A couple of trains Saturday, January 12, 2013, plus some interesting locomotives, like UP 2001 one of the Olympic units, and red/white/blue BCRAIL 4606, in Little Rock and North Little Rock, Arkansas. It was near 70 degrees with heavy rain today, but will drop 30 degrees tonight as an arctic cold front moves through the state.  Flooding was occurring to the west and north of Little Rock as I edited this web page.

Included today:
1) UP 4713, 6538, 7514, 2001
2) CN 5711
3) BCRAIL 4606 red, white and blue locomotive
4) Old Arrow-logo Amtrak and new logo Amtrak signs
5) IFRX 350788 green, dirty hopper
6) EAMX 7002 hopper with Santa Fe logo and old Ga 175 markings
7) MKT 507 green Katy hopper


UP 4713 and CSX 7679, 2:12 p.m.


Kodachromed ties, spikes and rails at Union Station...reds, greens and yellows patches of paint.


Yellow signals for southbound move, 3:06 p.m.


Old arrow logo Amtrak sign.


New Amtrak logo sign.


UP 6538 about to cross from Main 1 to Main 2 at the dwarf signals at 3:16 p.m.


UP 6538 passing the platform. This was a long mixed freight with a single loco in front and one on the rear.




IFRX 350788 green, dirty hopper.


Switching tracks at MP 346.


EAMX 7002 old Santa Fe trademark hopper. Note the number 175 with GA in front of it. According to Michael Gilmore on the Railspot list: "From what i have read that is the series classification for that type of car, googling "santa fe freightcars ga175" brought me this info: Ga-175 Covered Hopper, Series 312300-312799 built 1971"


UP 7514 on the rear, 3:21 p.m.


CN 5711, 3:39 p.m.


BCRAIL 4606.


BCRAIL 4606 front.


Another view of BCRAIL 4606.


UP 2001 Olympic Torch Relay locomotive.


MKT 507 green Katy hopper.

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