A few train pictures from June 27, 28 and 29, 2014, some taken at night at Little Rock, Arkansas, including flooding rain. At the end of a BNSF oil train on June 29 there were tree limbs on the locomotive and on the buffer hopper car ahead of it. The locomotive had railing and door damage. Also, photos of flooding rain at the station, St Lawrence Railroad Boxcar 101701 built 10-77, and BNSF 888 ex-Santa Fe warbonnet.

Locomotives this time: UP 9698, 8053, 3519, 5102, 4235, 7863, 6430, 5253, 6479, 5796, UPY 1467, 1388, 1376 *** CSXT 468 *** BNSF 5319, 888n (ex-SF), 4529 *** NS 2688.


UP 9698, June 27 at 10:58 p.m. RPNNL-26 (Rock-Paxton, TX-N. Little Rock/Granite Mtn.)


UP 8053, 11:40 p.m. June 27. MNPPB-24


UP 3519, 12:12 a.m. June 28. QAGAS-26 Great catch on this SD90/43MAC leading! I think there is only seven of these in service!


Inside the Amtrak station.


UP 5102, June 28 at 12:46 a.m. ZMXYC-26


UP 4235, 10:58 p.m., 12 hours or so later than the previous picture. MLDNP-27


CSXT 468, 12:35 a.m. now June 29. 468: YPB88-28


Heavy rain at 12:56 a.m. June 29.


A lightning flash illuminated the landscape at 1:57 a.m. June 29.


Flooding in the parking lot, 2:28 a.m.




UP 7863, 2:41 a.m. ZMXYC-27


BNSF 5319, 2:52 a.m.


BNSF 888, ex-Santa Fe warbonnet.




The buffer hopper and BNSF dpu of the oil train had  large tree limbs on them when they passed the station at 2:59 a.m.  There were severe storms southwest of Little Rock and this train ran through them. Retiring Amtrak engineer Bill Sanders was standing next to me when the train passed and he called a report into the North Little Rock yard telling them about the limbs so they could check the locomotive for any damage. It turned out that some railing was torn off the locomotive and a door was damaged.


BNSF 808088 hopper with tree limbs.




BNSF 4529 decorated with tree limb garnish, 2;59 a.m. A door was damaged by the limbs and some railing was torn off.




Mr. Sanders, about to start his last two runs on the Texas Eagle.


More water on the parking lot, 4:34 a.m.


NS 2688, 5:56 a.m. June 29. MAXNL-28


UP 6430, 2:00 p.m. June 29. QLWNL-29


Dark clouds June 29 at 2:15 p.m.


UP 5253, 2:30 p.m. MDANL-28


GNRR 7405 centerbeam, built 10-96.


CNS 437167 hopper, built 4-94.


CNW 174804, built 1-76.


Unknown ID, but number is 101701 St. Lawrence Railroad boxcar, built 10-77.


UP 6479 on Main 1 northbound at 3:14 p.m. June 29. MLDNP-28


Southbound UP 5796, 3:16 p.m. on Main 2. MPSPBX-28 (Manifest-Parsons, KS-Pine Bluff-Extra)


UP 5796 passing UP 6479, 3:17 p.m.


CELX 23158 blue tank car.


UP 6479 moving north at 3:24 p.m.


While I don't take photos of much graffiti anymore and know it's illegal to paint graffiti, this was interesting and I thought well done, and the 'crime artist' painted around the built date and car number.


SP 217912 boxcar. Notice in this case that the lettering was painted around.


UPY 1467, still June 29. was reactivated and placed on the MPBLI-02 heading to Livonia, LA


UPY 1388. was reactivated and placed on the QNLCH-30 heading to Clearing, IL


UPY 1376. arrived N. Little Rock from Monroe, LA on the MAXNL-28 It is going to take quite a bit to put this switcher back in service!

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