Saturday, August 8, 2009 at Little Rock (brief and early)
and Brinkley, AR. Catch of the day was KCS Belle 4709 passing the
Brinkley depot. There were 8 trains today at Brinkley. Included:
1) UP 9794, 4231, 6468, 7306, 5214, 6641, 6812, 9485
2) NS 9905, 8458 ,9361, 9547
3) KCS Belle 4709
4) Illinois Central hi-cube
5) CSX hi-cube
![](080809USMoon-620am-1R.jpg)
I
went to Union Station in Little Rock at 6:20 a.m. to walk my mile and a
half and got this shot of the moon. I then drove to Brinkley (55 miles)
![](080809USMoonZoom-2R.jpg)
![](080809USup9794-birds-647am-3R.jpg)
A light engine move, headed by UP 9794, scared the birds. You can see the moon.
![](080809USSignalsMoon-4R.jpg)
Moon and signals and birds.
![](080809B-kcs4709-843am-5R.jpg)
In Brinkley at 8:43 a.m. on the sunny side of the tracks. KCS Belle 4709 showed, heading a short mixed train.
![](080809B-kcs4709-bird-6R.jpg)
Passing
the depot museum. Note the bird upper right and the tree shadow on
4709. At this time of day, it's hard NOT to get a bird in a photo
around Brinkley, which is next to the Cache and White
River National Wildlife Refuges and a cypress swamp.
![](080809B-up4231-1006am-7R.jpg)
Back on the 'wrong' backlit side of the tracks (I need to be in the museum for visitors). UP 4231 arrives at 10:06 a.m.
![](080809B-up6468-1112am-8R.jpg)
UP 6468, 11:12 a.m.
![](080809B-dpu-up7306-9R.jpg)
There was a DPU on this mixed train, UP 7306.
![](080809B-nx9361-1129am-10R.jpg)
NS 9361 and 9547, 11:29 a.m.
![](080809B-icHicube-11R.jpg)
Illinois Central hi-cube.
![](080809B-csxHicube-12R.jpg)
CSX hi-cube.
![](080809B-up5214-1155am-13R.jpg)
UP 5214, 11:55 a.m.
![](080809B-up6641-119pm-14R.jpg)
UP 6641, 1:19 p.m.
![](080809B-dpu-up6812-15R.jpg)
DPU, UP 6812, the second DPU on a mixed freight today. They both were quite long.
![](080809B-up6812-16R.jpg)
![](080809B-up9485-215pm-17R.jpg)
UP 9485, 2:15 p.m. looking north with max zoom (18x)
![](080809B-up9485-flowers-18R.jpg)
Crape Myrtles and UP 9485.
![](080809B-water-19R.jpg)
This swampy area is located next to the museum property to the north.
![](080809B-ns9905-8458-337pm-20R.jpg)
Two shiny NS units, 9905 and 8458.
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