Photo ID: 109512 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 23, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rosenberg Rosenberg, TX 124 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Galveston (BNSF) BNSF A northbound BNSF manifest has a fresh crew and is untying in the siding of Rosenberg. Once the crew is ready to go and the UP train in the background is clear, the UP dispatcher will get a signal for the train to proceed north out of the siding and across the UP diamond, continuing north on the Galveston Subdivision. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109511 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 23, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rosenberg Rosenberg, TX 133 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glidden (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound UP train on the Glidden Sub crosses through the interlocking at Rosenberg where UP, BNSF, and CPKC trains all converge. The back half of the train is on a stretch of track where only UP trains (and Amtrak) can run. But the head end is UP track that includes tracking rights with Amtrak, BNSF, and CPKC! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109499 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 23, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed McHattie Rosenberg, TX 139 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Rosenberg (KCS) CPKC A northbound unit tank train is tied down in the siding at McHattie, just a few hundred yards from the interlocking at Rosenberg where CPKC joins with UP's Glidden Subdivision. This siding is actually owned by Union Pacific, with CPKC ownership starting at the south end of the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109480 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 21, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tower 17 Rosenberg, TX 135 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Galveston (BNSF) BNSF, Union Pacific A top-down view of the interlocking at Rosenberg / Tower 17 in Rosenberg, TX. In this shot, a BNSF manifest is move from right to left, going from the UP's Glidden Sub to the BNSF Galveston Sub. BNSF trains also cross the diamond in the shot, remaining entirely on the Galveston Sub. Likewise, UP trains cross the diamond on the other track on the Glidden Sub, and KCS trains cross the diamond, but take the diverging route on the left side of the shot toward Mexico. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109479 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 21, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tower 17 Rosenberg, TX 132 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Galveston (BNSF) BNSF There is a lot that happens at Rosenberg, TX, also known as Tower 17. UP's Glidden Sub (originally part of SP's Sunset Route) meets with BNSF's Galveston Sub and BNSF train, such as this one, move from trackage rights on UP's Glidden Sub on to their own tracks on the Galveston Sub. The Galveston Sub also continues on the right side of the shot toward Galveston, TX. Then, in the foreground at the switch, the KCS Rosenberg Sub starts, branching off from UP's Glidden Sub, heading south toward Mexico. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109477 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 21, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rosenberg Rosenberg, TX 201 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glidden (UP) BNSF BNSF 7447 departs the main at Rosenberg and is about to diverge on to the BNSF Galveston Sub to head north. BNSF train have trackage rights on UP's Glidden Sub from Houston as far as Rosenberg. But here, they must turn on to their own tracks. Traffic in the background is undisturbed by the train on the 1st Street overpass. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109476 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 21, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rosenberg Rosenberg, TX 149 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glidden (UP) BNSF On a Thursday afternoon, a BNSF trackage rights train sits short of 3rd Street in Rosenberg, TX on UP's Glidden Subdivision. The train has just received a Diverging Clear (red over green) signal ahead to cross from UP's Glidden Sub over to BNSF's Galveston Sub to head north. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.