UP 1900 ex-Rio Grande, kept in really good shape. It used to be used here in local service, not sure where it is now. I assume it's here for maintenance. Note how good the front looks. This photo was taken September 2 in North Little Rock.
Crow in Conway, Arkansas September 3.
MP 13704 caboose with the crow on the grass. The track in the background is UP's Van Buren Sub through Conway.
Heading to the station at 7:16 a.m. September 6. Looking west on Markham Street.
NS 7622 and UP 8733, 7:26 a.m. QHONL-05
UP 7734 and 3889, 8:29 a.m. ZLDYC-05
Amtrak's Texas Eagle 21 was over 5 hours late and passengers and crew are waiting for it to arrive at 8:41 a.m.
The Eagle arriving at 8:42 a.m. Workers were waiting to work on the tracks in that area.
Passengers getting off, 8:44 a.m.
The Eagle left at 8:52 a.m. For a full report and photos of the late Eagle, click on http://thundertrain.org/amtrak21-090614.html
UP 6371 and 8616, 8:57 a.m. QTXAS-06 (Priority Manifest-Texarkana-Alton & Southern/E. St. Louis)
GMTX 2261 and UP 2003-exCotton Belt, 9:17 a.m. YNL69-05 10:30 PM transfer
The faded Cotton Belt is seen on UP 2003, a workhorse on the Biddle local. We see it almost every day.
MP 266401 ex-C&EI boxcar with the CEI buzzsaw trademark.
Silver pipes.
UP 8391 and 5329, 9:23 a.m. MCMNL-05 (Manifest-Camden, AR-NLR)
UP 7294, 9:33 p.m. MPSLI-05 (Manifest-Parsons, KS-Livonia, LA)
UP 7294 passing the stopped UP 7391, 9:35 a.m.
UP 8420.
UP 5329 and 7391 leaving, 9:46 a.m.
Ex-Chessie System hopper, built 8-80.
AEX 574 ex-Chessie System hopper, built 8-80.
AEX 386 vivid blue hopper, built 12-73.
NS 9151 and CSXT 5435, 10:00 a.m. MDANL-05 (Manifest-Dallas-NLR)
NS 9151, CSXT 5435.
CSXT 5435 and UP 4016.
CP 607275 red hopper.
ANR 386 Angelina & Neches River Railroad boxcar.
INPX 127322 Procor hopper.
UP 7060, 10:13 a.m. GSDKWW-03 (Grain-Salina, KS-Westwego, LA) Loaded Grain train
UP 7014 and 4552.
Bee getting a good meal.
These flowers were on North Little Rock's Main Street on my way home from Union Station.