Number 1 at North Main
The searchlight signal is becoming a rarer and rarer commodity thanks to equipment standardization. Several of the old SP searchlights in the Houston area are under threat of replacement, like this one at N Main on the Freight Main of UP's Houston Sub.
Here, the westbound Sunset Limited passes CP LF366, the N Main St hold signal, as it takes a roundabout journey to the Houston Amtrak Station. Normally the train runs straight to the depot on the Passenger Main, but today congestion in the Houston Terminal led to a longer routing.
In the distance is the Burnett Transit Center on Houston's Red Line light rail. Proposals have called for a big, new Houston passenger station at that location, but only time will tell if it ever gets built.
AMT1 07 (Westbound Sunset Limited)
AMTK P42DC #134
AMTK P42DC #4
Houston, TX
June 7th, 2025
Number 1 at North Main
The searchlight signal is becoming a rarer and rarer commodity thanks to equipment standardization. Several of the old SP searchlights in the Houston area are under threat of replacement, like this one at N Main on the Freight Main of UP's Houston Sub.
Here, the westbound Sunset Limited passes CP LF366, the N Main St hold signal, as it takes a roundabout journey to the Houston Amtrak Station. Normally the train runs straight to the depot on the Passenger Main, but today congestion in the Houston Terminal led to a longer routing.
In the distance is the Burnett Transit Center on Houston's Red Line light rail. Proposals have called for a big, new Houston passenger station at that location, but only time will tell if it ever gets built.
AMT1 07 (Westbound Sunset Limited)
AMTK P42DC #134
AMTK P42DC #4
Houston, TX
June 7th, 2025