Trains in Little Rock and North Little Rock, Arkansas Saturday, July 12, 2014 plus a couple on July 8 ans 11. There were locomotives with 8 different roadnames including blue IC 2459 (which has CN on the side) and CEFX 3142. Also, a rare SP tank car with Southern Pacific lettering on the side- SP 6773365, DGRW 10855 faded Rio Grande hopper, TTGX 965375 BNSF autorack originally built 5-74 but rebuilt and repainted in 5-14, ALM 9693 Ashley Drew & Northern boxcar, Amtrak Texas Eagle 22 at Union Station on July 11, MKT 545 green hopper, Arkansas Children's Hospital helicopter overhead, CSXT 161826 Family Lines-SCL/LN boxcar with "Georgia-Clinchfield West Point Route" on the side and WRWK 68157 Ferro Sur autorack. Plus a sunrise this morning over tracks and a couple of photos of the Cathedral Apartments which are located in an abandoned Greek Orthodox church in downtown Little Rock. 

Locomotives today: UP 8667, 7375, 5278, 8166, 1327, 9225, 7903, 5175, 9266, 9215, 4600, 4938, 8820, 8007, 7214, 8430, 4031, 5751, 4449, 7796, 1754, 7635, 2225, 1754, 9399, 7379. 3410 **** CN 2255 *** BNSF 8975 *** NS 9455, 9112 *** AMT 168 *** CEFX 3142 *** IC 2459 blue *** CSXT 7616, 225, 7375.


UP 8667, July 8 at 10:08 a.m. Little Rock at Union Station.


DGRW 10855 faded Rio Grande hopper.


Newly painted BNSF autorack, TTGX 965375, originally built in 5-74, rebuilt in 5-14.


CSXT 7375, 10:33 a.m. July 8.


CSXT 7616.


CN 2255, 10:41 a.m.


CN 2255.


BNSF 8975.


NS 9544.


NS 9112.


ALM 9693 Ashley Drew & Northern boxcar.


Wood strips on TTZX 94183 flatcar.


Here is the abandoned Greek Orthodox Church in Little Rock that's been converted to the Cathedral Apartments. I'd love to see inside one of those apartments. The church looks so classical.




15th and Center Streets.


This is also a classical building, Union Station at Markham and Victory Streets Little Rock. UP workers are putting new rail in the switches between Main 2 and Main 1 and between the Amtrak siding and Main 2 on Friday, July 11 at 12:39 p.m. Needless to say, there were no trains for a few hours. It was built in 1921 after a fire destroyed the original 1885 structure.
   For a history of the station, click on: http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/LRK


Closeup of the track work.


Here is the station again on Friday night, July 11 with passengers lined up to board Amtrak's northbound Texas Eagle 22, 11:34 p.m.


Texas Eagle No. 22 arriving at 11:40 p.m., just a couple of minutes late.


Amtrak engine AMT 168.


Engine crew boarding. Little Rock is an Amtrak crew base.




The building has a wheelchair lift inside.


Baggage cart.


Sunrise over tracks in North Little Rock, Sunday July 12, 2014 at 6:21 a.m. All the rest of the photos are on July 12.


CEFX 3142.


UP 5278 in the early morning light, 6:41 a.m.


Behind UP 5278 was blue IC 2459, former CN.


Green pipes.


UP 8166, 7:47 a.m.


UPY 1327.


UP 9225.


GATX 69974 blue tank car.


UP 7903 the dpu.


Southbound UP 5175, 8:19 a.m.


UP 9266.


UP 9266.


UP 9215.


MKT 57066 red gondola.


Rare Southern Pacific lettering on tank car SP 67336, built 5-74.


SSW 70291 Cotton Belt hopper.


N761AF Arkansas Children's Hospital helicopter. This hospital is less than a mile away.


UP 4600, 10:09 a.m. northbound.


UP 4938.


UP 8820 and 8007, 10:16 a.m.


UP7214.


DPU - UP 8430.


Northbound coming on Amtrak siding, 10:29 a.m.


UP 4031, 10:29 a.m.


CSXT 225.


UP 5751.




Southbound UP 4449, 10:59 a.m.


UP 7796.


UP 1753.


UP 7635.


UP 2225.


UP 1754.


All 6 locomotives on this local.


MKT 545 green hopper, my favorite hoppers.


AOK 6486 flat with wheel sets.


NAXX 1002 new tank car, built 7-14.


UP 9399, 11:07 a.m.


UP 7379 and 8410.


CSXT 161826 ex-Family Lines boxcar, SCL/LN, built 12-80.


SCL/LN Georgia Clinchfield West Point Route.


MP 269059 boxcar with the MoPac Buzzsaw logo.


Another Family Lines hopper, CSXT 247963, built 9-79.


Ferro Sur autorack, WRWK 68157.

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