Sunday, August 10, 2014 at Little Rock was a busy day for trains. I caught 24 trains between 4 a.m. and 11 a.m., which included locomotives with 10 different roadnames. There was one detour coal train from Texas and a steady stream of other trains, including Amtrak's southbound Texas Eagle at 5 a.m. One train had two Citirail locomotives, CREX 1407 and 1410.  Roadnames today: BNSF, CP, UP, AMTRAK, CN, GMTX, TFM, CREX, KCS AND CSXT. Interesting freight cars included a red Canadian Pacific Railway gondola CP 355100, green UP 809944 water tank car, LYBX 4086 tank car with a yellow dome. Plus a large, full Moon on a close orbit of Earth, and a dog walking the tracks.

Locomotives: BNSF 5294, 4378, 6611 *** CP 8794 *** UP 4136, 4821, 4667, 4500, 9359, 4220, 5172, 5888, 2191, 7170, 3491, 6444, 3831, 7680, 9109, 5340, 2362, 9696 ex-CNW, 8449, 4298, 7417, 7466, 6760, 8622, 4831, 5029, 6209 ex-SP, 6733, 6240 ex-SP, 6369 ex-SP, 6795, 9397, 9426, 6942, 4609, 4539, 4208, 1781, 1865,  1856, 2003 ex-SSW, 4888, 8133, 5615, 7188, 6656, 6412, 5964, 5066, 5873, 7801 *** AMTRAK 179 *** CN 2331, 2277 *** GMTX 2623, 2248, 2261 *** KCS 4168 *** TFM 1654 *** CREX 1407, 1410 *** CSXT unknown since it was hidden by another train passing.


Union Station at 4:05 a.m.


Large Moon and clouds looking west from the station, 4:07 a.m.


My first train, 4:08 a.m.


BNSF 5294, 4:09 a.m. OFLSJ-07 (Ore-Argentine Yard, KS-St. James, LA)


BNSF 4378 on a loaded oil train.


CP 8794, the dpu, 4:15 a.m.


Inside the Amtrak waiting room in Union Station. The Texas Eagle status board.


Full Moon, 4:38 a.m. The Moon's orbit brought it closer to Earth than previous full Moons this year so more detail can be seen.


UP 4136, 4:41 a.m. MNPPB-07


UP 4821.


Amtrak's Texas Eagle No. 21 with engine 179 arrives at 4:58 a.m.




Amtrak engine 179 with the Moon and clouds to the west, 5:01 a.m.






A passing freight, 5:10 a.m.


5:11 a.m.


Eagle 21 leaving 5:17 a.m. with the Moon and clouds overhead.




UP 4500, 5:27 a.m. MLDNP-08


UP 9359.


ATSF 315553 hopper.


BN 460847 hopper.


Red Canadian Pacific Railway gondola, CP 355100.


Light tower in front of the setting Moon, 5:44 a.m.


UP 4220, 5:50 a.m. MAXNL-09


UP 5172 as the sky begins to lighten, 5:51 a.m.


Platform lights, Moon and freight, 5:51 a.m.


Red signals and Moon.


Sunrise and clouds, 6:48 a.m.


CN 2331, 6:50 a.m. MLIAS-09


CN 2277.


CN 2277.


UTLX 300303 tank car.


CP 384739 black and red hopper.


SOO 75487 hopper.


UP 5888, 7:11 a.m. MFWNL-09


UP 2191.


GMTX 2623.


UP 809944 green water tank car. originated at San Antonio, destination Ft. Worth carrying Chemical Waste


UP 7170, 7:32 a.m. CWBWT9-08 (Coal-White Bluff, AR-W. Thunder Mine, WY)


UP 3491. SD90/43MAC


UP 6444, the dpu, 7:35 a.m.


UP 6444.


UP 3831, 7:42 a.m. QSHNL-08


UP 7680.


UP 9109.


UP 5340.


UP 2362.


UP 9696, ex-CNW.  C44-9W


UP 8449, 7:53 a.m. GSGEBE-05 (Grain-Salina, KS-Beaumont, TX) Loaded Grain train


UP 4298.


UP 7417, dpu, 8:01a.m.


UP 7466, 8:31 a.m. QHONL-08


UP 6760.


UP 8622, dpu, 8:36 a.m.


UP 4831, 8:48 a.m. QTXAS-10


UP 5029.


UP 6209 ex-SP.


LYBX 4086 tank car with yellow dome.


Dog walking on the Little Rock & Western tracks, 8:56 a.m.


UP 6733, 9:01 a.m. CBTWB9-07 (Coal-Black Thunder Mine, WY-White Bluff, AR)


UP 6240, ex-SP.


UP 6240.


Another train passing at 9:08 a.m.


UP 6369, ex-SP, dpu.


UP 6795 passing UP 6369, 9:09 a.m.


UP 6795, 9:09 a.m. GSPGHN-08: (Grain-Pittsburgh, TX-Hanover, KS) Empty Grain train


Friendly wave from crew of 6795.


UP 9397.


UP 9426.


UP 6942.


UP 4609, 9:25 a.m. ZMXDT-08


UP 4539.


Autorack-stacks train.


KCS 4168 Belle looking sharp in the bright sunshine at 9:36 a.m. This was the ZLDYC-9.


UP 4208.


TFM 1654.


Colorful stacks.


CREX 1407, Citirail , 9:54 a.m. OSNES-08 (Ore-St. James, LA-E. St. Louis)


CREX 1407 and 1410.


CREX 1410.


BNSF 8611.


Oil train.


UP 1781, 10:11 a.m.


UP 1781, 10:12 a.m. LWS53-10 Hope Local


UP 1865.


UP 1856.


CRCD 406 GATX boxcar.


GMTX 2246, 10:23 a.m.


UP 2003, ex-Cotton Belt.


GMTX 2261.


UP 563222 yellow boxcar.


UP 4888, 10:24 a.m.


Closeup of UP 4888. WMALIB-10 (Work train-Malvern, AR-Livonia, LA-Ballast)


UP 8133.




UP 921105 hopper.


UP 5615, 10:38 a.m. CSACK9-06 (Coal-San Antonio-Caballo Rojo Mine, WY)


UP 7188.


UP 6656. This was a detour coal train from Texas according to the scanner.


These were SATX coal hoppers. this one SATX 12205.


Train had 2 dpu's, UP 6412 was one, 10:45 a.m.


The other dpu was UP 6964.


UP 5066, 10:58 a.m. ZMXYC-08


UP 5873.


UP 7801, 11:16 a.m. WLCNLB-08: (Work train-Lake Charles, LA-Granite Mtn.)


Another train was passing on UP Main 1 at 11:16 a.m. being blocked by the hopper train. I can see CSXT was a locomotive on the other train, but no number seen.


Passing trains.


Our railfan crew today, colorful with red, yellow, white and green shirts.

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