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Viewing Album:  South Texas Apr 2013
 
By:Randy Curlin
Dates:12/11/2012 - 4/30/2013
Album Info:Dates are approx
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CMO 840244
Title:  CMO 840244
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:25:16 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  55   Comments: 0
CRDX 13789
Title:  CRDX 13789
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:25:22 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  54   Comments: 0
FURX 843144
Title:  FURX 843144
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:25:36 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  57   Comments: 0
New Sidings
Title:  New Sidings
Description:  City of McAllen opened new road which forced new tracks to be built to replace former SP siding of Merito.
Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:26:16 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Yard,Track
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Views:  73   Comments: 0
New Sidings
Title:  New Sidings
Description:  City of McAllen opened new road which forced new tracks to be built to replace former SP siding of Merito.
Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:26:20 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Yard,Track
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Views:  79   Comments: 0
New Siding
Title:  New Siding
Description:  City of McAllen opened new road which forced new tracks to be built to replace former SP siding of Merito.
Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:26:23 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Yard,Track
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Views:  65   Comments: 0
New Sidings
Title:  New Sidings
Description:  City of McAllen opened new road which forced new tracks to be built to replace former SP siding of Merito.
Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:26:27 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Yard,Track
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Views:  63   Comments: 0
New Siding
Title:  New Siding
Description:  City of McAllen opened new road which forced new tracks to be built to replace former SP siding of Merito.
Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:26:31 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Yard,Track
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Views:  51   Comments: 0
Miller doesn't use rail anymore, but might someday
Title:  Miller doesn't use rail anymore, but might someday
Description:  City of McAllen opened new road which forced new tracks to be built to replace former SP siding of Merito.
Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:26:35 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Yard,Track
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Views:  75   Comments: 0
New Siding
Title:  New Siding
Description:  City of McAllen opened new road which forced new tracks to be built to replace former SP siding of Merito.
Photo Date:  12/11/2012  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:26:38 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Yard,Track
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Views:  49   Comments: 0
RVSC MW Flat cars
Title:  RVSC MW Flat cars
Description:  Non interchange flatcars. Arrived around Fall of 2012
Photo Date:  2/20/2013  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:26:53 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard,Track
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Views:  80   Comments: 0
Scrap Recycling
Title:  Scrap Recycling
Description:  Gons to be loaded at the Trade Zone.
Photo Date:  3/16/2013  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:26:58 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Yard,Station,Track
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Views:  72   Comments: 0
Scrap Recycling
Title:  Scrap Recycling
Description:  Gons to be loaded at the Trade Zone.
Photo Date:  3/16/2013  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:27:01 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Yard,Station,Track
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Views:  68   Comments: 0
Corn Syrup Unloading
Title:  Corn Syrup Unloading
Description:  For all the fizzy drinks that are bottled locally for the Rio Grande Valley.
Photo Date:  3/16/2013  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:27:04 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Yard,Station,Track
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Views:  505   Comments: 0
More Corn Syrup
Title:  More Corn Syrup
Description:  An industry that you could model. For all the fizzy drinks that are bottled locally for the Rio Grande Valley.
Photo Date:  3/16/2013  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:27:07 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Yard,Station,Track
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Views:  73   Comments: 0
Tankers at the Trade Zone
Title:  Tankers at the Trade Zone
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/16/2013  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:27:11 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Yard,Track
Locomotives:  RVSC 1705(GP16)
Views:  151   Comments: 0
Running Light
Title:  Running Light
Description:  RVSC 4107 running back to the McAllen Trade Zone (former MP branch to Hidalgo)
Photo Date:  3/19/2013  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:26:10 PM
Location:  Madero, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Scenic,Track,Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 4107(GP9R)
Views:  253   Comments: 0
Running Light
Title:  Running Light
Description:  RVSC 4107 running back to the McAllen Trade Zone (former MP branch to Hidalgo)
Photo Date:  3/19/2013  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:26:13 PM
Location:  Madero, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Scenic,Track,Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 4107(GP9R)
Views:  259   Comments: 2
Former MP yard, now RVSC
Title:  Former MP yard, now RVSC
Description:  RVSC uses 8 tracks for switching. UP moved their operations to Olmito with the city picking up the tab to move train ops out of their city.
Photo Date:  4/13/2013  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:25:42 PM
Location:  Harlingen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Yard,Track
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Views:  51   Comments: 0
Old Butter Krust Bakery
Title:  Old Butter Krust Bakery
Description:  Situated between the former Mo-Pac yard and SP yard, it probably had flour delivered for local baking. It has been abandonded for 20 years or more.
Photo Date:  4/13/2013  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:25:44 PM
Location:  Harlingen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Scenic,Station
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Views:  100   Comments: 0
Former SP Depot
Title:  Former SP Depot
Description:  Concrete slab is all that remains of former SP depot. UP vacated its office around 2003, but kept it maintained until 2012. See http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3112873
Photo Date:  4/13/2013  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:25:46 PM
Location:  Harlingen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Station,Track
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Views:  41   Comments: 0
Lone SP telephone pole
Title:  Lone SP telephone pole
Description:  Looking West near site of razed SP depots, Water tower belonged to Cotton Compress Complex
Photo Date:  4/13/2013  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:25:49 PM
Location:  Harlingen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Station,Track
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Views:  56   Comments: 0
Former SP Depot
Title:  Former SP Depot
Description:  Concrete slab is all that remains of former SP depot. UP vacated its office around 2003, but kept it maintained until 2011. See http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3112873
Photo Date:  4/13/2013  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:25:52 PM
Location:  Harlingen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Station,Track
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Views:  56   Comments: 0
Former SP Depot
Title:  Former SP Depot
Description:  Concrete slab is all that remains of former SP depot. UP vacated its office around 2003, but kept it maintained until 2011. See http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3112873
Photo Date:  4/13/2013  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:25:55 PM
Location:  Harlingen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Station,Track
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Views:  54   Comments: 0
Remains of SP depot and platform
Title:  Remains of SP depot and platform
Description:  Concrete slab is all that remains of former SP depot. UP vacated its office around 2003, but kept it maintained until 2011. See http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3112873
Photo Date:  4/13/2013  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:25:58 PM
Location:  Harlingen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Station,Track
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Views:  69   Comments: 0
Former SP depot
Title:  Former SP depot
Description:  Concrete slab is all that remains of former SP depot. UP vacated its office around 2003, but kept it maintained until 2011. See http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3112873
Photo Date:  4/13/2013  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:26:01 PM
Location:  Harlingen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Station,Track
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Views:  45   Comments: 0
Site of the bigger passenger depot that SP razed in the 1960s.
Title:  Site of the bigger passenger depot that SP razed in the 1960s.
Description:  Across the street that bisects the tracks was the site of the former SP freight depot. The freight bldg burned about 4 years ago.
Photo Date:  4/13/2013  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:26:04 PM
Location:  Harlingen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Station,Track
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Views:  67   Comments: 0
Butter Krust Bakery
Title:  Butter Krust Bakery
Description:  Situated between the former Mo-Pac yard and SP yard, it probably had flour delivered for local baking. It has been abandonded for 20 years or more.
Photo Date:  4/13/2013  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:26:07 PM
Location:  Harlingen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Scenic,Station
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Views:  72   Comments: 0
New Xing Gates installed
Title:  New Xing Gates installed
Description:  RVSC xing upgrade; Note solar panels
Photo Date:  4/13/2013  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:26:42 PM
Location:  Mission, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  73   Comments: 0
MP 641734
Title:  MP 641734
Description:  original MP paint
Photo Date:  4/13/2013  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:26:47 PM
Location:  Harlingen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  47   Comments: 0
RVSC 1233
Title:  RVSC 1233
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/13/2013  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:26:50 PM
Location:  Harlingen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RVSC 1233(SW1200)
Views:  220   Comments: 4
SP 338356
Title:  SP 338356
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/13/2013  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:26:56 PM
Location:  Harlingen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  73   Comments: 0
UP 97046
Title:  UP 97046
Description:  Older yellow paint
Photo Date:  4/13/2013  Upload Date: 4/14/2013 11:27:14 PM
Location:  Harlingen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  98   Comments: 0

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