Amtrak got locomotive 56 off the Heartland Flyer (Forth Worth to Oklahoma City train) and put it on the Texas Eagle. The Amtrak spare/protection locomotive No. 11 in Fort Worth was used on the Heartland Flyer. This all took about 12 hours, making the train 12-hours late (part of the delay was having to cut the truck out from around and under the pilot of the locomotive. Supposedly that took quite a long time, into the early evening). The delayed train with locomotive 56 finally left Temple at 11:45 p.m. Tuesday night and picked up the passengers from the train for the continued journey to Chicago. It took exactly 12 hours to reach Little Rock from Temple.
10:30 a.m. at Union Station. A lot of these cars were train passenger's cars, who can leave them here while riding the Eagles somewhere. There's good security both day and night with Capitol Police patrols, Little Rock police, Union Station's own security people and Union Pacific's Special Agents.
From inside the Amtrak waiting room, 10:56 a.m.
The local crew getting ready to board at 11:44 a.m.
Texas Eagle 22 with locomotive 56 arriving 11:44 a.m.
Superliner 39024, first car of 7.
Superliner 32050, 2nd of 7.
Superliner 37006, 3rd of 7.
Superliner Sightseer Lounge 33022, 4th of 7.
Superliner 31011, 5th of 7.
Superliner 34004, 6th of 7.
Superliner 34092, 7th of 7. These cars are mixtures of coaches, baggage coaches, sleeping cars, lounge car and dining car.
Loaded baggage cart at 11:46 a.m. The agent. who just recently transferred here from Boston, Christopher, was on duty almost 14 hours straight, getting here at 10:30 last night.
Smoke break stop.
The passengers you see on the platform now boarded at Little Rock.
11:52 a.m.
Leaving for St Louis and Chicago at 11:55 a.m.
Sign at Markham and Victory Streets. Union Station is to my left. The trees were very colorful.
Sunset on November 26.