there was some concern over the train's fate since CP already had their own Holiday Train and equipment. But for the first two Christmases since the merger, while CP's Holiday Train toured the northern part of the system the former KCS F9's and passenger cars continued to run the Holiday Express on the former KCS lines.
CPKC Holiday Express
KCS FP9A #2
KCS F9B #3
KCS FP9A #1
Houston, TX
December 15th, 2024