Railfanning Houston, TX Late July 2025

7/22/25 0:00 UP MLKEW at Mesa with the Sonic Bonnet and some other neat powers trailing. UP C45AH #2540 - RL K5HL NS DC/AC Blue AC44C6M #4001 NS AC44C6M #4289 CSX Spirit of Louisville CW44AC #12 UP GP40N #1514 1:21 The rerouted ZYCEG on the UP Houston Sub at Dawes. UP C45ACCTE #7459 - RL K5HL UP SD70ACe #8498 UP SD70AH #8887 (mid-DPU) 4:57 CPKC 281 at Dyersdale with mixed CP powers and 4009 third out. CP AC44CWM #8034 - RL K5LA CP ES44AC #8836 KCS Saluting KCS Heroes SD70ACe #4009 CP SD70ACU #7008 8:06 WB CPKC grain train west of Fauna with an uncommon AC44 pair. UP C44ACCTE #5631 - NF K3HA KCSM gray AC4400CW #4574 (DPU) 10:13 Some pics of NS 4001, CSX 12, CSX 1852 (WM HU), CSX 28 (YN2), and some other neat stuff at Englewood. 7/26/25 10:33 EB UP manifest at Eureka with a neat ACe trio of two Belles and a baby flag. KCS SD70ACe #4034 KCS SD70ACe #4126 UP SD70ACe #8351 7/29/25 10:57 WB CPKC grain train at Hatchery with a pair of older CP GEVOs. CP ES44AC #8766 - NF 2PC K5HL CP ES44AC #8859 (DPU) 13:55 Amtrak #2 at Tower 71 with 160 trailing and some private cars to the rear. AMTK P42DC #205 - RL K5LA AMTK D8 Phase III HU P42DC #160 16:26 CPKC 180 at Tower 71 and Maury St with the usual CP duo and a neat cut of KCS Auto-Max cars. CP ES44AC #8926 - Fouled RL K5HL CP AC44CWM #8105 24:17 WB UP coal train at Tower 26 with a trio of flag AC44 repaints. UP C44ACM #6192 - NF K3HA UP C44ACM #7234 UP C44AC #6259 27:43 EB BNSF grain train at Tower 26 on the UP Houston Sub. BNSF ES44DC #7766 - NF K3LA BNSF Dash 9-44CW #5018 BNSF ES44C4 #7007 BNSF ES44AC #5821 (DPU) 29:10 NB UP manifest on the Brooks St Connection. UP C45ACCTE #5363 - RL K5HL UP C45AH-T4 #2697 30:37 NB BNSF manifest on Carr St Connector. BNSF ES44C4 #3250 - RL K5HL BNSF ES44DC #7790 31:50 EB CPKC grain train at Maury St with a dirty Belle trailing. CP ES44AC #8789 - NF 2PC K5HL KCS AC4400CW #4582