Trains
at Union Station in Little Rock, Arkansas, Wednesday, April 21, 2010,
the day the UP 844 steam locomotive arrived. There were numerous
trains during the day. Of special interest is RSSX 1078, ex-Mid South
GP10 and UP/Rio Grande 1900. Plus UP 4141, still stored at Jenks Shops
in North Little Rock.
Included today: 1) UP 4141, 844, 1975, 7446, 4378, 8155, 2285, 1539, 8077, 6812, 7627, 8666 2) UP/RIO GRANDE 1900 3) UP/CNW 6708 4) RSSX 1078 5) NS 9022, 9402 6) Pipe load 7) My Mockingbird 8) Face
LEFT-UP 4141, the George Bush Library unit, was still at Jenks Shops on April 21. RIGHT-Crews were working on the undercutting of the heavily used crossover switch at Union Station most of the day.
LEFT-UP 6812, 1:42 p.m. Note the 3rd yellow unit. RIGHT-RSSX 1078.
LEFT-People
were arriving to see the UP 844 steam locomotive. RIGHT-UP 7627 in
front of a crowd of people waiting for 844. Note many were still taking
pictures.
LEFT-DPU 8666. RIGHT-UP 844, 3:07 p.m.
The following movie was
made at 3:31 p.m. on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at Union Station in
Little Rock, Arkansas as UP 844 left the station for North Little Rock,
where it would spend the night and next day. I took this Quicktime
movie (which I uploaded to YouTube) from the Cantrell Road overpass.
It's in 720p HD.
There was lots of wind noise and numerous people
talking, but you can still hear the locomotive and see Union Station
and the Arkansas State Capitol in the background (I set the camera to see both structures). The movie camera was on a
tripod, so the movie will be steady.
