Saturday, January 3, 2008 at Brinkley, Arkansas on UP's Jonesboro and Brinkley Subs. Seven trains today, including:

1) UP 4840, 9432, 4317, 4373, 4403
2) CN 5701, 8012, 2642
3) String of new CEFX hoppers from the plant at Paragould, Arkansas
4) String of CN boxcars including freshly painted CN414375


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LEFT-Inspection truck passing the Brinkley Depot Museum at 8:32 a.m. RIGHT-It was a dark, cloudy morning looking east along the Brinkley Sub of the UP. It warmed up to 70 degrees today.


LEFT-UP 4840, 10:29 a.m. heading a UPS and other containers intermodal. RIGHT-CN 5701, 10:59 a.m.


LEFT-UP 9432 leading 4 other units, 11:25 a.m. This mixed freight was very long. RIGHT-This train had a long string of new CEFX hoppers, including 300265. They were built at Paragould, Arkansas, a couple of hours north of Brinkley.


LEFT-I'm looking to the north along the Jonesboro sub. RIGHT-That's US Highway 70 at the crossing gates. I didn't count the new hoppers, but there were a bunch.


LEFT-At 12:15 p.m., a mixed train takes the siding just north of the depot waiting for another Z train. I'm looking north. RIGHT-A work/inspection vehicle getting on the rails on the Brinkley Sub looking east toward West Memphis.




At 12:50 p.m., the stack train passes the train on the siding.


LEFT-UP 4517 at 12:51 p.m. RIGHT-At 1:00 p.m., the mixed train on the siding starts to move south.


LEFT-UP 4773 eases onto the main line at 1:01 p.m. RIGHT-CN 8012, 1:16 p.m.


LEFT-A westbound train from Marion/West Memphis on the Brinkley Sub at 4:02 p.m. The sun broke through a little. This mixed had two UP and one CN unit and many of its cars were CN. RIGHT-The first unit hits the sunlight at 4:04 p.m.


UP 4403 at 4:06 p.m. starting to go around the curve that connects with the Jonesboro Sub.


LEFT-It's 4:07 p.m. This very long train took 9 minutes to pass this location, moving about 10 mph on the curve. RIGHT-CN 2642.


LEFT-CN gondola. RIGHT-Blue and white SHPX 221215 tank car.


LEFT-String of CN boxcars at 4:10 p.m. RIGHT-Shiny, freshly painted CN boxcar CN414375.


LEFT-Long string of tank cars, 4:12 p.m. RIGHT-End of the train finally, 4:16 p.m., nine minutes to pass the Highway 70 crossing.


Waiting cars on US 70.

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