Friday,
January 30, 2009 at Union Station in Little Rock, Arkansas. Included
are some vivid sunset scenes with signals and track, plus a late
afternoon Little Rock & Western train heading TOWARD the UP yards
in North Little Rock. Photos by Ken Ziegenbein. Included today:
1) UP 9475, 5096, 9673
2) Large load on flatcar TTPX 806273
3) Chessie Cat boxcar
4) LRWN 1542, 7736
5) NS 9366
6) AOK (CNW) hoppers
7) Sunset scenes
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LEFT-Dense
fog covered central Arkansas early in the day (freezing fog). This
engine light move was heading toward North Little Rock from Biddle
Yards at 9:10 a.m. RIGHT-UP 9475 heads a mixed train northbound at 4:05 p.m. I'm looking into the sun.
LEFT-TTPX 806273 carrying a large load. RIGHT-Chessie System boxcar with the Chessie Cat.
LEFT-The
sun broke through brightly at 4:09 p.m. RIGHT-LRWN 1542 is about to go
around the curve heading to the UP North Little Rock yards at 4:26 p.m.
Heading
away from the sun with the warm colors of approaching sunset. The
LRWN's Alco's (No. 101 and 102) are still in Perry, Arkansas as far as
I know. They have not been using them - they are both out of service.
CPX 346 milepost, called by UP 'Amtrak Sta.' Amtrak's Texas Eagle uses the track at right.
LEFT-UP
5096 and 3 other UP units on an intermodal, 4:45 p.m. RIGHT-The Little
Rock & Western train at left is waiting for a signal.
NS 9366 heading out of the sun at 5:00 p.m.
RIGHT-String of AOK hoppers, former CNW.
LEFT-Warm, fuzzy, artsy colors. RIGHT-UP 9673, light move to Biddle Yard, 5:07 p.m.
Sunset
beginning at 5:19 p.m. It was in the 50s today, but northern Arkansas
still had 2 inches of ice over everything with 300,000 still out of
power due to a large ice storm two days ago on January 28.
LEFT-I wish the signals would have been lit. RIGHT-Same scene showing a hint of blue overhead.
LEFT-US Flag on top of Union Station in the warm afterglow of sunset. RIGHT-Regions Bank building downtown.
5:28 p.m. looking west-southwest.
RIGHT-Pink-purplish glow. RIGHT-The railroad is about to go to 'night mode', never sleeping.
5:35 p.m.
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