Although I didn't get trains in different locations, all these photos were taken on National Train Day, May 12, 2012 at the station in Little Rock, Arkansas. There were no special events in Little Rock, but the Trolley Museum in Fort Smith, AR and I was told the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad, had special events. Also, the Arkansas Railroad Museum in Pine Bluff celebrated National Train Day with posters and craft items for visiting children.
   It was a light rain today, so most of my shots were taken from Union Station's balcony. It was a CSX day with 8 CSX locomotives sighted. I also went there at 11 pm to catch the early Texas Eagle so I could get it on the same day.

Included:
1) UPY 149
2) UP 8173, 9373, 7361, 4146, 4294, 4886, 5209, 4547, 9514
3) CSX 769, 8082, 8502, 5207, 4772, 7636, 5374, 9023
4) ADN 9857 Ashley Drew & Northern boxcar
5) PBRX 800631 former Amtrak merchandise car
6) PROX 82711 Procor tank
7) ACFX 73403 phosphorous tank cars
8) CCBX 59632 ElastoFlo hopper
9) SOU 565420 Southern boxcar
10) PROX 39116 new Procor tankcar, blt 4-12
11) SP 338024 gondola
12) SP 247108 boxcar, blt 10-79
13) DGNO 498 blue gondola
14) SP 465970 Golden West Service hopper, blt 2-79
15) HOKX 112088 short tankcar
16) PTTX 137069 green pipes
17) EAGX 19052 tankcar "Not For Flammable or Poisonous Liquids)
18) SIRX 175791 CNW hopper, blt 12-75
19) CN 598188 boxcar
20) SOU 527342 boxcar
21) HS 75015 boxcar
22) ATW 114028 boxcar
23) BN 286254 green boxcar
24) SSW 62719 Golden West Service hycube
25) HS 10109 Corinth & Counce RR Co. boxcar
26) MCEX 330620 new hopper, blt 5-12
27) AOKX 495816 new hopper
28) LMIC 260007 flatcar
29) TILX 160199 short tankcar
30) LT 8113 gondola
31) HS 30446 Greenville & Northern Railway boxcar
32) CSXT 180850 blue hycube
33) NYC 239268 CSX hycube
34 CSXT 170615 Chessie System hycube with Chessie the Cat
35) SP 654657 Golden West Service hycube
36) "SLEEPY" autorack, full-side graffiti
37) Union Station balcony shots
38) Amtrak Texas Eagle No. 22 arriving early in Little Rock at 11:13 p.m.


UPY 149, 10:29 a.m.


ADN 9857 Ashley Drew & Northern boxcar in good shape. One of the bank buildings of downtown Little Rock is to the right.


UP 8173, 1050 a.m.


CSX 769 and UP 9373, 11:18 a.m.


PBRX 800631, former Amtrak merchandise car.


PROX 82711 Procor tankcar.


ACFX 73403 Phosphorous tankcar, blt 12-89.


Three phosphorous tankcars.


CCBX 59632 ElastoFlo tankcar.


SOU 565420 Southern boxcar.


PROX 39116 new Procor tankcar, blt 4-12.


New Procor tankcars.

After the previous train, I took off for lunch until 1 p.m.


CSX 8082, 8502 and 5207, 1:07 p.m.


SP 338024 Souther Pacific gondola.


SP 247108 Southern Pacific boxcar, blt 10-79.


DGNO 498 blue gondola.


SP 465970 Golden West Service hopper, blt 2-79.


The blues.


Two yellow signals at 1:24 p.m.


UP 7361 and 4146, 1:26 p.m.


HOKX 112088 short tankcar.


Pipes.


PTTX 137069 flat of pipes.




CSX 4772 and 7636, 1:35 p.m.




UP 4294 and 4886.


EAGX 19052 tankcar.


Closeup of information on the car.


SIRX 175791 blue CNW hopper, blt 12-75.


CN 598188 boxcar.


Clouds using my Silhouette setting on my camera.


UP 5209, 1:48 p.m.




UP 5209 closeup.


SOU 527342 boxcar.


HS 75015 freshly painted. HS usually buys old fallen flat boxcars, so if they are freshly painting them, now is the time to get photos (like former Ashley Drew & Northern boxcars).


ATW 114029 boxcar.


BN 286254 green boxcar.


SSW 62719 Golden West Service Hycube.


HS 10109 Corinth & Counce Railroad Company.


FTIX 2291 hopper.


MCEX 330620 hopper, blt 05-12.


AOKX 495816 new hopper.




UP 4547 and 9514, 2:06 p.m.


A 'true' flatcar, LMIC 260007.


TILX 160199 short tank.


CSX 5374 and 9023, 2:18 p.m.


LT 8113 gondola.


HS 30446 Greenville & Northern Railway boxcar.


CSXT 180850 CSX blue hycube. Almost big as a house.


NYC 239268 CSX hycube.


CSXT 180615 Chessie System hycube with Chessie the Cat.


SP 654657 Golden West Service hycube.


Sleepy autorack.


Texas Eagle No. 22, northbound to St Louis and Chicago 11:13 p.m., 18 minutes early.


Here is the balcony I took many of these pictures from. This is looking south, away from the tracks. There's a spiral staircase that that goes to this area, which is the first floor of the station.


Looking north toward the tracks.


Looking to the east.

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