Included:
1) UP 8163, 4902, 7685, 4861, 4570, 8633, 4144, 7671, 8398, 4177
2) HLCX 7065
3) CSX 4570
4) NS 9027
5) Large gray container Q---11063
6) NOKL 360220 blue gondola
7) Western Pacific hopper WP 12033
8) Seaboard System hopper CSXT 245587
9) B&O hopper with B&O emblem CSXT 226671, blt 8-70
10) GTW 1271021 hi-cube boxcar
11) Illinois Central Gulf hi-cube boxcar ICG 680100, blt-3-77
12) UP yellow boxcar UP 563123
13) Southern 62354 flatcar, blt 6-81
14) Berlin Rail (?) Railway HS 30835
15) UP work detail replacing rail in front of Union Station
16) Southern boxcar 550xxx, blt 10-70
17) UTLX 647818 new tank car
18) DT&S 7009 flatcar
19) SP 333230 gondola
20) Red MKT-Katy gondola MKT 16031
21) WSOR 102008 blue Wisconsin & Southern boxcars
UP 8153, 7:47 a.m.
HLCX 7065.
A container of some sort. Didn't get the full ID of the car, but it starts with Q and last 2 letters were TX 110563.
Blue gondola NOKL 3602220, blt 6-59.
Western Pacific hopper, WP 12033.
Seaboard System hopper CSTX 245587.
Baltimore & Ohio B&O hopper, CSXT 226671, blt 8-70.
GTW 1271021 hi-cube boxcar.
Illinois Central Gulf hi-cube boxcar ICG 680100, blt 3-77.
Union Pacific yellow boxcar UP 563123.
UP 4902, 8:19 a.m.
UP 4902 with the US flag in pretty good shape.
Southern 62354 flatcar, blt 6-81.
Berlin Rails Railway (at least that's what I think it says) boxcar HS 30835.
CSX 4570, 8:34 a.m.
NS 9027.
The work crew starts arriving to replace the Main 2 rail at 9:08 a.m.
Colorful little train, yellow-red-white-blue.
While working on Main 2, trains continued to run on Main 1. UP 7685 heads a northbound at 9:16 a.m.
UP 7685, 4861, 4570, 8633, 4144, 7671.
Southern boxcar 550xxx with MOW equipment in the front on Main 2. It was built 10-70.
UTLX 647818 new tank car.
D&TS 7009 flatcar.
Southern Pacific gondola SP 333230.
My catch of the day, MKT 16031 red gondola. I couldn't read the built date. No graffiti. YAY! I hate it when anyone messes with my Katy Railroad cars.
Wisconsin & Southern boxcar WSOR 102008.
Three Wisconsin & Southern boxcars in a row.
UP 8398, the dpu. I was surprised to see a dpu on this train since it had so many locomotives as head-in power, but I suspect most of those weren't running.
The work detail continued to move into place, heading south. They would eventually replace one of the rails in Main 2, the track they are on.
Starting to move the new welded rail from the side to on top of the ties, 9:31 a.m. Click the photo above to view a video of this operation, or click the link below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5afGOZp2hw
Moving the rail.
The sound of the rail reverberated with sound as it was being moved. Click on the photo above to hear this sound, or click on the link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma6Rwurqh4Y
Closeup of the rail being moved.
Meanwhile, an intermodal came northbound on Main 1 headed by UP 4177 at 9:48 a.m.
Lots of UP workers around today.
The spike removal machine. Click on the photo above to see a video of this operation, or click the link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4QyZm4WiE8
Spike remover with a worker with a hammer following. He was cleaning up and making sure all the spikes were out. To see a video of this operation, click on the photo above or click the link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip1LEnb8P2E
Cutting the rail just before the crossover switch.
