Friday August 7, 1987 on the Union Pacific
Okay Jct. to Taylor and Spring, TX
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From Okay Jct, the line to Fort Worth goes into Muskogee and joins the MKT at Durant, OK (mp298). It uses MKT trackage for 30 miles to Denison and for another 30 miles to Whitesboro Jct. (mp173). It crosses the old T&P at Tower 55 (mp244) in Fort Worth. It uses MKT trackage for 85 miles to Waco (mp166), then heads southeast, crossing the San Antonio line at Valley Jct. (mp101). It uses SP trackage from Bryan Jct. (mp75) to Nava Jct. (mp49) and joins the Palestine to Houston line at Spring (mp0). Trains to San Antonio uses MKT trackage south from Waco to Taylor.
Union Pacific train symbol NPHOT Durant, OK
FWKC was ready to leave Centennial Yard in Fort Worth
when a bad order car was detected. After setting out the
car, it departed at 1115AM with engines 3564 and NS1644 pulling
15 loads and 75 empties. It was approaching Tower 55 and
after clearing the interlocking would stop and add a caboose
to the rear end.
Union Pacific grain train picks up train orders at Tower 55
2CCDSA left South Morrill at 130AM on the 5th with engines
6038 and 6055 pulling 111 loads. It swapped power at North
Platte and received engines MP5001, MP5023, MP5055, and MP5037.
It left Denison at 410AM and was now just north of Tower 55 in Fort
Worth conducting an air test. It would leave after the FWKC
cleared the interlocker.
Union Pacific coal train symbol CSACD at Ney Yard
NPHOT departed from North Platte at 810AM on the 5th with
engines 2406, MP3192, and 4275 pulling 92 loads and 15
empties, 10,616 tons. It
added engine 4131 at 18th Street Yard and left Coffeyville
yesterday at 840AM with 97 loads and five empties. It picked
up 21 loads and eight empties at Cookson and departed with 128
loads and 13 empties, 14,130 tons. It set out 10
loads and five empties at Muskogee and met an MKT train at
Olive (seven mile north of the Red River). It left Denison
at 1025PM with 117 loads and eight empties. The HOKC gave it
engine 3649 at Whitesboro Jct. It arrived in Fort
Worth at 615AM and was now being put back together. It would
leave at 145PM with 48 loads and 73 empties and have engines MP9044,
MP3529, MP1724, and MP9050.
Union Pacific train symbol HOKC at Tower 55
KCFW left Kansas City at 925PM on the 5th with engines
MP4812, 4236, 4281, and MP2071 dragging 86 loads and 42 empties
at 11,214 tons. It met the HOKC at Dearing and added engine 109
in Coffeyville. At Muskogee, it set out 40 loads and three
empties and picked up 37 loads and one empty. It set out
four loads at Henryetta (mp174) and met CSACD at Mina (mp202).
It set out engine MP4812 at Denison and departed with 83 loads and
50 empties. It set out 28 loads and two empties at Whitesboro
Jct. and met an MKT train at Pilot Point (mp192). It set out five
loads at Mingo (mp205) and pulled into Fort Worth at 800AM this
morning.
Union Pacific train symbol HOFW Egan, TX
SAFW departed San Antonio at 350PM with engines MP3104, 2449,
220, and MP1692 pulling 15 loads and 38 empties. After picking up
more cars, it left Taylor at 1045PM with 49 loads and 49
empties. It met MKT train 103 at Little River (mp887), MKT
train 183 at Ross (mp850), another MKT train at Elm Mott (mp836)
and XFWLD at Wrenn. It pulled into Fort Worth 720AM.
HOKC left Houston yesterday at 1045PM with engines 3124 and 3338 pulling 70 loads and 51 empties. It added engine 3250 at Waco, met XFWLD at Egan and arrived in Fort Worth at 930AM. It was being put back together and would be called at 245PM.
GEHOKC left Houston last night at 1115PM with engines 3499 and MP3221 pulling 93 empties. It picked up eight more empties at Spring and met FWHO at Bryan while on the SP trackage. It met BN5044 (MKT coal train to Halstead) at Wrenn and arrived in Fort Worth at 1045AM.
GLTPGA left Denison at 650AM with engines 3327, 2445, 3494, MP3144, MP3059, and MP3054 pulling 121 loads. It left Whitesboro Jct. at 811AM and arrived in Fort Worth at 1145AM.
XFWLD departed Fort Worth at 510AM with engines MP9042, MP9039, 3416, 4155, MP3114, and 2530 pulling 127 loads. It was now crossing the Santa Fe at Temple.
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