A surge of 6 trains in one hour at Union Station in Little Rock, Arkansas on Friday, January 31, 2014 between 10:23 a.m. and 11:23 a.m. plus more trains afterwards. There were 6 roadnames on locomotives today, plus a colorful BNSF train that had BNSF Warbonnet 4708 leading, followed by BNSF orange/yellow 4153 and CP red 9553. I also included a night shot of the Main Street bridge and Junction Bridge lit up with blue LED lights. The Junction Bridge used to belong to the Missouri Pacific, but is now a pedestrian bridge. It was in the mild 50s today but Little Rock is expecting colder air and snow by Sunday night, February 2.

Included:
1) UP 5992, 5879, 8336, 9399, 596, 3850, 4387, 1970, 1827, 4777, 4387, 4370, 7930, 4853, 4755
2) LRWN 2017, 500
3) BNSF 4708, 4153
4) CP 9553
5) HLCX 3880
6) FXE 4668
7) ATW 75037 Laurinburg & Southern RR boxcar
8) BFGX 1629 and 1777 blue hoppers 
9) TILX 353004 white tankcar blt 11-13
10) BNSF 425734 hopper
11) DGRW 10037 Rio Grande hopper
12) CNW 180253 yellow hopper
13) AM 545 boxcar blt 9-79
14) SP 2474 Golden West Service boxcar
15) SP 337964 gondola
16) SP 3382106 Golden West gondola blt 9-75, re-blt 8-98
17) MWCX 460424 hopper Family
18) LRS 256 blue boxcar
19) CCLX 51066 Corn Products hopper
20) SRN 7179 Greenville & Northern Railway boxcar
21) MAEX 4439 hopper
22) HZGX 3251 Herzog hopper
23) MKT 595 green hopper
24) WSOR 101601 blue Wisconsin & Southern boxcar
25) HS 720595 Sabine River & Northern boxcar
26) CN 156255 gondola
27) KWT 5155 Continental Grain hopper
28) KWT 5058 hopper
29) BCOL 160245 boxcar
30) Former Junction Bridge (MoPac) lit up in blue plus a streetcar in the River Market


LRWN 2017, 10:23 a.m., train 1 of 6 in one hour.


LRWN 2017 and The Bay Line 500.


ATW 75037 Laurinburg & Southern boxcar.


UP 5992 is about to pass LRWN 2017 at 10:25 a.m.


UP 5992. My second of 6 trains during this hour.




UP 5992 and 5879.




BNSF 4708 in Santa Fe Warbonnet colors, 10:37 a.m., my 3rd train. Notice the multi-colored locomotives.




I love the red/yellow Warbonnet paint scheme.


BNSF 4153, adding to the various colors of the 3 locomotives.


Red CP 9553, the third unit of the 'rainbow' BNSF train.


CP 9553, BNSF 4153 and BNSF Warbonnet 4708 - red, yellow and orange colors.


Carrousel de la GRC horse and rider on CP 9553.


BFGX 1629 blue hopper.


BFTX 1777 blue hopper.


TILX 353004 new tankcar, blt 11-13.


BNSF 425734 hopper.


UP 8336, 10:51 a.m., the 4th train this hour.


Pigeons flying over the tracks.


UP 8336 and 9399.


HLCX 3880 and UP 596.


UP 3850 plus 6 other locomotives on the Pine Bluff local.


DRGW 10037 Rio Grande hopper.


CNW 180253 yellow hopper.




AM 545 Arkansas & Missouri boxcar, blt 9-79.


UP 4387, 11:07 a.m., the 5th train.




Changing crews at 11:13 a.m.


UP 1970 and 1827 southbound, 11:15 a.m., the 6th train this hour.




UP 1970 passing UP 4387 with the LRWN train in the background.


UP 4777.


SP 2474 Golden West boxcar.


SP 337966 gondola.


SP 338210 Golden West gondola, blt 9-75, Reblt 8-98.


MWCX 460424 hopper. I think the word 'Family' is on the center top.


High green for another another northbound at 11:22 a.m.


UP 4387 and 4370 finally head north after the crew change at 11:23 a.m.




CCLX 51066 Corn Products hopper.


SRN 7179 Greenville & Northern Railway boxcar.


MAEX 4439 hopper.


HZGX 3251 Herzog hopper.


UP 7930, 11:41 a.m.


UP 4853.


Green, blue and orange stacks.


MKT 595 green hopper, 1:04 p.m.


FXE 4668, Ferromex, at 1:30 p.m.


FXE 4668.


UP 4755.


WSOR 101601 Wisconsin & Southern boxcar.


HS 72059 Sabine River & Northern boxcar.


CN 156255 gondola.


KWT 5155 Continental Grain hopper.


KWT 5058 hopper.


BCOL 60245 BCRAIL boxcar.


Former Missouri Pacific Junciton Bridge lit up in new LED blue lights January 31. This bridge crosses the Arkansas River between Little Rock and North Little Rock and is now a pedestrian bridge. UP gave the bridge to Little Rock in 2001. These LED lights can change colors and were red and green during Christmas. The Main Street bridge and old Rock Island bridge are also lit with these LED lights. Photo taken from the River Market in Little Rock about 7 p.m.


From the east side.




The liftspan is up permanently and you walk here and either climb up stairs or take an elevator up to walk where the tracks used to be.


The Main Street bridge is to the left.


Main Street bridge and reflection in the Arkansas River.


A streetcar passes the Flying Saucer Draught Emporium in the River Market of Little Rock at 6:40 p.m. This year is the 10th year of operation for the 3.5 mile streetcar system, which carries an average of 100,000 passengers a year. They run until 10 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and until midnight Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and run 11 to 5 on Sundays. A lot of the riders are tourists.

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