There are 4 tracks in front of Union Station in Little Rock. From the closest to the station to the one furtherest out: Amtrak siding, UP Main 2,  UP Main 1 and the LRWN track. Today I saw all four tracks occupied with active trains at the same time and got photos. I've seen 3 at a time before, but personally I've never seen all 4 tracks full. There were 5 roadnames today: UP, KCS, FXE, GMTX and LRWN. KCS was represented by both a Belle color and grey color. Also today, 2 Rio Grande hoppers, MKT 544 green hopper, and several truck/auto frames on flatcars.

Locomotives today: UP 5570, 6955, 8346, 4525, 2003-ssw, 7112, 8675, 7196, 8369, 8552, 8619 **** KCS 4044, 3944, 3935 **** FXE 4088 **** LRWN 500, 2017 **** GMTX 2261


UP 5570, 9:03 a.m.


KCS 4044.


UP 6955, dpu of  loaded coal train 9:11 a.m.


UP 8346, 9:20 a.m.


FXE 4088.


Little Rock & Western led by LRWN 500 and 2017, 10:10 a.m.


LRWN 500.


LRWN 500-ex The Bay Line and LRWN 2017-ex Meridian & Bigbee.


UP 4612 and 4575, 10:27 a.m.


Truck/auto frames, probably from Mexico.


Another train coming, routed to the Amtrak siding, 10:31 a.m.


UP 2003-ex-Cotton Belt, 10:32 a.m. I just stayed sitting in my lawn chair watching trains up close and personal. The disadvantage is I'm too close to get decent shots of rolling stock, but that's ok.


A 4th train shows up northbound on UP Main 2, 10:32 a.m. The autorack trains in on UP Main 1 and the LRWN train is on the other side of the auto train. UP upgraded the Amtrak siding a year or so ago, putting in more new ties, so they could use it in as a congested passing track.


GMTX 2261.


CR 223353 Conrail boxcar.


Here you can see all 4 trains. The frames are at the end of the train on UP Main 2. The UP engine is on Main 1 and the freight cars in the distance are on the Little Rock & Western tracks. So, a busy time for awhile at the Little Rock station.


Another shot of 4 trains at tone time.


UP 7112, 10:46 a.m.


UP 8675.




UP 7196, dpu of the empty coal train.


Rio Grande hopper, built 7-73.


Another Rio Grande hopper.


MKT 544 green hopper.


Trains are clearing out.


KCS 3944, 11:43 a.m.


KCS 3935.




UP 8552 and 3869, 11:53 a.m.


UP 8019.

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