Here's a few night shots of rare Amtrak locomotive 90229, which used to be an F40PH locomotive, but has been modified and was used recently on Amtrak's Heartland Flyer train between Fort Worth and Oklahoma City. It is commonly called a "cabbage" car, with prime mover removed (so it is not a locomotive) and the resulting space used for baggage. Cab controls were retained to allow for use as a cab car. Beech Grove did the rebuilds. It was on its way to Chicago on Amtrak's Texas Eagle, Number 22, which arrived in Little Rock, Arkansas at 11:13 p.m. Wednesday, July 14, 2010, a few minutes early. The train left Union Station on time at 11:40 p.m. but was stopped a few hundred feet from the station just before it crossed the Baring Cross Bridge into North Little Rock because the bridge signal was red. It turns out that the drawbridge was down and locked, but the signal stayed red instead of turning to green like it's supposed to. They finally got the situation cleared up and the train finally left at 12:10 a.m. (Ken Ziegenbein photos)

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LEFT-Amtrak locomotive 181 and 90229 at 11:13 p.m. RIGHT-A wider angle from the station's balcony.

RIGHT-Note the Oklahoma sign on the locomotive.


Believe it or not, no flash was used on any of these photos. I didn't use a tripod either. I just set my Panasonic Lumix G2 on the 'Program' setting and took several shots in burst mode with most being in focus.


LEFT-Three Yellow Cabs were at the station at 11:27 p.m. Again, this was hand held, as were all of the photos tonight.


RIGHT-Night shot of the signals after Amtrak had finally crossed the bridge after midnight.

LEFT-A UP freight lights up the tracks. RIGHT-UP 8390, 12:13 a.m.

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