There is a certain beauty in the industrial clutter surounding the Houston Ship Channel, it reminds me of downriver Detroit. Here, Job 134 heads south passing Job 134 switching Pasadena Yard.

PTRA's Job 141 heads north along UP's Strang Sub in east Houston, crossing the bridge at Harrisburg over Brays Bayou. This morning's transfer from Manchester Yard to North Yard sports 4 of PTRA's ... (more)

PTRA Port Job 235 accelerates up the UP Strang Sub off the Sims Bayou bridge and out of the vast industrial areas in the Port of Houston.

Palm trees & the Port. Port Job 173 has just been relieved and fresh crew of Port 282 drags the train into North Yard. I've always thought it a touch of class that the PTRA paints their whistles... (more)

Port 135 puts his train away in Pasadena Yard, in what for me is an archetypal scene of of Houston... PTRA in front of the Petrobras refinery.

Combining all three paint schemes, PTRA's heritage painted locomotive leads Port 264 dragging 87 tank cars from Pasadena Yard to North Yard.

Sunday morning off.

At home among the stacks.

Sorting tankers and covered hoppers under a beautiful Texas January sky.

With the official flower of Houston sprouting in the foreground, the Port 264 Job banks into a curve on the UP Strang Sub, with the PTRA Heritage Unit leading the way. The unit has the current re... (more)

Job Port 182 has just finished working American Yard, allowing the sun to swing around for westbounds. Now with 61 cars on the drawbar, Port 182 is continuing it's run from Greensport Yard to Nor... (more)

PTRA's Port 150 job crosses Brays Bayou as it heads toward North Yard.

Port 141 heads back to PTRA Manchester Yard utilizing trackage rights on UP's Strang Sub. MOW is replacing timbers on the swing bridge over Buffalo Bayou.

Until my friend told me about it earlier in the day, I had no idea the PTRA had a heritage locomotive. My luck was working overtime, as it ended up leading "Port 264", the last train of... (more)