A
few night photos at Union Station in Little Rock, Arkansas on Saturday
night, October 3, 2009. A group of rail friends were there with
me. Amtrak's Texas Eagle, northbound #22, arrived while we were there,
plus a few UP freights that were moving.
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About a 3 second exposure, at 9:27 p.m.
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Signals looking east toward the Cantrell Road overpass and Baring Cross bridge.
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Wider angle, 9:57 p.m.
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3 second exposure of a train passing, 10:04 p.m.
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Stopped train.
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Part of our group.
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UP freight waiting on the west/south side of Union Station around the curve. It's 10:23 p.m.
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Same scene zoomed in a little.
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Passengers
waiting to board the Texas Eagle at 11:02 p.m. on its way north to St
Louis and Chicago. This train has been early or on time for weeks and
is not scheduled to leave until 11:30 p.m.
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Amtrak
locomotive 181 and its 7 Superliner coaches, diner, lounge and sleeping
cars, taken from the balcony of Union Station at 11:05 p.m.
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Pretty active in the wee hours of the night at Union Station. Makes me want to take a train ride soon.
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Union Station at night.
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Amtrak leaving at 11:30 p.m.
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Arkansas State Capitol dome.
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An empty coal train arrives at 12:12 a.m., now October 4.
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Watching the coal train.
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