SP Lives On

On my way in to work this morning a northbound UP train was stopped on the far south side of town waiting for something ahead. The signal was flashing yellow which indicated that the absolute signal at the south end of Bryan was stop. The train was sitting outside of town to stay off crossings is my guess.


SP 319 leading a grain empty in south College Station, TX

So the interesting thing was the lead unit, SP 319. Southern Pacific locomotives in mostly untouched paint are getting less plentiful and here sat one in decent light. There really was no "awesome" shot to be had but I pulled out the Canon anyway just to say I saw it.

This evening that same Canon will go after the UP1996, SP heritage, in downtown Bryan. I used the point and shoot yesterday and today I brought along the big iron. Let's hope it is still in a good position in downtown this evening.