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Sunbeam

Texas & New Orleans Streamliner, outbound from Houston crossing the MKT line at Eureka Junction, north west of down town. Locomotive is P-14 651. +29° 47' 2.09'', -95° 26' 11.38'' http://www.towers.txrrhistory.com/013/013.htm

Sunbeam
r_i_straw, Dec 30, 2007
    • Stourbridge Lion
      :D :D :D :D
      Dec 31, 2007
    • BoxcabE50
      Was there an interlocking tower? Probably behind the photographer?

      Boxcab E50
      Dec 31, 2007
    • r_i_straw
      According to the WWI era drawing on the Tower web site, it was on the other side of the tracks just out of view on the far left. The drawing also shows five tracks at Camp Logan. It is now Memorial Park.
      http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/HH/jch4.html
      Dec 31, 2007
    • BoxcabE50
      Is this site still in RR use?

      Boxcab E50
      Dec 31, 2007
    • r_i_straw
      Yes, the diamond is still there. The old MKT Eureka Yard is now used for some gravel operation.
      http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=29.784232,-95.421613&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=16&om=1
      After the Katy tracks cross the old SP, the main has been abandoned so the tracks now swing around to the south to join up with the Sunset Route on the south west leg of the wye.
      http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=29.783938,-95.436848&ie=UTF8&ll=29.783938,-95.436848&spn=0.002468,0.003648&t=h&z=18&om=1
      Jan 1, 2008
    • BoxcabE50
      I do have an MKT train order copied here. But nothing SP/T&NO.

      Boxcab E50
      Jan 1, 2008
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