Lots of trains (11 trains between 930 and 11:50 a.m.) passing Union Station in Little Rock, Arkansas today, July 3, 2010. A little unusual today was NS 6556 leading a train with its long end forward. I saw a good sampling of roadnames and freight cars as well.It was an overcast day with some periods of light rain.

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Here's what I saw today:
1) UP 6758, 6740, 3968, 8615, 4135, 2285, 2074, UP/SP 2047, UP 9380, 8150, UPY 123, UP 4346, 3903, 5282, 7403, 2056
2) CONRAIL/CSXT 7489
3) NS blue 8457, NS 6556-long end forward
4) CSX 8665
5) RIO GRANDE/UP 1900
6) CP RAIL red 9571
7) SOO Line faded boxcar 18886
8) Dancing graffiti on boxcar EEC 5463
9) Reilly Industries, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana tankcar 78017
10) UP Bulktainer
11) String of CN hi-cube boxcars
12) String of GT hi-cubes
13) GTRA 5144 boxcar
14) New, shiny white tank cars, one being CVCX 13459
15) KCS Belle-colored coil car KCS 720099
16) Bright red end of flatcar
17) General Chemical tankcar GRPX 944594
18) New GATX hoppers
19) Strong of yellow TTX boxcars
20) CSXT 180682 hi-cube boxcar


LEFT-Rio Grande/UP 1900, 9:10 a.m. RIGHT-CP Rail 9571.


LEFT-UP 6758, 9:30 a.m. RIGHT-UP 6740, 9:36 a.m.


LEFT-UP 3968, 9:39 a.m. RIGHT-Old faded SOO LINE boxcar 18886.


LEFT-Dancing graffiti on boxcar EEC 5436. RIGHT-Reilly Industries, Inc. tankcar ACFX 78017.


LEFT-Dark rainclouds about 10 a.m. RIGHT-Two green northbound signals, 10:00 a.m.


LEFT-A northbound approaches at 10:05 a.m. RIGHT-UP 8615, 10:06 a.m.


LEFT-UP Bulktainer. RIGHT-The head end of the passing train on Main 1 was hidden by the intermodal. It passed about 10:08 a.m.


LEFT-Northing but flat cars (baretables). RIGHT-NS 8457, 10:21 a.m. According to SD70M from Trainorders.com, the 8457 is a former LMS leasing  C40-8W. There were 36 of these and they had a 3-way split between CSX, NS and the CN.


It started to rain moderately, so I went up the spiral staircase to the station's covered balcony and took this shot at 10:30 a.m.


LEFT-Some type of red vining flower. RIGHT-UP 9380, 11:04 a.m. in the rain. Seeing the US flag, I guess now is the time to wish everyone a HAPPY 4th of JULY!!


LEFT-Looking down on UP 9380. 


LEFT-Chessie System hi-cube CSXT 180682.


UP 8150 heading the long YNL75 local southbound at 11:16 a.m.


LEFT-Seen are UP 8150, UPY 123, UP 4346, CSX 8665 and Conrail/NS 7489, 11:17 a.m. RIGHT-UPY 123.


LEFT-CSX 8665. RIGHT-Conrail/CSXT 7489.


LEFT-UP 5282 and 7403 trails the 8-unit consist. RIGHT-GTRA 5144 boxcar.


Bright, shiny white new tank cars. One of the white tank cars is CVCX 13459.


LEFT-KCS 720099 coil car. RIGHT-Red end on a flatcar.


LEFT-General Chemical tankcar GRPX 944594. RIGHT-New GATX hoppers.


LEFT-String of TTX yellow boxcars. 


LEFT-Another green northbound signal on Main 1 at 11:30 a.m. RIGHT-NS 6556 long end first heading a northbound at 11:31 a.m.


LEFT-NS 6556 and UP 4135, 11:33 a.m. RIGHT-UP 4135.


LEFT-CN hi-cubes. RIGHT-GT hi-cubes.


LEFT-Two yellow boards, at 11:39 a.m. RIGHT-UP 2285, 11:41 a.m.


LEFT-UP 2074 heads an engine move at 11:50 a.m. northbound. RIGHT-UP/SP 2047.


UP 2056.

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