Friday, February 5, 2010 at Union Station in Little Rock, Arkansas. It was a rainy, cold day with temperatures in the mid to upper 30s, but I made the trip specifically to catch UP 1982, the Missouri Pacific Heritage unit, which was on a train from Houston, Texas to North Little Rock (the QHONL). While waiting for that train, there were several other trains running.

Including today:
1) UP 1982, 5539, 4129, 4445, 6509, 1029, 6644, 4283, 4104, 2420, 1905
2) BNSF 7307
3) CSX 5474
4) Ferromex 46x2, 4625
5) String of Procor tankcars
6) GT blue hi-cubes
7) Former Rock Island blue hoppers on one train: NAHX 65612, 65546, 65543, 65510, 65707, 65578, 65559, 65705
8) A robin


UP 1982, the MoPac Heritage unit, arrives at 10:45 a.m. February 5, leading the QHONL from Houston.


The unit seemed clean for being almost 5 years old.




UP 4129, 7:07 a.m.


Ferromex 46x2 and BNSF 7307.


Solid line of Procor tank cars.


All 7 signals red.


UP 4445, 7:24 a.m.


UP 4445.


CSX 5474.


UP 6509, 7:47 a.m.


UP 6509.


UP 1029.


UP 6644, 8:42 a.m.


UP 4283, 9:02 a.m.


GT blue hi-cubes.


UP 4104, 9:34 a.m.


Ferromex 4625.


UP 2420, 9:46 a.m.


UP 1905, 9:57 a.m. This pair ran light to the North Little Rock yards earlier, now heading south to Gurdon, Arkansas with a train.


This train had several former Rock Island blue hoppers. This one is NAHX 65612.


Three former Rock Island hoppers in this view, including NAHX 65546.


Two more: NAHX 65578 and 65559.


Two more: NAHX 65543 and 65510.


NAHX 65705.


NAHX 65707.  There were a couple more former Rock Island hoppers, but I photographed eight.


First robin of Spring??

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