Anachronisms at Chaney Jct
For UP 4014's "Heartland of America Tour" in 2024, the train's first stop after arriving into Houston was the railroad's Settegast Yard for an employee-only event. Following that event, the train moved to the Amtrak station for public display the following day.
Due to the complicated nature of the route back to the Amtrak depot, UP opted to just have 4014 shove backwards for nearly the entire route. Here, UP 4014 is completing its 13-mile shove at Chaney Jct. The mix of 1940's steam, 1970's searchlights, and 2020's Vaders make for a fascinating chronological combination.
After clearing the control point here, the Big Boy will pull forward on the Passenger Main to my left to access the Amtrak station for display.
The searchlights here would come down in June of 2025.
PHOHO 05 (Passenger- Houston Settegast Yard to Houston Amtrak Station)
UP 4-8-8-4 #4014
Houston, TX
October 5th, 2024
Anachronisms at Chaney Jct
For UP 4014's "Heartland of America Tour" in 2024, the train's first stop after arriving into Houston was the railroad's Settegast Yard for an employee-only event. Following that event, the train moved to the Amtrak station for public display the following day.
Due to the complicated nature of the route back to the Amtrak depot, UP opted to just have 4014 shove backwards for nearly the entire route. Here, UP 4014 is completing its 13-mile shove at Chaney Jct. The mix of 1940's steam, 1970's searchlights, and 2020's Vaders make for a fascinating chronological combination.
After clearing the control point here, the Big Boy will pull forward on the Passenger Main to my left to access the Amtrak station for display.
The searchlights here would come down in June of 2025.
PHOHO 05 (Passenger- Houston Settegast Yard to Houston Amtrak Station)
UP 4-8-8-4 #4014
Houston, TX
October 5th, 2024