We in Arkansas were blessed with off and on rain and thunderstorms over the 3 days Monday, August 22 through Wednesday, August 24, 2011. As those of you who know me can attest, I like taking pictures of trains in nasty weather and in difficult lighting conditions, like sunsets and sunrises. I tried some 'artsy' shots this time, including viewing a middle school football game between two freight cars, having a locomotive backlit by the setting sun, and a few others. I also have a few streetcar shots in dark, rainy contritions.  Anyway, hope you enjoy some of these.

Included:
1) Various rain scenes
2) UP/Rio Grande 1344
4) UP 9813, 9632, 4280, 4756
4) HLCX 7020 (former BN)
5) Streetcars in the rain
6) Wrecked tank car on a flatcar TILX xx380
7) TSE 5089 boxcar
8) Football game and fans at field across from Union Station
9) RCLX 169128 yellow CNW hopper
10) Warmly lit Union Station at sunset
11) Large coils


Rain through the windshield on Main Street in North Little Rock, Monday August 22, 2011 at 8:28 p.m.


Rio Grand unit UP 1344 in North Little Rock Tuesday, August 23 at 12:44 p.m.


Wrecked tank car TILX xx830, 7:00 p.m. Aug 23.


TSE 5089 boxcar.


Sun setting through beams of a car.


You can see the football team on the field at the middle school that's located across the tracks from Union Station. It's 7:03 p.m. on a Tuesday.


Fans in the stadium.


Zoomed in closeup of the crowd. This is a private Episcopal school.


Backlit by the setting sun, UP 9813 arrives northbound at 7:04 p.m. The green glare is lens flare.


UP 9632.


Yellow CNW hopper, RCLX 169128.


Two trains at CPX 346.


CPX 346 N. Amtrak Sta. shed.


Warm, golden sunset on Union Station August 23 at 7:13 p.m.


Sunset with shiny tracks.


Train at 7:22 p.m.


UP 4280, 7:22 p.m.


HLCX 7020, I assume former BN.


Football game through freight cars.


Wheelsets and stadium lights.


Closeup of wheel.


Darkened to enhance signals.


Another train passes on UP Main 1 at 7:35 p.m. headed by UP 4756.


Some kind of cylinders.




Sea Land container cars.


Driving south on JFK Blvd in North Little Rock at 1:03 p.m. Wednesday, August 24, I'm about to cross Interstate 40.


Entrance to UP's North Little Rock yards in the rain at 1:08 p.m. August 24. The train was a southbound ready to head toward Texas.


I don't know what happened to this bridge in the yards.


Streetcar on Maple Street in North Little Rock.


Street flooding on Rock Street in downtown Little Rock.


Blurry-on-purpose streetcar on Commerce Street in the River Market of Little Rock, about 1:30 p.m.


West Interstate 30 sign pointing toward Texarkana. I-30 begins here and ends in west Fort Worth, Texas.


Streetcar heading to the Clinton Library from the River Market at 2:13 p.m.






Water next to tracks at Union Station.


Dark clouds at Union Station at 2:30 p.m.

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