Included today:
1) UP 8207, 5606, 6819, 1356, 9698, 8910, 8078, 2217, 8766, 4619, 4337, 8171, 5206, 7464, 8508, 4017, 1685, 1686, 9830, 9780, 7892, 7845, 7350, 8766, 4615, 4725, 4225, 4019, 4895
2) GMTX 2112
3) NS 9351, 6647, 7679, 2629, 9044, 7505, 6710
4) BNSF 5743, 6471, 9820, 5386, 4023, 7779, 5007, 4307
5) CSX 7686, 8883
6) SSW 9699 unpatched
7) UP 217064 hopper
8) CRDX 3093 new hopper built 08-12
9) ADN 5640 faded Ashley Drew & Northern boxcar
10) CSXT 246004 SCL hopper
11) SCRX 4315 hopper built in Paragould, Arkansas with closeup of specs
12) MKT 517 green hopper
13) BNSF 808106 green BN boxcar built 09-75
14) Heavy rain briefly
15) Pigeon
16) BNSF 793524 reefer
17) GACX 6253 pink Potash hopper
18) FURX 830064 Transportation Corporation of America hopper
19) EAMX 7012 with old black and white Santa Fe logo
20) Screenshot of Hurricane Issac's predicted path as of Sunday night, August 26
Here is the Hurricane Center's predicted path of Issac as of 10 a.m. August 27, 2012. This map has the center of the remnants of Issac right over my area here in Arkansas at 7 a.m. Friday, August 31. As you know, I'm a retired meteorologist for the National Weather Service and know that this predicated path will change frequently between now and Friday, but it looks like we'll be getting lots of rain. Hope Union Pacific is ready for flooding. I like getting pictures of trains in the rain and I guess I'll have my chances to do that later this week. I included this for historical purposes in case anyone looks at this web page 10 years from now.
UP 8207, 8:57 a.m. August 26.
UP 5606 on a southbound loaded coal train, 9:10 a.m.
UP 6819, the dpu, 9:16 a.m.
UP 1356 southbound at 9:23 a.m.
UP 1356, GMTX 2112.
UP 9698, 9:52 a.m. This is the YNL75 local to Pine Bluff and usually has lots of locomotives deadheading between the North Little Rock and Pine Bluff yards. Today it had 8.
A friendly wave from a crew member of 9698.
UP 4910 and 8078 and NS 9351.
Five NS on this train, NS 9044, 2629, 7679, 6647 and 9352.
UP 9170 hopper.
CRDX 3093 new hopper, built 08-12.
These new hoppers are quiet-rolling...no flat wheels, just smooth sailing.
Not-so-new ADN 56408 Ashley Drew and Northern boxcar.
NS 7505 northbound, 10:05 a.m.
NS 7505 and 6710. My fake Batman was watching...lol.
Faded UP 2217.
CSXT 246006 SCL hopper.
SRCX 4316 black hopper built 02-12, painted in Paragould, Arkansas.
Instructions on cleaning.
MKT 517 green Katy hopper.
BNSF 5743 northbound on an oil train, 10:37 a.m.
BN 6411 locomotive and BNSF 808106 hopper, built 09-75.
The train stopped for signals.
BNSF 9820 dpu, 10:47 a.m.
BNSF 9820.
UP 8766-4615, 10:49 a.m.
UP 4337, 10:54 a.m. ready to pass the other train.
UP 7337.
UP 8171, 11:22 a.m.
Another train headed by UP 5206 on Main 2 passing the one on Main 1 at 11:24 a.m.
UP 5206 and 7464.
Lots of train action.
Both trains.
UP 8508, 12:00 p.m.
UP 4017. The train had stopped for signals.
I walked ahead of the train to get this shot of an Amtrak sign with the old arrow trademark with UP 8505 passing at 12:13 p.m. Yellow flowers and yellow locomotives.
One of the old trackside boxes still exists from when the station was a passenger terminal for Missouri Pacific.
UP 1683, 12:35 p.m.
UP 1683 and 1686.
A heavy shower moved in at 12:36 p.m.
UP 9830 through the rain and windshield at 12:49 p.m.
UP 9780. Everyone went home, but I returned at 3.
UP 7892 and BNSF 5386, 3:12 p.m. passing each other.
UP 5386.
Passing trains.
3:16 p.m.
CSX 7686, 3:25 p.m.
Unpatched SSW 9699.
SSW 9699 and CSX 8883.
Six locomotives on this train.
BNSF 793524 reefer.
Another BNSF oil train at 3:40 p.m.
BNSF 4023 and 5007, 3:40 p.m.
Second BNSF oil tankcar train of the day.
Another BNSF train at 4:02 p.m., headed by BNSF 7779.
Dark clouds.
UP 7645, 4:26 p.m.
UP 7350.
GACX 6253 Potash hopper.
FURX 830064 Transportation Corporation of America hopper.
Pigeon at station.
UP 8766, 5:33 p.m.
UP 4615.
EAMX 7012 hopper the the old Santa Fe black and white trademark.
UP 4725, 5:43 p.m.
UP 4225, 5:44 p.m.
UP 4019, 5:54 p.m.