Also, freight cars INTX 462109 Family Lines-SCL/LN hopper, EAMX 7003 with old Santa Fe round trademark, NAHX 65543 ex-Rock Island blue hopper in great shape, MP 641167 gondola built 5-77 with faded 'buzzsaw' emblem, ICG 767415 hopper built 3-80, ICG 680070 hycube boxcar, UP 903025 Scale Monitor Car, GACX 8174 "Feeding America.Org" hopper, a Centipede, and a link that has the history and current uses for Union Station in Little Rock, including Amtrak Texas Eagle ridership for 2013 and revenue for 2013 (Annual Station Revenue over 2 million, $2,088,374 ** Annual Station Ridership (2013) - 22,351, which I think is really good considering that both the north and southbound Texas Eagles come through here in the middle of the night, around midnight and at 3 a.m.)
Locomotives: FMI 50 ("America's Leading Copper Producer" can be seen under the red stripe left of center. The lettering in the center says "Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold Morenci Operations". *** KCS 4049 *** FXE 4089 *** BNSF 642 ('warbonnet'), 5935, 4183, 9760 ('executive' scheme) *** CEFX 1039 *** NS 8441, 8063 *** AMTK 190 *** GMTX 2112 *** UP 7735, 8783, 6045, 6706, 4822, 8390, 8724, 2003 ex-Cotton Belt, 2047 ex-SP, 1778, 1803, 1551, 4281, 3894, 6675, 5980, 3987.
CEFX 1039 on June 23 in North Little Rock. I had put the photo out by itself on Facebook. CEFX 1039 arrived Pine Bluff on the MINPB-20 (Manifest-Indianapolis-Pine Bluff) received from the CSXT at Salem, IL
to NLR on the YPB71-22, departed NLR on the QNLINB-24
ICG 680070 hycube boxcar.
NAHX 65543 ex-Rock Island blue hopper, in great shaper.
FXE 4089 in North Little Rock in the rain on June 23, 2014. FXE 4089 arrived on the MSANL-22, to Pine Bluff on the ENLPBM-24, departed on the MPBEG-24
BNSF 642, ex-Santa Fe in warbonnet colors, June 25 in North Little Rock. BNSF 642 arrived on the QLWNL-23, to Pine Bluff on the YNL99-26
D&RGW 10026 hopper owned by UP but it has no UP number.
ICG 767415 hopper, built 3-80.
STSX 4697 Staley tank car, built 10-99.
STSX 52263 Tate&Lyle tank car, built 10-08, corn syrup.
MP 641167 gondola, built 5-77 with a faded MoPac Buzzsaw emblem (see it?)
Now do you see the Buzzsaw?
June 16, a northbound approaches Union Station at 4:54 a.m.
UP 7735. MDANL-25
UP 8783.
FMI 50 white, blue and red locomotive. I assume this is FMI, not just FM. I also got a picture of this unit in daylight.
Passengers arriving for the late arrival of Texas Eagle 21 at 4:58 a.m.
UP 6045 southbound at 5:04 a.m.
UP 6045, 5:05 a.m. MNLFW-26
UP 6706, ex-CNW Operation Lifesaver locomotive.
Northbound at 5:40 a.m.
UP 4822, 5:40 a.m. MFWNL-25
NS 8441.
NS 8063. Notice how the low clouds reflect the orange colors of the platform lights.
UP 903025 Scale Monitor Car.
GACX 8174 'FeedingAmerica.Org' hopper.
Eagle arriving at 5:50 a.m.
Here's a link that gives the history of Union Station in Little Rock plus the 2013 ridership (22,351) and revenue ($2,088,374) of Amtrak's Texas Eagles at the station. Very interesting reading:
http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/LRK
UP 8390, 6:16 a.m. MPSPB-23
PENX 3001 Penford Products Co hopper.
A Centipede on the platform.
GMTX 2112, UP 2047 and up 2003, 8:58 a.m. We had left for breakfast and just returned. YNL69-25
UP 1778 and 1803, 9:06 a.m.
UP 1778, 9:07 a.m. LWS53-26
UP 1551.
BNSF 5935, 9:39 a.m. on an empty oil train. OSNES-24
BNSF 4183.
BNSF 9760, the dpu, 9:44 a.m.
BNSF 9760.
UP 4281, 9:50 a.m. MNPPB-23
UP 4281 and 3894.
UP 6675, 10:06 a.m. CTUBT-25 (Coal-Fulton, AR-Black Thunder Mine, WY)
UP 5980.
Another northbound, headed by UP 3987, 10:12 a.m.
UP 3987. MSANL-25 Ex SP SD70m!
KCS 4049.
EAMX 7003 with the old round Santa Fe black and white trademark.
INTX 462109 Family Lines System, SCL/LN hopper.
WW 3142 Winchester & Western hopper.
FMI 50 in North Little Rock, the one seen earlier predawn passing Union Station. "America's Leading Copper Producer" can be seen under the red stripe left of center. The lettering in the center says "Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold Morenci Operations". This from a crew member on the train that brought the FMI 50 to North Little Rock. "This engine was on my train, MDANL, and had wooden floors. I've never seen that before. The notice on the door is to be delivered to Paducah, KY." More information from another UP source: " FMI 50 is moving on the UP from Clifton, AZ to the CN at Memphis, TN. From there the CN is going to move it to VMV at Paducah, KY."
Front of No. 50.