Some late afternoon trains at Union Station in Little Rock, AR late Thursday afternoon, May 16, 2013 in overcast and drizzle. These shots were taken from the station's balcony. I also included a photo of a Yellow Shafted Flicker a type of woodpecker, in my backyard in North Little Rock, plus a shot of Union Station and the Arkansas State Capitol in one view at twilight.

Included:
1) UP 638, 4675, 8600, 1771, 1780,1760,4435, 4380
2) LRWN 500 (The Bay Line), 2017
3) NS 2699
4) BNSF 5325, 4905
5) SSW 70013 hopper
6) DRGW 15569 orange hopper
7) HXDX 3269 faded old Herzog hopper
8) SOO 19067 boxcar
9) Security cameras at station
10) CN 13613 gondola
11) Union Station balcony
12) ATW 8091 blue boxcar
13) ATW 75030 Laurinburg & Southern boxcar
14) LRWN 2106 box
15) WLPX 'Cat in the Hat' Dr. Hbak hopper
16) SRN 5704 boxcar
17) CNW 520009 green boxcar
18) SIRX 52549 hopper
19) DME 5735 boxcar
20) CEFX blue hopper
21) Union Station and Arkansas State Capitol in one view at dusk
22) Yellow Shafted Flicker bird, woodpecker family, in my back yard.


LRWN Bay Line 500 and LRWN 2017, 5:27 p.m.


5:27 p.m.




Train backing toward UP yards on Main 2 at 5:28 p.m.


UP 638 backing, 5:28 a.m.






My viewing spot. Tracks are to the left.


NS 2699, 5:51 p.m.




SSW 70013 Cotton Belt hopper.


DRGW 15569 orange Rio Grande hopper.


HZDX 3269 Herzog hopper.


CN 136813 gondola.


CNW 180143 hopper.


SOO 19063 boxcar.


Old light tower at west side of the station contains security cameras. They are on the top, middle.


6:30 p.m.


Flag in front of the station.


BNSF 6325, 6:39 p.m. with another oil train.


BNSF 6325 and 4905.








6:42 p.m.


LRWN train accelerating to the UP yard at 6:54 p.m.






ATW 8091 blue boxcar.


ATW 75030 Larinburg and Southern boxcar.


LRWN 2106 boxcar. What are the dark brown rusted out letters?




What are these rusted out markings?


UP 4675, 7:16 p.m.


UP 4675.


UP 8600 plus others, 7:17 p.m.


'Cat in the Hat' Dr. Hbak on hopper WLPX 44199.


String of TTX boxcars.


SRN 5704 boxcar.


PCTX 1504 hopper.


CNW boxcar, yellow and green.


CNS 520009 boxcar.


SIRX 52549 green, or primer, hopper.


My view from the balcony of Union Station.


8:06 p.m. You can see the light reflected off the Cantrell bridge supports to the right as the train is crossing Baring Cross bridge coming out of North Little Rock.






UP 1771, 8:07 p.m.


8:07 p.m.


UP 1771 at 8:08 p.m.


UP 1760, 1780 and 1771.




DME 5735 boxcar.




CEFX blue hopper.


8:14 p.m., green signal on Main 1.


8:14 p.m. the northbound approaches.


UP 4435, 8:15 p.m.




UP 4380.




Twilight with Union Station to the right and the Arkansas State Capitol to the left, 8:17 p.m.


Union Station tower clock.


This backyard bird is a Yellow Shafted Flicker, a type of woodpecker. Its family lives in the creek behind my house in North Little Rock.


Front of the bird.


Another view.

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