A few trains today, Thursday June 17, 2010, at Little Rock, Arkansas, including two BNSF-UP meets in front of Union Station. Included today:
1) BNSF 4821, 7376, 5365, 2329, 1517 (BN green)
2) UP 5133, 3984, 2460, 9380, 4601, 1982
3) MKT green hopper 592
4) Four Canadian Pacific Railway hoppers in a row
5) Large pipe load


MKT green hopper 592.


UP 5133 nearing Milepost X346 at 9:53 a.m.


Heading south.


UP 3984, 10:16 a.m.


Red Canada tank.


Four Canadian Pacific Railway hoppers.


UP 2460 looking right into the sun at 10:24 a.m. June 17.


BNSF 4821 and 7376 with a northbound BNSF auto-train at 4:30 p.m. June 17.


The BNSF train is being passed by an intermodal train led by UP 9380 at 4:32 p.m. I was looking right into the afternoon sun (temperature 96 degrees) and had to do some photoshop work to clear out the bright haze.


UP 9380 passing BNSF 7376 at 4:32 p.m. in front of Union Station in Little Rock. A BNSF crew member stands to the right giving the UP train a running-sight inspection as it passes at 4:32 p.m.


Closer, cropped view of the preceding photo.


BNSF 7376 showing between the containers.


I opened up the aperture to view the BNSF unit better, making the yellow stripe on the Amtrak platform white.


UP 4601, 5:28 p.m.


BNSF 5365 passing the UP train at 5:29 p.m.


BNSF 5365, 2329 and green BNSF/BN 1517 at 5:29 p.m. with a load of large pipes.










UP 1982, 6:13 p.m.

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