Monday, June 9, 2014 in Little Rock: A track work gang was moving their equipment back to the North Little Rock yard after working on track south of Union Station. I put a photo of each piece of equipment at the bottom of this web page just for possible interest in the future. I numbered each of those photos. Rob Moore (www.thesafetytrain.org) provided me with the information regarding the purposes of many of the work cars, which is a rail gang.  Otherwise, today was sorta slow and I didn't see many interesting freight cars. But a train is a train, right? Plus I saw a Dove and the Station Cat. Also today UP heritage locomotives UP 1983 (WP) and 1989 (DRGW) were put on locals in the Little Rock area, although I didn't get any photos today, and UP 3300, the United Way unit, will be in town late tomorrow, June 10.

Locomotives today: UP 1551, 1793, 6662, 5014, 3861, 8154, 4348, 3702, 4788, 9711, 8322, 6276 ex-SP *** GMTX 2156


UP 1551, 4:32 p.m. LWS54-09


UP 1551, 1793.


UP 1793, 1758 and 6662 plus GMTX 2156.


GMTX 2156.


ALM 2029 boxcar.


UP 5014 and 3861, 4:51 p.m. ZMXYC-07


UP 4348, 5:17 p.m. IHOG4X-08


UP 8154.


UPS trailers.


UP 3702, 4788, 5:34 p.m. QSPNLX-08 According to the person who gives me the train ID's "Nice catch on this SD90/43MAC leading! Not sure if this is one of the 8 that have been running or one that was just recently re-activated?"


UP 9711.


The station cat.


UP 8322, 6:09 p.m. YPB88-08


UP 6276, ex-SP.


A dove.

The following pictures are of the track work vehicles. Rob Moore (www.thesafetytrain.org) gave me the purposes of each one.

2-Spike inserters


3-spike inserters


4-spike inserters


5-unsure but may be a tie drill.


6


7-looks to be rail clip installers.


8-look to be  rail clip installers.llook to be  rail clip installers.


Going to the UP's North Little Rock yards.


10-a rail heater. Rail needs to be at a specified temp when spiked down to prevent  rail movement.


45-a Holland rail butt flash welder. Joins the two ends of the rails.


47


49-rail cranes for moving rail into or out of position.


50-is a kribber/adzer used to clean and plane the top of the tie.


51-could be a rail clip remover but is hard to tell.


52-Petibone Speedswing  with hydraulic connections for tools. Used for utility lifting, rail movement and looks to have a magnet on it's end.


54-look to be spike removers. They work in tandem with one doing ever 2nd or 3rd spike with the second doing every 1&4.


55-look to be spike removers. They work in tandem with one doing ever 2nd or 3rd spike with the second doing every 1&4.


57-a rail saw with hydraulic tool connections and in the rear a small utility crane.


58-rail cranes for moving rail into or out of position.


59-Petibone Speedswing  with hydraulic connections for tools. Used for utility lifting, rail movement

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