Satuday, November 8 at Brinkley, Arkansas and Sunday, November 9, 2008 at the station in Little Rock, Arkansas. Catch of the Day: KCS belle units 4129 and 4121 together with UP units on a mixed southbound. Included today:

1) UP 9285 (C40-8), 3874, 9512, 9643, 2459, 6539, 5748, 2402
2) KCS 4129, 4121
3) NS 7555
4) Ashley, Drew & Northern boxcar
5) Arkansas Queen Riverboat under UP Baring Cross bridge.


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LEFT-UP 9285 passing the Brinkley Depot Museum at 8:51 a.m. November 9. RIGHT-Ashley Drew & Northern boxcar HS 30702.


Approaching NS train to Brinkley, 3:37 p.m.




LEFT-NS 7555, 3:39 p.m. November 8. RIGHT-UP 3874, 9:28 a.m. November 9, 2008 at Little Rock with an intermodal.


Tractor-trailer load on this intermodal. The trailer has the UP reporting marks. According to Tom Balzen: "he UP trailer on a flat car with the containers on it looks to me like a traction motor transfer.  I have seen these before.  I suspect that the NLR shops refurbish and repair traction motors.  I am sure that there is a intermodal lift around Little Rock somewhere where the trailer could be unloaded from the flat car.  I would suspect that the trailer is coming from a west coast shop, or is destined for a west coast shop."


LEFT-UP-SP 2712, 9:52 a.m. RIGHT-UP 9512, 10:12 a.m.


LEFT-UP 9643, 10:47 a.m. Note the KCS Belle units. RIGHT-KCS 4129 and 4121.


Passing a northbound on the other track.


LEFT-MoPac buzzsaw in good condition on a MP box. RIGHT-The northbound passing the southbound.


LEFT-UP 2459, 10:48 a.m. RIGHT-Long string of gons.


LEFT-UP 6539, 11:17 a.m. RIGHT-A dirty, hard working UP 5748.


LEFT-UP 2404 and others pulling the empty gondola train south to Biddle Yards, at 12:50 p.m. RIGHT-Close up as the train moves on the Amtrak siding.


LEFT-From the ground up. RIGHT-MoPac gon with a buzzsaw.


At the parking lot of the second Sunday meeting place of the Arkansas Railroad Club at 1:30 p.m., I caught the Arkansas Queen paddleboat on one of its Arkansas River cruises. The UP Baring Cross drawbridge can be seen raised to let the boat cross under (left center).





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