Baer Junction Railroad Crossing, Houston

Trackside at Baer Junction

Gaze across one of Houston's most active rail interchanges, where the Lockwood Drive grade crossing fronts a sprawling junction of mainline tracks. Signal masts, crossing gates and a steady parade of freight trains make Baer Junction a favorite stop for railfans worldwide.

Freight Gateway to the Port of Houston

The junction sits in the Denver Harbor / Port Houston district, a hard-working corridor where manifest freights, unit trains and intermodal traffic funnel toward the Port of Houston and the city's vast petrochemical complex.

A Railfan's Window on Texas Railroading

From thundering locomotives to the choreography of interlocking signals, this real-time view captures the everyday pulse of Gulf Coast railroading.