Saturday, October 4, 2008 at Brinkley, Arkansas. Only 4 trains today, including:
1) UP 3818, 7800, 11:28 a.m.
2) UP yellow boxcar NWR 6022 with UP shield
3) Conrail, NYC 885377 hopper
4) Five-unit CSX train with CSX 7704, 5299, 7906, 5490 and 7571 at 12:18 p.m.
5) String of TBOX/TTX yellow boxcars
6) UP 5183, 4605, 1:20 p.m.
7) CN 5459, 6110, 1:50 p.m.
8) Hawk
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Nebraska, Wyoming and Montana August and September 2008, click here:
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This
has photos of BNSF (Greybull, Wyoming and Alliance, Nebraska), UP
(North Platte Bailey Yard tour), Kansas & Oklahoma (McPherson,
Kansas), Nebkota Railroad (Chadron, Nebraska).
![](100408Brinkleyup3818-7800-1128am-1R.jpg)
UP 3818 and 7800 from West Memphis at 11:28 a.m.
![](100408Brinkleyup3818-7800-1129am-2R.jpg)
![](100408BrinkleyOldUPYellowBox-4R.jpg)
UP yellow boscar NWR 6022 with faded UP shield.
![](100408BrinkleyTwdMemWeeds-5R.jpg)
Looking east through a grassy field. These do not extend to trackside.
![](100408BrinkleyCR-NYC885377Hopper-8R.jpg)
Conrail hopper, NYC 885377.
![](100408BrinkleyCSX7704-5299-7906-5490-7571-1218pm-9R.jpg)
CSX 7704 heads 4 other CSX units from West Memphis at 12:18 p.m.
![](100408BrinkleyCSX7704Curve-10R.jpg)
![](100408BrinkleyCSX7704-5299-7906-5490-7571-1219pm-11R.jpg)
![](100408BrinkleyCSX7704-5299-7906-5490-7571-curve-12R.jpg)
Somewhat unusual 5-unit CSX consist, including CSX 7704, 5299, 7906, 5490 and 7571.
![](100408BrinkleyTTX-TBOXyellowbox-16R.jpg)
String of TTX, TBOX boxcars.
![](100408Brinkleyup5183-4605-120pm-25R.jpg)
UP 5183 and 4605, 1:20 p.m.
![](100408Brinkleycn5459-6110-150pm-26R.jpg)
CN 5459 and 6110, 1:50 p.m.
![](100408BrinkleyHawk-31R.jpg)
Hawk overhead.
![](100408BrinkleyGreenSigEast-33R.jpg)
Green
light looking east toward West Memphis. According to railfan Eric Grissom, who
obtained the information from a railroad employee, this signal stays
green (not dark) all the time except when a train is heading toward the
west toward Brinkley, when it changes to red.
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