Monday,
December 22, 2008. Amtrak Texas Eagle Train 21 was 8 hours late into
Little Rock due to winter storm problems in Missouri and Illinois. Here
are a few scenes. I also added some freights today and on December 21,
also at Little Rock.
Included today and yesterday:
1) Amtrak Texas Eagle Train 21 arriving Little Rock about noon.
2) UP/SP 2712
3) UP 8636, 4765, 5984
4) CSX 8103, 4798
5) SSW hi-cube-almost 'clean'
6) String of Railbox boxcars
7) West Central Soy Plus hopper
8) ARMN reefer
![](122208USAmt21-1222pm-capstn-7R.jpg)
Arriving at 12:22 p.m.
![](122208USAmt21atstn-1229-12R.jpg)
12:29 p.m. Lots of passengers got off here and some just to smoke.
![](122208USAmt21atstnback-16R.jpg)
![](122208USAmt21baggage-18R.jpg)
Baggage cart was full.
![](122208USAmt21frpzem-23deg-22R.jpg)
Frozen water-it was 25 degrees.
![](122208USAmt21stnWestside-23R.jpg)
Leaving southbound to Texas.
![](122208USAmt21-1235pm-24R.jpg)
![](122208USsp2712-28R.jpg)
UP/SP 2712, right after Amtrak left about 12:35 p.m.
![](122208USup8636-1253pm-29R.jpg)
UP 8636, Dec 22, at 12:53 p.m.
![](122208USup4765-1257pm-30R.jpg)
Another train headed by UP 4765 at 12:57 p.m. These were held for Amtrak south of town.
![](122108US-gereenyellow-5R.jpg)
Green and yellow signals on Sunday, December 21, ready for northbound trains at Union Station.
![](122108UScsx8103-1102am-6R.jpg)
December 21, 11:02 a.m., CSX 8103.
![](122108US-csx4798-7R.jpg)
CSX 4798.
![](122108US-Icecycle-4R.jpg)
Icecicle as water froze when it dripped from this car on December 21. Temperature was 23 degrees.
![](122108US-up5984-1109am-8R.jpg)
UP 5984, 11:09 a.m.
![](122108US-CottonBeltBoxSSW63659-10R.jpg)
Cotton Belt SSW 63659 hi-cube boxcar.
![](122108US-RailboxCars-11R.jpg)
String of Railbox cars.
![](122108US-WestCentralSoyPlusHopper-13R.jpg)
West Central Soy Plus hopper - CEFX 12268
![](122108US-ARMN767068Reefer-14R.jpg)
UP reefer ARMN 767068
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