Here's some Fourth of July 2014 trains in Little Rock and North Little Rock, Arkansas. Very rare freight cars today including BAEX 212 Diamond Crystal/Halite Salt Crystals boxcar built 11-68, SOO 125025 blue Pillsbury hopper, and GAMX ex-Missouri Pacific gondola built way back in 6-67 with explanation of how car was certified to stay active. Also today, blue tank cars, Green pipe loads, lots of auto frames, BRCX 1070 Bunge Corp tank car, GTW 384516 Grand Trunk Western boxcar "The Good Track Road", SOO line hopper.

Locomotives today: NS 2743, 3335, 7684, 7599, 6548 *** UP 4452, 3108, 3732, 5755, 4573, 3883, 8659,7471, 1814 ***  KCS 4517  *** GMTX 2673.


NS 2743, 10:24 a.m.


NS 8335.


CCBX 59568 ex-ElastoFlo hopper.


SOO 113654 and 118318 CP Rail hoppers.


SOO 117720 CP Rail hopper.


SOO 125025 blue ex-Pillsbury hopper.


SOO 74897 Soo Line hopper.


SOO 122827 Canadian Pacific Railway hopper.


CP 385355 hopper.


SOO 74342 Soo Line hopper.


Cropped closeup of SOO 74342 hopper.


CP 606767 red Canada hopper.


CP 606894 faded red Canada hopper.


CP 603106 hopper.


One flatcar with containers.


CSXT 246828 hopper.


UP 4452, 10:38 a.m.


UP 3108.


UP 8732, 10:55 a.m.


UP 8732.


KCS 4517.


UP 5755.


UP 91404 We Will Deliver hopper.


UP 4573, 11:14 a.m.


GMTX 2673.


UP 3883.


SP 355249 woodchip car.


UP 8659, 11:35 a.m.


UP 7471.


SOU 550051 boxcar.


GTW 384516 Grand Trunk Western boxcar, "The Good Track Road" on the side.




GAMX 853 ex-Wisconsin Central hopper.


Flatcar before auto frames.


Auto/truck frames, probably from Mexico.




GAMX 191, ex-Missouri Pacific hopper the the trademark 'buzzsaw' emblem, built 6-67.




Since the car was built way back in June 1967 (47 years ago), it needed to be certified to continue operating.


NS 7664, 11:55 a.m.


NS 6548, obviously ex-UP.  According to Christopher Parma on Facebook, this ex-UP 6548 is an NS unit. It was sold to Helm Leasing (HLCX) in 2002(?) by UP, and NS bought it from Helm in 2011.


NS 2599.


UP 1814.


CCBX 7032 blue tank car.


BRCX 1070 Bunge Corporation tank car.


GATX 10954 white and black tank car.


GROX 60693 ex-Union Equity hopper, built 11-80.


CCBX 5009 blue tank car.


CCBX 7075 blue tank car.


DOWX 88123 rusty tank car.


PTTX 137077 flat car with green pipes, built 11-02.


BAEX 212 ex-Diamond Crystal/Halite Salt Crystals boxcar, built in 11-68.


Closeup of right side. I think it says "Pro's Pick" on the upper right, but not sure. This is a rare car for sure.

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