My Best Catch Today

[setxrailfan]

UP train Q-HOLI (quality;Houston, TX-Livonia, LA); at Beaumont, TX
6 units total. NS, UP and CSXT power.


UP Train Q-HOLI by Mark St. Aubin, on Flickr

 

[tiegang]

Good photo Mark. I see some CSX and NS on UP trains up here as well.

 

[Abilene Ks Railfan]

Nice one!

 

[setxrailfan]

Thanks guys. I love this time of year for the low sun angle. Much different than summer light.

 

[kenw]

very nice....it was a good day to be out!

 

[setxrailfan]

very nice....it was a good day to be out!

Thanks Ken. If it weren't for a 2.5 hour late Amtrak #2, this shot may not have been possible.

 

[Eastern Railfan]

Quite the lashup there. Not only is it a nice catch, but that's an excellent shot too.

 

[setxrailfan]

Thanks Tommy. At first I thought the 2nd unit was a UP unit. Upon closer inspection it's a lease unit.

 

[Eastern Railfan]

Upon closer inspection it's a lease unit.

Of which NS has quite a few of at present.

 

[ecofreak]

Nice picture! And I really appreciate you explaining the train's designation. Half the time many posters don't even tell us where the train was spotted, let alone what kind of train it was and it's origin and destination.
Thanks!

 

[setxrailfan]

Nice picture! And I really appreciate you explaining the train's designation. Half the time many posters don't even tell us where the train was spotted, let alone what kind of train it was and it's origin and destination.
Thanks!

Thanks Jeff. I feel the same way.

 

[brad_in_omaha]

Awesome catch Mark!