Here's a few trains, pigeons and artistic clouds in Little Rock and North Little Rock, Monday January 3 and Tuesday January 4, 2011.

Included:
1) BNSF 4544, 4145
2) TCM 1641
3) UP/Rio Grande 1344 and 1350 together
4) UP 9812. 3971, 5080, 9919
5) UP 2482, 2420, 2460, 2426, 2019, 1964, 8221 all on one train
6) Artsy shot of dark clouds and train
7) NAHX 65726 Rock Island blue hopper
8) Sideless cars of some sort
9) Hacked off pigeon at Union Station
10) MKT 571 green hopper


January 3, 2011, 3:50 p.m. BNSF 4544 leads a northbound UP trackage rights train past Union Station in the late afternoon sun.


BNSF 4145.


TFM 1641, BNSF 4145 and 4544.


4:09 p.m., another northbound.


UP 9812, 3971 and 5080, 4:12 p.m., waiting for signal.


Clouds at 4:35 p.m.


UP 2482, 2420, 2460, 2426, 2019, 1964 and 8221 leads a mixed freight at 4:46 p.m. The train is also stopped for a signal at 4:46 p.m.


Artsy shot of clouds and train.


Smaller version of same photo so it fits on the screen better.


NAHX 65726 blue Rock Island hopper.


UP 9910, an SD40-2, taken on January 4.


Rio Grande twosome, UP/Rio Grande 1344 and 1350, January 4, North Little Rock.


MKT 571 green Katy hopper.


Sideless cars of some sort. According to a fellow railfan, they are probably cars used to carry rubber or some such.



Closeup of a pigeon with a bad attitude at Union Station Little Rock on January 3. It was only about 2 feet from UP Main 2 and I guess didn't like me taking its' picture.


The whole bird. Cute, aren't they? Their home is on top of the station.

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