Summer Afternoon at Niles Jct
It's a July afternoon in Texas, so that means it's hot. But it also means you'll see lots of sunflowers and have a good chance of afternoon thundershowers.
We're getting a little bit of all three on this hot and humid summer afternoon in the Bayou City. And from our perch amongst the wild florals, we watch UP 9087 roll by with a manifest train bound for Ft Worth.
Niles Jct here was once the lead to SP's Chaney Yard, but with the abandonment of that yard and the industries it served, this is now just a setout track with a control point.
MEWFW 23 (Manifest- Englewood Yard [Houston] to Fort Worth, TX)
UP SD70AH #9087
UP SD70M #4143
UP C44ACM #6231
Houston, TX
July 23rd, 2025
Summer Afternoon at Niles Jct
It's a July afternoon in Texas, so that means it's hot. But it also means you'll see lots of sunflowers and have a good chance of afternoon thundershowers.
We're getting a little bit of all three on this hot and humid summer afternoon in the Bayou City. And from our perch amongst the wild florals, we watch UP 9087 roll by with a manifest train bound for Ft Worth.
Niles Jct here was once the lead to SP's Chaney Yard, but with the abandonment of that yard and the industries it served, this is now just a setout track with a control point.
MEWFW 23 (Manifest- Englewood Yard [Houston] to Fort Worth, TX)
UP SD70AH #9087
UP SD70M #4143
UP C44ACM #6231
Houston, TX
July 23rd, 2025