The Hermann Park Railroad, located across from the Houston, Texas Zoo, has a neat train ride along a scenic route through the park. The ride takes about 10-15 minutes and is well worth the $2 price. They have several trainsets there, including one modeled after Missouri Pacific's streamliners of the late 1940s and early 1950s.  The person there who I talked to and who let me take the photos said that he once thought he would have to take the MoPac trademark off the locomotives, but after he had written Union Pacific to see if he would have to remove the trademarks, UP told him that they were grandfathering older park engines from their trademark rules and he wouldn't have to change a thing.  It was a cold, drizzly day in Houston with temperatures in the mid 50s. The date was November 3, 2004, a Wednesday. Questions? Email me.




The first 10 a.m. run. The 2-10-2 steam locomoitive in the background is SP  982. More photos of this engine late in this document.




This MoPac miniature streamliner was built in either the late 40s or early 50s for a park in Phoenix, Arizona. Notice the UP emblem on the front.




More scenes of the MoPac miniature streamliner.












The Metrorail commuter train is seen to the right.


They were running the BN/ATSF train today.






SP 982 at Hermann Park.