Amtrak's Texas Eagle, No. 21, the southbound train from Chicago to San Antonio, was annulled at Little Rock, Arkansas today, October 30, 2009 due to flooding and a derailment of a UP freight due to flooding. According to Richard Finch, an Amtrak agent in Little Rock: "We had to annul #21 at Little Rock this morning due to a derailment at Alexander, Arkansas & couldn't detour on the Pine Bluff sub 'cause of washouts. Bussed everybody between LRK & Ft. Worth & turned both trains." Amtrak 21 got here about 4 a.m. and was turned and sitting at Union Station all day, and I've included some photos, one with a UP freight passing. UP had that derailment in Alexander that caused Amtrak to be annulled, plus UP also had a flood-induced derailment near Coal Hill, Arkansas on the Van Buren sub in western Arkansas.
   Little Rock now is 27.94 inches above normal for the year. We've had 68.26 inches so far. That's the 5th wettest year on record so far. Of course, we have 2 months to go in 2009.
   Also included today:

1) UP 7376, 3957
2) CSX 9044
3) AMTRAK 155
4) Empty BNSF coal train in the UP yards taken from the Locust Street overpass
5) Consist of the Texas Eagle: Superliner Coach 34120, Coach 34052, Coach 31011, Sightseer Lounge 33033, Diner 37009, Sleeper 32113, Sleeper 39010, Locomotive 155.
6) Blue Water 35th anniversary emblem on a Superliner Coach.
7) Fall foliage along UP's abandoned Camp Robinson Spur.

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2:21 p.m. from the Amtrak platform.


RIGHT-Blue Water 35th anniversary emblem.


Amtrak 155. The locomotive was idling.


LEFT-UP 7376 passes northbound at 2:38 p.m. RIGHT-UP 3957-CSX 9044.




Consist of the Texas Eagle, left to right: Superliner Coach 34120, Coach 34052, Coach 31011, Sightseer Lounge 33033, Diner 37009, Sleeper 32113, Sleeper 39010, Locomotive 155.


An almost empty yard at North Little Rock at 2:04 p.m., taken from the Locust Street overpass. Seen is an empty BNSF coal train with a long string of JHMX coal cars (Alabama Power Co.?) I don't know if this end of the train was the head end or the dpu. BNSF 8956 was on the other end.


LEFT-Looking at downtown Little Rock from the Locust Street overpass in North Little Rock. RIGHT AND FOLLOWING-Here's some fall colors along the abandoned UP Camp Robinson Spur in North Little Rock.









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