Here's
a few trains at Little Rock, Arkansas passing Union Station, Sunday
August 3, 2008 plus one photo of a Central Arkansas Transit streetcar
taken August 1. Included today:
1) River Rail Streetcar 411, August 1, 12:29 p.m.
2) UP 5147, 8:56 a.m.
3) UP 7198, 9:05 a.m.
4) UP 6845, DPU of coal train headed by 7198.
5) UP 4868, 9:35 a.m.
6) UP 4370, 9:47 a.m.
7) Our crew of railfans, under the shade tree in the parking lot.
8) Engine move from Biddle to the North Little Rock yards at 9:57 a.m. headed by UP 1930.
9) UP 1917-1370 and 1336.
10) UP 4767, 10:05 a.m.
11) Two CSX units, 7780 and 7834, come by at 10:17 a.m.
12) Old and worn SP hi-cube.
13) Ashley, Drew & Northern boxcar (HS 30716).
14) UP 550, 10:57 a.m.
15) Long string of new (since the spring) CITX hoppers, exterior applied in Paragould, AR 03-2008.
16) UP-SP 2741, the second train to use the Amtrak siding, at 12:01 p.m.
17) Train and helicopter.
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LEFT-Little
Rock River Market stop of Central Arkansas Transit's River Rail
Streetcar No. 411, 12:29 p.m. August 1, 2008. I also boarded here and
went back across the Arkansas River to North Little Rock, where I had
parked. Myself, along with John C. Jones, both members of the Arkansas
Railroad Club, have several photos in the 2008 Streetcar calendar. I
got an annual pass for my efforts. Normal fares are $1.00, .50 cents
children under 5. RIGHT-Now
it's Sunday, August 3 at the station in Little Rock. UP 5147 heads a
mixed train at 8:56 a.m. northbound. It was 100-plus degrees later in
the day, I think the 4th or 5th straight day it's been over 100.
However, due to all the spring rains, Little Rock is over 4 inches
above normal in rainfall in 2008 so far, thus the green grass and
rather lush trees. This did make for a very high humidity level,
however, which made Heat Index readings between 110 and 115 degrees
during the past 4 afternoons. UP had a heat-related speed restriction
through here and most of the system in Arkansas.
Note
that this train is on the Amtrak siding due to a soutbouund coal train
coming on the next track. In fact, there were 2 freights using this
track today, very slowly.
LEFT-In Your Face sort of scene. RIGHT-Looking east into the sun.
Here's the coal train on the next track headed by UP 7198 at 9:05 a.m.
RIGHT-UP 6845 was the DPU.
LEFT-UP
4868 at 9:35 a.m. Yes, I included the other photograher on purpose for
'atmosphere.' There were 10 of us train nuts there, including two
children. RIGHT-Green
board for another approaching northbound at 9:46 a.m. The green dwarf
signal means the train will switch over from Main Two to Main One (the
second and third tracks from the right).
LEFT-UP 4370, 9:47 a.m. RIGHT-Here's our crew of fans, under the shade tree in the parking lot.
LEFT-Engine
move from Biddle to the North Little Rock yards at 9:57 a.m. headed by
UP 1930. RIGHT-These workhorses have been working these yards here for
years: UP 1917-1370 and 1336.
UP 4767, 10:05 a.m.
LEFT-Two CSX units, 7780 and 7834, come by at 10:17 a.m. RIGHT-Old and worn SP hi-cube.
LEFT-Ashley, Drew & Northern boxcar (HS 30716). RIGHT-UP 5250, 10:57 a.m.
Long string of new (since the spring) CITX hoppers. "Williams Hayward Thermal Bond Exterior Applied Paragould (AR) 03-2008"
LEFT-Heading south with 7 locomotives at 11:25 a.m. RIGHT-UP-SP 2741, the second train to use the Amtrak siding, at 12:01 p.m.
RIGHT-Train and helicopter, probably a Medflight heading for Arkansas Children's Hospital.
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