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OS "The Valley", TX – 1/19/04
"passatglock" <drew@o...>
I departed Austin early to spend my MLK day railfanning "The Valley". Here's what I caught:
8:10 N/B MEYFW (Manifest; East Yard-San Antonio to Ft. Worth)
OS'd switching in the Taylor yard
UP 3039 lead unit
8:19 N/B ALDEL (Autos; Laredo to East St. Louis)
OS'd at Thrall on the UP Austin sub
UP 3887 (SD70M), UP 6097 (SD60M)
-TTGX autoracks, parts boxes, CSX steel coils, -180 axles = 42 cars
I misunderstood a radio communication and waited at Thrall for almost an hour for MEYFW to come out of Taylor. Realizing my error, I continued on towards Hearne.
10:01 N/B ALDEL again
OS'd at CP Q90 from Austin sub to Hearne sub
10:08 LYG63 (Hearne local)
OS'd switching cars in Hearne yard
SP 4862 (GP38-2L), UP 193 (B23-7) patched SP, UP 1343 (GP40-2)
10:44 N/B MHOFW (Manifest; Houston to Ft. Worth)
OS'd dead at Tatsie siding on UP Navasota sub
UP 3312? Lead unit
11:36 S/B Manifest
OS'd idling at Mumford on the Navasota sub
UP 9254 (C40-8), UP 9650 (C44-9)
12:00 MHOFW gets tied down and crossings cut at Tatsie
13:16 N/B MHONP (Manifest; Houston to North Platte)
OS'd at Valley Junction - Navasota sub to Ft. Worth sub
UP 4651 (SD70M), UP 8091 (SD9043AC)
-Tanks, covered hoppers, loaded autoracks, empty centerbeams, boxes, -328 axles
= 79 cars, -Going in the siding at Salter to meet three southbounders
13:37 S/B CROSA (Coal; PRB Wyoming to San Antonio)
OS'd at Valley Junction – Ft. Worth sub to Navasota sub
UP 6818 (C44AC), UP 8210 (SD9043AC), UP 8082 (SD9043AC) DPU
-SATX aluminum coal hoppers, -554 axles = 134 cars
14:14 OMJLO (Ore; Marjorie to Lolita)
OS'd at Valley Junction – N/B Austin sub to S/B Navasota sub
PCN 3000, NREX 5979, PCN 3002
-UP system/PCN covered hoppers, -278 axles = 65 cars
14:37 LYG63 (Hearne local) – with rearranged power
OS'd at Valley Junction – S/B Austin sub to N/B Ft. Worth sub
UP 193 (B23-7) patched SP, SP 4862 (GP38-2L)
-Covered hoppers, gons, -Switches cars in the Valley yard for a little while
15:10 S/B MKCSA (Manifest; Kansas City to San Antonio)
OS'd at Valley Junction – Ft. Worth sub to Navasota sub
UP 3917 (SD70M), UP 3928 (SD70M), UP 1870 (B40-7)
-ASHX & other covered hoppers, boxes, tanks, -240 axles = 56 cars
I heard ZDTMX was headed for Mumford, so I blew off the MLDAR approaching Valley Junction
15:33 S/B ZDTMX (Intermodal; Detroit to Laredo)
OS'd at Mumford on the UP Giddings sub
CSXT 8331 (SD40-2), CSXT 9050 (C44-8W?)
-TTGX loaded autoracks, Pacer/APL containers, -172 axles
15:41 S/B MKCSA again
OS'd at Mumford on the Giddings sub
About this time ZLDYC passes through Hearne (unseen) & MHOFW finally
departs Tatsie
16:11 S/B CAICL (Coal; Axial mine to Coleto Creek)
OS'd at Mumford on the Giddings sub
UP 6675 (C44AC), UP 6293 (C44AC) patched SP, UP 7273 (C44AC) DPU
-CCTX et al, aluminum coal hoppers, -470 axles = 113 cars
16:19 N/B GEGVER (Empty grain; Galveston to ??)
OS'd at Mumford on the Navasota sub
UP 5920 (C44ACCTE)
-HS/NOKL covered hoppers, -382 axles = 94 cars
There were a few northbounders headed up the Navasota from Houston,
but I had to start heading back to Austin. From here out the details
get sketchy… CCDSA was near Valley Junction
16:39 S/B Manifest
OS'd at Mumford on the Giddings sub
UP 3935 (SD70M), UP 5653 (B40-8)
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