Sunday, January11, 2009 at the station in Little Rock, Arkansas. I've obtained a new Panasonic/Lumix digital camera with 18x optical zoon (35mm equiv. is 27-486mm) and Leica optics. It was a rather active day, but nothing like a few months ago. Seen today:

1) UP 1540, 4246, 5000, 2725, 7885, 5280, 4083, 1930, 7050
2) NS 6763

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LEFT-UP 1540 (a regular here), northound at 10:46 a.m. RIGHT-Southbound UP 4246, 11:04 a.m.


LEFT-UP 4246 wide shot. RIGHT-UP 5000.


Southbound UP 2725 at 11:18 a.m.


LEFT-UP/SP 2715. RIGHT-SP 8674.


LEFT-UP 7885, intermodal, 11:41 a.m. RIGHT-UP 5280, DPU on this intermodal.


UP 4083, 1:06 p.m. northbound mixed.


LEFT-27mm wide shot. RIGHT-486mm 18x zoomed shot of same scene.


LEFT-Barge on the Arkansas River having just went under the UP Baring Cross liftspan bridge. RIGHT-NS 6763 into the sun at 3:54 p.m.


LEFT-UP 1930 with light engine move, 4:27 p.m. RIGHT-Southbound coal train headed by UP7050, 4:32 p.m.


Twilight time as the loaded coal train passes.

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