Z Train on Winter St
In mid-2024, UP brought back expedited intermodal service connecting California to Houston. The ZLBHO runs from UP's ITCF ramp in Long Beach to UP's Settegast ramp in Houston, carrying a mix of domestic & international boxes.
Here, UP 6662 and its Z Train are just a few miles from Settegast Yard as it splits Winter St in two just west of Downtown Houston. This pseudo-street running is a neat quirk where the two mains of UP's Houston Sub split into their historical alignments past Downtown Houston. This won't last forever though; UP is working with TxDOT and the city of Houston to eventually remove this track and consolidate it with the Passenger Main a few blocks to the south.
ZLBHO (Z Train- Long Beach, CA to Houston, TX)
UP C44ACM #6662
UP C44ACM #6462
(Mid-Train DPU) UP SD70ACe #8592
Houston, TX
October 14th, 2024
Z Train on Winter St
In mid-2024, UP brought back expedited intermodal service connecting California to Houston. The ZLBHO runs from UP's ITCF ramp in Long Beach to UP's Settegast ramp in Houston, carrying a mix of domestic & international boxes.
Here, UP 6662 and its Z Train are just a few miles from Settegast Yard as it splits Winter St in two just west of Downtown Houston. This pseudo-street running is a neat quirk where the two mains of UP's Houston Sub split into their historical alignments past Downtown Houston. This won't last forever though; UP is working with TxDOT and the city of Houston to eventually remove this track and consolidate it with the Passenger Main a few blocks to the south.
ZLBHO (Z Train- Long Beach, CA to Houston, TX)
UP C44ACM #6662
UP C44ACM #6462
(Mid-Train DPU) UP SD70ACe #8592
Houston, TX
October 14th, 2024