Suncor/Jacobs Reactor

For Suncor Refinery in Commerce City, Colorado by Jacobs Engineering and Bellelli Energy. Arrival into Denver was April 15 2005, with this route: Houston PTRA - Alvin - Rosenberg - Sealy - Bellville - Somerville - Cameron - Temple - Brownwood - Sweetwater - Snyder - Lubbock - Plainview - Amarillo - Dalhart - Texline - Trinidad - La Junta - Pueblo - Colorado Springs - Denver. Train symbol was J PRTDEN1 28.

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Unloaded 4/17/05

Graphic of unloaded Schnabel car courtesy Dave Cooley of djcooley.com

Presentation of offloading and setting of reactor courtesy Don Chapman and Lisha Burnett 4/16/05 and 4/17/05.
http://www.railimages.com/gallery/Suncor_Odyssey_Project

Offloading Photos are courtesy of Terry Shapiro at his website.
http://www.terryshapiro.com/
On the left menu, click on "Galleries", then "Reactor".

Kevin Morgan from Palmer Lake to Englewood, Colorado on 4/15/05
http://www.drgw.ws/trainlog/logs.asp

William Cowie in Denver, Colorado on Friday 4/15/05.
http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/showthread.php?t=67352

Littleton Colorado Videos 4/15/05:
http://www.trainorders.com/videos/view.php?413
http://www.trainorders.com/videos/view.php?414

Darren E. Hadley between Colorado Springs and Denver on 4/15/05.
http://www.trainboard.com/ultimatebb.php/ubb/get_topic/f/25/t/000416.html

In Monument, Colorado, just north of Colorado Springs, Colorado on 4/14/05 evening.
http://perroux.us/pages/reactorcosprings.html

In Boone, Colorado on 4/13/05.
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=102131

In LaJunta, Colorado on 4/10/05 at 12:36 p.m. MDT.

Nathan Holmes on 4/9/05 in Trinidad, Colorado. These include some of the special work included to pass signals, etcetera:
http://www.drgw.net/trips/report.php?tr=HYD1.1
http://www.drgw.net/trips/report.php?tr=HYD1.2

Train overnighted 4/8/05 in Branson, Colorado.

Train departed North Amarillo, TX 0830hrs 4/7/05, through Dalhart at approximately 1540hrs to tie down at Guy, possibly even Texline.

John Briggs In Amarillo, Texas 4/5/05 at 5:00 p.m.
http://perroux.us/pages/reactorjohnbriggs2.html

John Briggs on 4/4/05, overnight in Slaton and left in morning through Lubbock and Plainview, Texas 4/4/05.
http://perroux.us/pages/reactorjohnbriggs1.html

Ken Fitzgerald on 4/2/05 and 4/3/05.
Santa Anna, Bernecker, and San Angelo Junction

Mike Murray on 4/2/05 at Sweetwater, Texas
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=100036
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mdmurray6044/album?.dir=/bfc8&.src=ph&.tok=phk01xCBm9DA0Z08

Charles Allen on 4/2/05 at Coleman, Texas and on Jim Ned Creek Bridge, just south of Lawn, Texas
http://perroux.us/pages/reactorcharlesallen.html

User tboneFTW Near Bangs, Texas 4/1/05
http://www.railroadforums.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=23100
http://www.railroadforums.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=23101

Through Nolanville at 1:15 p.m. on 3/30/05, overnight at Lampasas.

Bradley Linda on 3/31/05. Some photos are in Heidenheimer, but most were at the Knowd fueling pad (on the public overpass) and in Temple at the Railroad and Heritage museum.
http://aaronserv.dyndns.org/hosting/SSW/schnabel/index.html

Temple, Texas Railroad and History Museum on 3/31/05
http://www.rrhm.org/photo_gallery.htm

Charles Biel 3/30/05 at Caldwell, Milano, Hoyte, and Cameron, Texas. Includes straight on photo negotiating a curve. Five photos total.
http://www.trainpix.com/BNSF/WHATSNEW/MAR2005/033005V1.HTM
Video (be patient, it takes a while to load):
http://www.trainpix.com/BNSF/VIDEO/BIGLOAD4.HTM

Alan Claxton near Somerville, Texas 3/30/05.
http://perroux.us/pages/reactorclaxton.html

Russell Straw 3/29/05 at Manvel, Booth, and Rosenberg, Texas
http://www.railimages.com/gallery/CEBX-800

Tom Scotty, through Pearland, Texas on 3/28/05.
http://www.scottyonline.com/rail/CEBX800.html

S. Berliner, III on 3/28/05 through Houston.
http://home.att.net/~Berliner-Ultrasonics/rrschn8c.html

Mike Harris in Houston on 3/28/05:
http://perroux.us/pages/reactormikeharris.html

Leonard with photographer Ed Blysard, New BNSF power on 3/26/05 and reactor leaving Houston on 3/28/05.
http://leonard.tamu.edu/Trains/NewBNSF/PTRA.htm

Port of Houston Authority Press Release on 3/22/05.
http://www.irconnect.com/poha/pages/news_releases.html?d=75021

Loaded 3/22/05

Graphic of unloaded Schnabel car courtesy Dave Cooley of djcooley.com

Story of the Schnabel Car from July/August 1982 issue of Norfolk Southern World Magazine.
http://southern.railfan.net/cebx800.html

Information on the Schnabel car CEBX800:
http://southern.railfan.net/schnabel/cars/cebx800/cebx800.html

Reactor aboard CEBX800