It Just Takes One...
The Freight Main of UP's Houston Sub runs right down the middle of Winter St for a few blocks in the First Ward. This pseudo-street running makes for a cool sight on a fairly busy stretch of railroad.
Though on this Monday morning, the Freight Main gets an extra special visitor. The Big Boy, after public display at the Amtrak Station, runs right down Winter Street on its way out of town. It'll take a left at Tower 26 in a few miles to access the Toll Road for the route out of the city.
While most people who wanted to get a picture here had the wisdom to sit still, a pair in a pickup truck decided to try something a little different. Winter St is effectively an alley through here, but this pair blew down the street in an effort to pace the Big Boy, narrowly missing the numerous people lined up to see the massive steamer. Besides the reckless behavior that nearly injured others (and got in the way of their pictures), I can't imagine a shot so low and close to the locomotive could possible come out well.
PHOBR 07 (Passenger- Houston to Bryan, TX)
UP 4-8-8-4 #4014
UP C44ACM #9625
Houston, TX
October 7th, 2024
It Just Takes One...
The Freight Main of UP's Houston Sub runs right down the middle of Winter St for a few blocks in the First Ward. This pseudo-street running makes for a cool sight on a fairly busy stretch of railroad.
Though on this Monday morning, the Freight Main gets an extra special visitor. The Big Boy, after public display at the Amtrak Station, runs right down Winter Street on its way out of town. It'll take a left at Tower 26 in a few miles to access the Toll Road for the route out of the city.
While most people who wanted to get a picture here had the wisdom to sit still, a pair in a pickup truck decided to try something a little different. Winter St is effectively an alley through here, but this pair blew down the street in an effort to pace the Big Boy, narrowly missing the numerous people lined up to see the massive steamer. Besides the reckless behavior that nearly injured others (and got in the way of their pictures), I can't imagine a shot so low and close to the locomotive could possible come out well.
PHOBR 07 (Passenger- Houston to Bryan, TX)
UP 4-8-8-4 #4014
UP C44ACM #9625
Houston, TX
October 7th, 2024