Included:
1) LRWN 1541, 1542, 1544
2) UP 6787, 6581,5845, 8281, 9683, 5532, 4884, 7892, 3922, 7382, 5141, 1714, 1708, 1709, 5008, 1989, 4181, 9823
3) ATW 8128 boxcar
4) AOK 14101 boxcar with Halloween pumpkin
5) ATW 25030 Laurinburg and Southern boxcar
6) MKT 4595 grey hopper
7) MWCX 462644, 462601, 462767, 462673 and 462639 former Rock Island blue hoppers all in a row
8) NYC 627583 CSX coil car
9) MRMX 131348 plus other new hoppers
10) SMIX 9505 Santa Fe large hopper
11) FTIX 2181 and other new hoppers
12) RBMN 9997 Reading & Northern hopper
13) NW 176546 Norfolk and Western hopper, blt 1-79
14) CSXT 496438 coil car
15) Old classic Camaro auto
16) GATX 84070 Wisconsin Central hopper
17) Arkansas State Capitol dome from Amtrak platform
18) Bird and bread
LRWN 1542, 1541 and 1544, 1:44 p.m.
LRWN 1542 cab.
ATW 8128 boxcar.
AOK 14101 boxcar with the Halloween pumpkin.
ATW 75030 Laurinburg and Southern boxcar.
UP 6787 and 6581, 1:52 p.m.
UP 6787 and 6581.
UP 5845.
MKT 4595. You can see the large MKT former lettering on the side.
Another train passed this on on UP Main 1 at 1:54 p.m.
MWCX 462644 former Rock Island hopper.
MWCX 462601 Rock Island hopper.
MWCX 462767 Rock Island hopper.
MWCX 462673 'Route Rock' Rock Island hopper.
MWCX 462639 Rock Island hopper.
NYC 627583 CSX coil car.
MRMX 131348 and other new hoppers.
SMIX 9505 Santa Fe hopper.
FTIX 2181 and other new hoppers. Note the bird upper right.
RBMN 9997 Reading & Northern hopper, blt 1-79.
NW 176549 Norfolk and Western hopper.
CSXT 496438 CSX coil car.
This old classic car Camaro was at the station today, but has since been moved.
Getting dark at 2:16 p.m. A few non-severe thunderstorms moved in later.
UP 8281, 2:17 p.m.
UP 8281, 9683, 2:17 p.m.
UP 9683 with faded number.
Green dwarf signal meaning the train on Main 2 (left of signal) will go straight and not take the switch to Main 1). The yellow signal under the Cantrell Road overpass means the track across the Baring Cross bridge around the curve is clear.
UP 5532, 2:26 p.m. northbound.
UP 5532 and 4884.
GACX 84070 Wisconsin Central hopper.
The Arkansas State Capitol dome taken from the Amtrak platform.
UP 7892, 2:44 p.m.
UP 7892 with intermodal train.
UP 3922.
DPU's UP 7382 and 5141.
Red signals and dark skies.
2:55 p.m. Spooky. No severe weather around though.
Yellow signals meaning a southbound is approaching from the North Little Rock yard.
3:04 p.m. The North Little Rock to Pine Bluff local, YNL75-20, just crossed the Arkansas River on the Baring Cross Bridge. This train runs daily and ferries locomotives between the two UP yards, plus lots of freight cars. Five to 10 locomotives are common on this train (many not running) and I've seen as many as 175 freight cars on it some days.
UP 1989 is the 5th locomotive in this consist today.
UP 1714, 1708, 1709, 5008, 1989, 4181 and 9823.
UP 1989, 3:06 p.m.
You've heard of the Angry Birds computer game? Well, here's their cousin, Hungry Bird. They'll surely take a handout.
Yummmm.