Included:
1) Little Rock streetcar 411
2) NS 9478, 8337
3) UP 3816, 4833
4) Southern boxcar 523567 with NO real graffiti, built 2-71
5) Mockingbird 'railfan'
6) ANR 309 Angelina & Neches River Railroad boxcar
7) SP 355187, 355249 woodchip cars, built 3-75
8) DOWX 71265 rusty tankcar
9) AM 2402 boxcar hauled on flatcar ITTX 931277
10) Daffodils
11) Cat
12) Wrecked auto on trailer
13) UP 844 Shiloh Limited schedule March 22-30, 2012
14) NS news release about painting 18 locomotives in heritage livery
I went to an interesting performance of the Blue Man Group at Robinson Center in Little Rock on February 15. Here is one of the performers posing after it was over. I noted that this group will be in Texas in a few days in San Antonio, College Station and Tyler.
One of the Blue Line streetcars at the public library stop on 2nd Street in Little Rock, February 15 at 2:31 p.m. It was returning from its stop at the Clinton Library. Note the signs for Interstate 30 in the upper right. In case you didn't know it, I-30 begins here and ends in Fort Worth.
Going east on 2nd Street. Yes, there were a few passenger onboard even on this dismal, cold day. It also stops at the downtown hotel district, which has the Capital Hotel and Peabody, among others. The streetcars are powered by the overhead 600 volt wire, which gets its electricity using the system's own power supplies (one generator is in Little Rock and one in North Little Rock at the Trolley Barn).
At Union Station at 2:46 p.m.
NS 9478, 2:58 p.m. northbound.
NS 9478 and 8337 stopped for a red signal at 2:59 p.m.
Since this train was headed by Norfolk Southern locomotives, I thought I'd add an interesting development regarding the NS' plans to paint up to 18 of its locomotive in heritage livery. Here's what I found online from the Trains Magazine Newswire (http://trn.trains.com/en/Railroad%20News/News%20Wire/2012/02/Norfolk%20Southern%20to%20debut%20heritage%20fleet.aspx):
"NORFOLK, Va. — To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Norfolk & Western/Southern merger in 1982, Norfolk Southern plans to honor many of the railroads that make up the present day NS system. As Union Pacific did a half-decade ago, NS plans to create a fleet of heritage locomotives, though NS’s plans are bigger: 18 units honoring a wide variety of predecessor roads.
The locomotives will be 10 SD70ACes on order from EMD that are being constructed at its Muncie, Ind., plant, and eight ES44ACs from an upcoming order for 25 units from GE. While EMD will paint all 10 heritage units in-house, NS forces will paint the eight GEs. The railroad’s Altoona, Pa., shop will paint five, while the Chattanooga, Tenn., shop will handle three heritage units.
The 18 predecessor railroads selected for heritage paint are:
• Central of Georgia
• Conrail
• Erie
• Erie Lackawanna
• Lehigh Valley (red)
• New Haven (not definite yet)
• New York Central
• Nickel Plate Road
• Norfolk & Western (blue)
• Penn Central
• Pennsylvania (Tuscan Red)
• Pittsburgh & West Virginia
• Reading
• Savannah & Atlanta
• Southern
• Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia
• Virginian
• Wabash
NS plans to recreate the paint schemes as accurately as possible. By contrast, UP used the old railroads’ logos and colors, but created new interpretations on the old liveries."
UP 3816 and 4833 stopped for signal, 3:00 p.m.
Rare sight...an original Southern "Gives A Green Light To Innovations" boxcar 523567 with no real graffiti (just a tiny bit below the 35). It was built in February 1971.
Built date on side of the Southern boxcar.
Me and my pal Mockingbird watching trains. Guess he's a railfan too....lol.
Angelina & Neches River Railroad boxcar ANR 309.
Southern Pacific woodchip car SP 355187, built 3-75.
Another Southern Pacific woodchip car, SP 355249.
Half rusty tank car DOWX 71265.
AM 2402 boxcar on top of ITTX 931277 flatcar.
The curvy welded rail you see next to the tracks is supposed to be installed the last week of February.
Daffodils in bloom in my front yard.
Neighborhood cat.
I saw this on February 16 while waiting for a red light. I hope the drivers of this wrecked car made it through the wreck in one piece. You never know how quickly lives can be changed.
One more thing I thought I'd add to this 'more information than normal' webpage is the possible schedule of the upcoming Union Pacific 844 steam excursion at the end of March and early April this year, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the UP by hauling Civil War re-enactors to Marion, Arkansas, where they will be bused to the Civil War Battlefield at Shiloh, Tennessee. This train will move through northeast Arkansas and eventually head from Marion to North Little Rock in early April, 2012. Here's the tentative schedule and train ID's as relayed by Brad Williams from the Heritage Locomotives Yahoo Group:
UP844 SHILOH LIMITED STEAM SPECIAL
CONSIST (Cheyenne to Council Bluffs):
STEAM LOCOMOTIVE UP 844
WATER CAR "JIM ADAMS" UPP 809
WATER CAR "JOE JORDAN" UPP 814
UP 2010 C45AC "BSA HERITAGE" UP 2010
STEP CAR UPP 9336
TOOL CAR "ART LOCKMAN" UPP 6334
BOILER-DORM CAR "HOWARD FOGG" UPP 209
BAGGAGE CAR "LYNN NYSTROM" UPP 5714
SOUVENIR CAR "REED F. JACKSON" UPP 5818
Cars Added in Council Bluffs:
POWER CAR UPP 207
CREW SLEEPER "OMAHA" UPP 200
BAGGAGE CAR "COUNCIL BLUFFS" UPP 5769
DINER CAR (KR) "CITY OF LOS ANGELES" UPP 4808
DOME DINER (SR) "COLORADO EAGLE" UPP 8004
COACH (VF) "TEXAS EAGLE" UPP 5483
DOME COACH (VF) "COLUMBINE" UPP 7001
COACH (VF) "SUNSHINE SPECIAL" UPP 5480
DOME COACH (VF) "CHALLENGER" UPP 7015
COACH (VF) "KATY FLYER" UPP 5468
COACH (VF) "PORTLAND ROSE" UPP 5473
COACH (VF) "CITY OF SALINA" UPP 5486
BUSINESS CAR(VF) "KENEFICK" UPP 119
FLAT CAR "CANNON CAR" UPP 3008
COMPLETE LINEUP:
STEAM LOCOMOTIVE UP 844
WATER CAR "JIM ADAMS" UPP 809
WATER CAR "JOE JORDAN" UPP 814
UP SD-70 "BSA HERITAGE" UP 2010
STEP CAR UPP 9336
TOOL CAR "ART LOCKMAN" UPP 6334
BOILER-DORM CAR "HOWARD FOGG" UPP 209
BAGGAGE CAR "LYNN NYSTROM" UPP 5714
SOUVENIR CAR "REED F. JACKSON" UPP 5818
POWER CAR PC 207
CREW SLEEPER "OMAHA" UPP 200
BAGGAGE CAR "COUNCIL BLUFFS" UPP 5769
DINER CAR (KR) "CITY OF LOS ANGELES" UPP 4808
DOME DINER (SR) "COLORADO EAGLE" UPP 8004
COACH (VF) "TEXAS EAGLE" UPP 5483
DOME COACH (VF) "COLUMBINE" UPP 7001
COACH (VF) "SUNSHINE SPECIAL" UPP 5480
DOME COACH (VF) "CHALLENGER" UPP 7015
COACH (VF) "KATY FLYER" UPP 5468
COACH (VF) "PORTLAND ROSE" UPP 5473
COACH (VF) "CITY OF SALINA" UPP 5486
BUSINESS CAR(VF) "KENEFICK" UPP 119
FLAT CAR "CANNON CAR" UPP 3008
Schedules:
SCYNP 22
THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2012, SCHEDULE:
DEPART: CHEYENNE (WX510) 0800
ARRIVE: KIMBALL (NX445) 0945 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: KIMBALL 1015
ARRIVE: LODGEPOLE (NX390) 1115 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: LODGEPOLE 1145
ARRIVE: OGALLALA (NX335) 1300 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: OGALLALA 1330
ARRIVE: NORTH PLATTE (NX284) 1500
SNPCB 23
FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2012, SCHEDULE:
DEPART: NORTH PLATTE 0800
ARRIVE: LEXINGTON (NX224) 0930 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: LEXINGTON 1000
ARRIVE: GRAND ISLAND (NX147) 1145 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: GRAND ISLAND 1215
ARRIVE: COLUMBUS (NX085) 1315 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: COLUMBUS 1345
ARRIVE: MISSOURI VALLEY (NZ459) 1515 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: MISSOURI VALLEY 1545
ARRIVE: N. COUNCIL BLUFFS (SX354) 1600 CAR SHOP
SCBKC 25
SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 2012, SCHEDULE:
DEPART: N. COUNCIL BLUFFS 0800
ARRIVE: NEBRASKA CITY (O 153) 0945 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: NEBRASKA CITY 1015
ARRIVE: FALLS CITY (O 102) 1115 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: FALLS CITY 1145
ARRIVE: ATCHISON (O 048) 1300 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: ATCHISON 1330
ARRIVE: KANSAS CITY (MX283) 1430 E. FUEL TRK
10TH ST.
SKCSL 27
TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2012, SCHEDULE:
DEPART: KANSAS CITY 0800
ARRIVE: KANSAS CITY 0830 UNION DEPOT
DEPART: KANSAS CITY 0900
ARRIVE: MALTA BEND (G 086) 1100 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: MALTA BEND 1120
ARRIVE: BOONVILLE (G 041) 1215 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: BOONVILLE 1230
ARRIVE: JEFFERSON CITY (MX125) 1320 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: JEFFERSON CITY 1430ARRIVE: WASHINGTON (MX054) 1600 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: WASHINGTON 1620
ARRIVE: ST. LOUIS (MX001) 1745 YRD 4, TRK 24
SSLWM 28
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2012, SCHEDULE:
DEPART: ST. LOUIS 0600
PASS: DUPO (C 015) 0700
ARRIVE: CHESTER (C 070) 0800 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: CHESTER 0820
ARRIVE: ANCELL (C 135) 0945 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: ANCELL 1005
ARRIVE: DEXTER (XD024) 1100 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: DEXTER 1200
ARRIVE: PARAGOULD (C 243) 1315 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: PARAGOULD 1325
ARRIVE: HARRISBURG (C 280) 1415 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: HARRISBURG 1430
ARRIVE: W. MARION (XG076) 1545 MARIONINTERMODAL
SWMNL 30
FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2012, SCHEDULE:
DEPART: MARION 0800
ARRIVE: FORREST CITY (XF044) 0930 PR IZARD ST
DEPART: FORREST CITY 1000
ARRIVE: BRINKLEY (JH343) 1030 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: BRINKLEY 1101
ARRIVE: CLARENDON (JH358) 1130 PR HWY 79B
DEPART: CLARENDON 1145
ARRIVE: STUTTGART (JH377) 1215 PR MAIN ST
DEPART: STUTTGART 1230
ARRIVE: PINE BLUFF SSW (JH404) 1300 CREW CHANGE
DEPART: PINE BLUFF SSW 1330
ARRIVE: PINE BLUFF (K 043) 1345 DOWNTOWN
DEPART: PINE BLUFF 1400
ARRIVE: N. LITTLE ROCK (X 344) 1515
*UPON COMPLETION OF PR, TURN CONSIST AT
VAN BUREN WYE AND SPOT AT TRK 432 THREE IN HOLE
Brad Williams
brad@bradwilliamsphotography.com
http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com
Here's the official Union Pacific site with the schedule:
http://www.up.com/aboutup/special_trains/steam/details.shtml