Thursday, October 9, 2008. Today I have photos of trains in North Little Rock, Little Rock and Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Included:
1) UP/SP 2712, 9:11 a.m., Union Station Little Rock
2) Ferromex 4680, 9:34 a.m., UP NLR yards
3) CEFX 101, 9:35 a.m., UP NLR yards
4) UP 8500, 9:45 a.m., Union Station LIT. Train almost hits a large dog.
5) Greenville & Northern Rwy green boxcar HS 72343
6) Coils
7) Small tank car GATX 25179
8) UP 9548, 10:01 a.m. , Union Station LIT
9) UP 4153, Union Station LIT
10) CN 2564, 12:53 p.m. , PIne Bluff, AR
11) Playboy bunny graffiti
12) UP 4051, 1:08 p.m., Pine Bluff
13) UP 4575, 1:22 p.m., Pine Bluff
14) UP 7813 passing other train, Pine Bluff
![](100908ARKGreenSignalUS-1R.jpg)
High green for a southbound train at Union Station in Little Rock.
![](100908ARKup-sp2712-911am-2R.jpg)
UP/SP 2712, 9:11 a.m. October 9.
![](100908ARKFerromex4680-934am-yard-4R.jpg)
Ferromex 4680, North Little Rock UP yards, 9:34 a.m.
![](100908ARKcefx101-936am-yard-5R.jpg)
CEFX 101, UP Yards.
![](100908ARKUS-up8500-945am-6R.jpg)
Back
at Union Station, UP 8500 rounded the curve at 9:45 a.m., blowing his
horn several times. There was a large dog on the tracks, which had just
jumped off to the right as the engine was bearing down.
![](100908ARKup8500Dog-7R.jpg)
The dog with at least two lives!
![](100908ARKup8500-946am-8R.jpg)
![](100908ARKGreenvilleNorthernBox-9R.jpg)
Greenville Northern Railway HS 72343.
![](100908ARKcoils-10R.jpg)
Coils of some kind.
![](100908ARKsmalltank-12R.jpg)
Small tank car....looks like an N-scale model with an HO train!
![](100908ARKup9548-1001am-13R.jpg)
UP 9548, 10:01 a.m.
![](100908ARKup4153-14R.jpg)
UP 4153, last of the 6-unit consist.
![](100908PBF-USandGreyhound-31R.jpg)
I'm
now in Pine Bluff, Arkansas on 4th Street looking to the west at the
Pine Bluff Union Station, which is now a museum. The building to my
left is the abandoned Greyhound Bus station.
![](100908PBFcb2514-1253pm-36R.jpg)
CN 2564 westbound passing the station/museum at 12:53 p.m. October 9.
![](100908PBFcn2514-1254pm-37R.jpg)
CN 2564 passing the abandoned Greyhound station, 12:54 p.m.
![](100908PBFcn2514-5354-38R.jpg)
![](100908PBF-mkt568hopper-39R.jpg)
MKT green hopper, MKT 568.
![](100908PBF-PboyGraf-42R.jpg)
Playboy bunny graffiti.
![](100908PBF-up4051-108pm-43R.jpg)
UP 4051 passes the Pine Bluff depot museum at 1:08 p.m.
![](100908PBFHistMuseum-45R.jpg)
![](100908PBF-Platform-47R.jpg)
![](100908PBF-AwayTrain-49R.jpg)
I'm
standing on the city street crossing looking west. This is the same UP
line that runs through Brinkley, AR with mostly southbound trains.
![](100908PBF-noloading-50R.jpg)
To the point.
![](100908PBF-up4575-122pm-53R.jpg)
UP 4575 at 1:22 p.m.
![](100908PBF-Twotrains-122pm-54R.jpg)
Another train starts to pass the first one, headed by UP 7813.
![](100908PBF-Twotrains-55R.jpg)
Busy scene with the museum in the background.
![](100908PBF-TwoTrains-56R.jpg)
![](100908PBF-Twotrains-57R.jpg)
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![](100908PBFTwoTrains-61R.jpg)
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