Little Rock trains Wednesday, January 29, 2014, including UP Olympic 2001 and my usual assortment of freight cars. There was a southbound KCS intermodal today, and for a brief time all 3 of Union Pacific's tracks in front of Union Station were occupied. I included some reporting mark's owners on some of the freight cars since I hadn't seen some of these ID's before.  Plus a few scenes of the former Rock Island tracks in west Little Rock.

Included:
1) UP 7864, 4353, 5894, 8648, 4540, 5128, 6860, 7097, 2001, UPY 141
2) KCS 4623, 4100
3) NS 2539 rather worn-looking
4) Former Rock Island tracks along Rebsamen Road in Little Rock, close to the Big Dam Walking bridge
5) CHTT 287363 new coil car (Chicago Heights Transfer Terminal)
6) CNW 178338 green hopper
7) UP 908444 hycube boxcar
8) UP 355275 old yellow boxcar
9) VMSX 280479 tankcar (Valerie Marketing & Supply Company)
10) INVX 38185 bright white hopper (Invista S A R L)
11) RAIX 6630 blue tankcar (Union Carbide Corporation)
12) RCRX 2917 white and red tankcar (Reagent Chemical & Research Inc.)
13) MOCX 499009 hopper (The Mosaic Company)


The former Rock Island tracks near Rebsamen Road in Little Rock, looking west. It's now used by the Little Rock & Western and BNSF locals.


The LRWN, former Rock Island tracks, go right by the nearly mile-long Big Dam Bridge used for walking and biking. It's hard to catch a train here.


The tracks are just to the left of the trees.


Entry to the bridge.


Wish there'd be a train on the line. When all the trees get green, it's impossible to get a train shot.


The bridge crosses the Arkansas River.


Looking east.


Heading back to Union Station I passed these two boxcars on the LRWN siding in Pulaski.


Light engine move on the Amtrak siding, 1:07 p.m.


UP 7864. UP 7864, 4364 were on the SHGLR-26 (Special-Harlingen, TX-Little Rock) Train was all empty pipe flats and looks like they parked it at Biddle Yard.


UP 4353, 1:10 p.m. GSNTPO-28 (Grain-Nacogdoches, TX-Pontiac, IL)


UP 4353 and 5894.


UP 8648 passing the stopped UP 7864, 1:11 p.m. The smoke in the distance was a controlled burn at Camp Robinson in North Little Rock to clear out overgrowth that could potentially fuel wildfires. Thanks to Joseph Musgrove for this information.


KCS 4100, 1:12 p.m. This train caught me by surprise since I was concentrating on the other passing train. ZYCMXC-28 (Premium Intermodal-Yard Center, IL-Laredo)



KCS 4623. It was another west/southbound intermodal. There has been lots of these in recent days, most with UP power.


Counting the two engines on the Amtrak siding, there's 3 trains passing the station at the same time.


UP 7864 got the green signal to leave at 1:18 p.m.




UP 4540, 1:57 p.m. MNLCN-29 (Manifest-N. Little Rock-Memphis/Interchange with the CN)


UP 5128.


 CHTT 287363 new coil car (Chicago Heights Transfer Terminal).


CNW 178338 green hopper.


UP 980444 hycube.


UP 355275 Union Pacific faded yellow boxcae.


VMSX 280479 tankcar (Valerie Marketing & Supply Company).


UP 6860, 2:27 p.m. MLIAS-28 (Manifest-Livonia, LA-Alton & Southern/St. Louis)


UP 7097.


INVX 38185 bright white hopper (Invista S A R L).


RAIX 6630 blue tankcar (Union Carbide Corporation).


RCRX 2917 white and red tankcar (Reagent Chemical & Research Inc.).


MOCX 499009 hopper (The Mosaic Company).


UPY 141. UPY 141 arrived NLR on the 23rd from the QLINL-22. It had been used on a local at Livonia


NS 2539 and UP 2001.


UP 2001, one of two Salt Lake City 2001 Winter Olympics locomotives, along with 2002.

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