The Mirror: News, Sport, Celebrity & Entertainment [Unofficial]Multiple dead bodies found in Union Pacific train carriage during Laredo heatwave
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Steve SloanSouthern Pacific (SP) SD7 2716 was sporting improvised extended sunshades to protect from the early summer heat in Roseville, CA on Sunday, June 28, 1973. It was doubling over an eastbound train that was led by UP power.
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SP 2716 was an EMD SD7, SP Class ES615-3. Reportedly: it was built as SP 5309, SP Class DF-117, in 1953, construction number 18381, the first of it's class, and was built with 62:15 gearing, steam generators and signal lights at each end. Renumbered to 2716 in the 1965 renumbering, it was renumbered again to 1416 in 1973. SP 1416 was upgraded in 1979 to SP Class ES615R-1 1511. SP 1511 was retired and sold in 1995.
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Houston Public MediaAhead of a new school year, Union Pacific has lifted the train traffic curfew at the rail crossing near Milby High School in Houston, where a 15-year-old student died last December while crossing the tracks on his way to school.
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Union Pacific resumes morning and afternoon train traffic near Houston’s Milby High School
In December a student was struck and killed by a Union Pacific Railroad train on his walk to school. In the aftermath Union Pacific promised to limit train traffic in the area during student drop-off and pick-up times. But as a new school year is set to start next week, the company has resumed normal traffic conditions, surprising a local leader.
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On Saturday, May 10, 2025, at CP CV036 Park, in Benicia, CA, Union Pacific (UP) 9916 and 9927 were waiting for work.
UP 9916 is an EMD SD32ECO (UP Designation SD59MX). Reportedly: it was built in 1992 by EMD as 6316, a model SD60M, builders number 926302-1. It was renumbered 2471, retired as such in 2011 and then it was rebuilt, repower serial number 20107425-002.
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On Saturday, May 10, 2025, at CP CV036 Park, in Benicia, CA, Union Pacific (UP) 9916 and 9927 were waiting for work.
UP 9916 is an EMD SD32ECO (UP Designation SD59MX). Reportedly: it was built in 1992 by EMD as 6316, a model SD60M, builders number 926302-1. It was renumbered 2471, retired as such in 2011 and then it was rebuilt, repower serial number 20107425-002.
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As the Trump Administration makes federal budget cuts and reportedly considers firing more than 1,000 EPA employees, there are concerns about what that could mean for a contaminated railyard site in Houston.
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Uncertainty at EPA causes concerns about cancer cluster investigation in Houston
In 2023, the EPA directed Union Pacific Railroad to begin conducting investigations throughout the Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens area to detect the presence of harmful chemicals in the soil of nearby homes and businesses.
Houston ISD Superintendent Mike announced this evening that he would be working with Mayor John Whitmire and County Judge Lina Hidalgo on how to better ensure safety for students crossing railroad tracks on their way to school.
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The parents of a Houston teenager who was struck and killed by a train while walking to school Monday morning have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Union Pacific Railroad and an unnamed train operator.
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After a 15-year-old Milby High School student was killed by a train on Monday, Houston Mayor John Whitmire called for the construction of a pedestrian sky bridge near the campus.
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Houston ISD is offering to help pay for the funeral of the Milby High School student who was fatally struck by a train on their way to school Tuesday. The district is also defending the school's principle who has been criticized by some community members.
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Houston ISD offers to help cover funeral cost for teen killed in train collision, defends school
According to police, a fatal crash involving a train and a pedestrian occurred at around 7:35 a.m. at 2000 Broadway St. near Galveston Road. Officers said the pedestrian was pronounced deceased shortly after. Later that morning, a Houston ISD confirmed that the victim was a student at Milby High School, which is located near where the incident occurred.
Robert N - Health-Hospitalityhis is the Union Pacific 4014, the most powerful locomotive ever built, it has been restored and maybe coming near you this year. Schedule is posted online.
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