I was only at the Little Rock station long enough today, March 2, 2013, to get two trains, but they had lots of interesting freight cars, many of which had roadnames I hadn't seen before, including a Cheek gondola and a corrugated yellow UP gondola. Plus my favorite, an MKT green hopper. Very chilly with snow flurries and temperatures just above freezing in the morning.

Included:
1) UP 7171, 6597, 2972, 3944, 4353, 9656
2) GMTX 2612
3) NYC 223076 Conrail boxcar
4) UP 914356 gondola
5) CNW 74512 green CNW gondola
6) GNTX 290099 TTX gondola
7) UP 96360 new gondola
8) SRCX 4339 hopper
9) UP 98285 yellow corrugated gondola, built 1-80
10) EAMX 901319 gondola
11) WC 27521 Wisconsin Central boxcar
12) HZGX 3325 Herzog gondola
13) WC 26983 Wisconsin Central boxcar
14) Snow on black tankcars
15) MWCX 100565 BN green woodchip car/hopper
16) TR blue gondolas 585525, 585678, 585606, 585589
17) NS 612229 coil car
18) Plastic covered lumber cars
19) NOYX 138 CHEEK gondola
20) IFRX 41009 woodchip car
21) SP 35511(x) and 355241woodchip cars
22) PROX 36299 new tankcar
23) DWC 794686 CN boxcar
24) TILX 639883 Verasun Energy hopper
25) AM 551 Arkansas & Missouri boxcar
26) TCTX 142 gondola
27) TILX 35081 gondola
28) MKT 558 green hopper
29) LW 66401 gondola


The day started out cold with occasional snow flurries, but ended up sunny and slightly warmer (temperatures went from 33 degrees at 10:43 a.m. to 42 degrees at 4 p.m). Average high temperature this time of year is 59. Having been a weather forecaster/severe weather warning person for 32 years at the National Weather Service/NOAA, I enjoy unusual weather. That's why you see me occasionally taking pictures of trains in bad, rainy, cold weather. There are 13,000 visitors in town for Sunday's Little Rock Marathon and the day will start out at 25 degrees. Glad I didn't run this year (lol...I've never run a marathon). The marathon will close several streets close to Union Station Sunday, so I may or may not be able to  get to the station Sunday morning.


UP 7171, 10:53 a.m northbound.


UP 7171 and 6597.


UP 6597, GMTX 2612 and UP 2972.




NYC 223076 Conrail boxcar.


UP 914356 gondola.


CNW 745012 green CNW gondola.


GNTX 290099 rail gon TTX gondola, built 12-12.


UP 96360 gondola.


SRCX 4339 hopper.


UP 98285 corrugated yellow gondola, built 1-80. I don't remember seeing this gon before.


EAMX 901319 gondola.


WC 27521 plus another Wisconsin Central boxcar.


HZGX 3325 Herzog gondola.


WC 26983 Wisconsin Central boxcar.




Snow capped tankcars in North Little Rock at 12:37 p.m., including ACFX 95925 'Darling International'


CTRX 21513 snow-headed tankcar.


MWCX 100565 BN woodchip hopper.


Jump ahead to 4:00 p.m. now and the sun has come out. UP 3944 heads a northbound past the station. It was stopped for a crew change. The rubber duckie was just along for the ride.


UP 4353 and 3944, leaving at 4:13 p.m.


UP 9656.


TR 585525 blue gondola.


TR 585678 blue hopper.


TR 585606 blue gondola.


TR 585589 blue gondola.


NS 612229 coil car.


Lumber covered with protective sheets.


NOYX 138 Cheeks gondola. I've never heard of the Cheeks roadname.


IFRX 41009 woodchip hopper.


SP 35511 Southern Pacific woodchip car.


SP 355241 Southern Pacific woodchip car.


PROX 36299 new tankcar.


DWC 794686 CN boxcar.


TILX 639882 VeraSun Energy hopper.


AM 551 Arkansas & Missouri boxcar.


TCTX 142 gondola.


TILX 35081 gondola.


MKT 558 green hopper.


LW 66401 gondola.

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