Tuesday and Thursday, April 27 and 29, 2010 at Union Station in Little Rock, using a new site at North UD for taking some of these pictures.  Of special interest is the BNSF local with a Santa Fe 'bluebonnet' and BN green unit.  Also parts of the long-abandoned siding tracks that once led to a casket company.

Included today:
1) UP 1975, 2027, 1959, 6563, 6333, 6619
2) BNSF-SF 8714, BNSF-BN green 1524 Operational Lifesaver
3) SP unpatched 9755
4) Small wood poles
5) Alligator graffiti, REPOS graffiti
6) Black carbon hopper
7) Abandoned tracks that used to go to a casket company
8) MKT greet hoppers 523 and 556
9) Pipes
10) CLRE blue boxcar
11) UP work equipment
12) railbox/TTX GNTX 295381 gondola
13) Rose at my house

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LEFT-UP 1975, 11:25 a.m. April 27. RIGHT-Lumber, small poles.


LEFT-Carbon black hopper. RIGHT-Alligator graffiti.


LEFT-BNSF-Santa Fe GP60 8714 heading the BNSF local on the LRWN/UP 'Vinegar' spur. It is heading northeast to UP's North Little Rock yard. These two unites usually reside at the Port of Little Rock on the Arkansas River. Also, BNSF-BN 1524 Operation Lifesaver unit, a GP28m. Taken Thursday, April 29, 2010. This was taken on a newly graded entry to the tracks on the north side of Union Station. RIGHT-Closeup of BNSF-Santa Fe 8714.


LEFT-BNSF-BN green 1524 with an earlier version of Operational Lifesaver markings. RIGHT-These tracks once handled carloads of caskets from an old casket company located in the building you see to the right. I think it moved to another location in the 1940s. Corrections and more information on this casket company welcomed.


LEFT-Decent view of UP's tracks from this area. RIGHT-You can still see the tracks under the trees.


RIGHT-The BNSF local is about to be passed by a northbound UP freight at 1:26 p.m. April 29.


BNSF-Santa Fe 8714, BNSF-BN 1524 being passed by UP 1959 and SP-unpatched 9755 at 1:27 p.m.


LEFT-UP 2027, SP 9755 (unpatched but it does have a yellow replacement door) and UP 1959 about to cross the Arkansas River over the Baring Cross bridge at 1:29 p.m. Personally, I think this site would be ideal for a railfan pavilion. I can see myself sitting under this shade tree, sipping a lemonade and watching trains. RIGHT-MKT greet hopper 523.


LEFT-MKT green hopper 556. RIGHT-More pipes.


RIGHT-This is the BNSF local leaving, taken from my usual place at Union Station. These are CRLE blue boxcars, one CRLE 6405.


LEFT-Track work equipment on the Amtrak siding. Note the two bicycles. RIGHT-REPOS graffiti.


LEFT-TTX/railgon gondola, GNTX 295381. RIGHT-UP 6563 southbound, 1:58 p.m.


LEFT-UP 6563. RIGHT-DPU's 6333 and 6619.


A rose in our front flower garden. These roses were bought at the Rose Emporium in Independence, Texas (near Brenham) over 10 years ago and have bloomed every year since.


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