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| Title: |
Headed south |
| Description: |
I caught this southbound in the yard at Laredo, waiting its turn on the international bridge. It will shortly be in Mexico. |
| Photo Date: |
2/25/2020 Upload Date: 3/5/2020 5:19:29 AM |
| Location: |
Laredo, TX |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 2590(ET44AH) |
| Views: |
178 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Through the scanner |
| Description: |
A southbound UP train is about to enter Mexico as it eases onto the international bridge, passing the VACIS scanner at the US Border Patrol station. |
| Photo Date: |
2/25/2020 Upload Date: 3/5/2020 5:23:17 AM |
| Location: |
Laredo, TX |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 5568(AC44CWCTE) |
| Views: |
152 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Doing it the hard way |
| Description: |
The southbound train is about halfway across the bridge to Nuevo Laredo, stopped, the nose of the engine just inside Mexico. It is at this point that the US crew gets off, and the Mexican crew gets on. Each crew has to walk to or from its respective country to make the crew change. Seems like this is making something simple a lot more difficult than it needs to be. It would be a lot easier if they did what US and Canadian crews do, run the train into the new country, then taxi back. |
| Photo Date: |
2/25/2020 Upload Date: 3/5/2020 5:26:56 AM |
| Location: |
Laredo, TX |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 5568(AC44CWCTE) |
| Views: |
258 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Knocking on the door |
| Description: |
The southbound is at the gate that marks the border. It will do a crew change mid bridge, then head into Nuevo Laredo. |
| Photo Date: |
2/25/2020 Upload Date: 3/5/2020 5:28:22 AM |
| Location: |
Laredo, TX |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 5568(AC44CWCTE) |
| Views: |
150 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Oh, Mexico... |
| Description: |
With apologies to James Taylor. The train now reaches the bright orange truss on the Mexican side, and will go through customs inspection before continuing to the interior. |
| Photo Date: |
2/25/2020 Upload Date: 3/5/2020 5:35:23 AM |
| Location: |
Nuevo Laredo,Tamps, MX |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 5568(AC44CWCTE) |
| Views: |
158 Comments: 1 |
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