Included:
1) UP 8205, 1444, 1690, 1691, 1917, 4645, 1660, 1672, 9788, 7604
2) UPY 583
3) KCS 4686 Belle
4) NS 9942, 9839
5) CSX 8364
6) Ferromex 4050
7) LLPX 2265
8) CN 2154
9) George Takei photos I took
10) PBRX 20063 boxcar, which used to be used in Amtrak freight service
11) Golden West Service short gondolas
12) PLCX 21912 FMC hopper
13) Bird on fence with coffee cup
14) DRGW 10014 hopper
15) Closeup of a bug on a downtown sidewalk
16) Streetcar 412 with view of overhead wires
17) 'Smiling Ketchup' at a restaurant
18) HZGX 3225 gondola
This photo of George Takei, "Sulu" of Star Trek fame, was taken while he was giving a talk at Little Rock's Robinson Center February 23 on his experiences at the Rohwer, AR Japanese Relocation Camp in 1942, which is now a historic site in southeast Arkansas, 2 hours away from Little Rock. He was 5 years old at the time. The lecture was sponsored by the Clinton School of Public Service, which is housed in the old Rock Island Choctaw Depot, seen in the picture to the right of Takei. Also, he and his family and other Japanese-Americans, got to Rohwer by train. Does anyone know if there's a record of the route of this train across the country? The line through Rohwer, now abandoned, belonged to Missouri Pacific.
If you'd like to see more photos of Takei and my photos of the Rohwer Relocation Camp, click on this link:
http://thundertrain.org/takei-rohwer-022312.html
The next 3 photos were taken February 27. PBRX 20063 boxcar, which I think used to be used by Amtrak's package/freight service, at 11:49 a.m.
Three Golden West Service gondolas, 11:49 a.m.
On Mondays, Amtrak's ticket office is open during the daytime, 8 a.m to 6 p.m. The rest of the week, it's only open from 10:30 pm to 8:00 a.m.
This and the rest of the pictures were taken Tuesday, February 28. KCS 4686 Belle unit stopped for signal on the newly re-railed Main 2 in front of Union Station, 10:52 a.m.
KCS 4686 being passed by NS 9942 on UP's tracks, 10:54 a.m.
Cropped the previous photo to get this closeup shot.
NS 9839.
A greaser on Main 2. It shoots grease on traincars when they pass over it.
New track and old track joining at X346. The new welded rail was put in on Saturday and Sunday, February 25 and 26.
Closeup of KCS 4686.
CSX 8364, UP 8205-1444-1690-1691, 11:47 a.m.
UP 1691.
PLCX 21912 FMC hopper, blt 8-79.
LLPX 2265, UP 1917, 12:06 p.m.
UP 1917.
Bird and cup.
DGRW 10014 hopper, blt 2-74.
Roach, beetle of some sort on the sidewalk downtown.
Streetcar 412 turning north on Cumberland from 3rd Street, Little Rock, with the wires overhead.
Closeup of pole hooked to overhead 600 volt wire.
Streetcar 412 stopped at the Public Library stop on 2nd Street.
Hands art.
LEFT-Ketchup in a cup looked like it had a face, at least to me. RIGHT-I enhanced the left photo to show the 'eyes' and 'mouth'. Yeah I know....too much time on my hands, but....LOL. This was taken at the Flying Saucer Restaurant in Little Rock.
UP 4645, 2:32 p.m.
UP 4645 passing mp X346.
UP 1660-1672-UPY 583-Ferromex 4050-up9788-4645.
HZGX 3224 gondola.
Dwarf red and green signal.
UP 7604, CN 2154, 3:42 p.m.
CN 2154.