One unpatched Cotton Belt (SSW 9652) and one unpatched SP (SP 8681) locomotive and other trains today, Friday, September 10, 2010 at Little Rock, Arkansas. It was a hot, sunny day - temperature in the lower 90s.

Included today:
1) Pulaski County Coroner van on my way to train station
2) Unpatched SP 8681...BUT with lots of graffiti
3) UP 9670, 4878, 3209, 4732, 4933, 3947, 4404, 3953, 8476
4) Unpatched Cotton Belt SSW 9652
5) Un-graffitied boxcar SSW 6287
6) MP 37416 boxcar with graffiti
7) CNW 157023 boxcar with graffiti
8) Larinburg and Southern boxcar ATW 75030, built 7-59
9) Southern 530275 boxcar
10) New UP 92054 hopper, built 8-2010
11) MKT 4459 grey hopper with large M K T
12) MKT 4471 grey hopper
13) MKT 4111 grey hopper
14) CN 156250 gondola
15) Autorack TTGX 159381
16) Autorack TTGX 997025
17) Autorack TTGX 882528 with graffiti
18) UP track workers
19) CITX 200161 grey hopper
20) SP/Golden West boxcar 698504 with graffiti
21) GMRC 23020 boxcar with graffiti
22) WCRX 3113 gondola with pipes
23) Red, white and blue tankcars.

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LEFT-On my way to the train station, I got behind a Pulaski County Coroner van. Pulaski County is the county Little Rock-North and Little Rock are in. RIGHT-Amazing....an unpatched SP locomotive, SP 8681, but not exactly untouched with the 'Cool' word painted graffiti. SP 8681 is a SD40M-2, according to Railpictures.net.


LEFT-UP 9670 and UP 4878 with an auto-train at 11:49 a.m. passing Union Station, Little Rock. RIGHT-Couplers between UP 9670 and UP 4878.


A little locomotive lesson, comparing UP 9670 to UP 4878. LEFT-UP 9670, a GE C44-9W (DASH 9-44CW). RIGHT-UP 4878, a SD70M.


LEFT-Trucks of 9670, the GE C44-9W. RIGHT-Trucks of UP 4878, the SD70M.


LEFT-Fuel tanks of 9670. RIGHT-Fuel tank of 4878.


LEFT-A southbound ready to pass 9670 at 12:04 p.m. RIGHT-UP 4209 leading the YNL-75 local to Pine Bluff passes UP 9670 at 12:05 p.m.


LEFT-UP 4209, SD70M. RIGHT-Unpatched Cotton Belt SSW 9652, a GP60.


LEFT-SSW 9652. RIGHT-YNL-75 usually has numerous locomotives to transfer to Pine Bluff. This lineup front to back had UP 4209-4732-SSW 9652-UP 4933-3947-4404-3953. Also MKT 4111 grey hopper.


LEFT-Cotton Belt boxcar SSW 62874, built 12-79. If possible, I'll try to include any built dates of 'fallen-flag' freight cars IF I have enough time to snap a picture of the built date on the car. This is harder to do than you'd imagine, depending on how fast the train is moving. RIGHT-MP 374716 boxcar with graffiti.


LEFT-CNW 157023 with graffiti. RIGHT-Laurinburg and Southern boxcar ATW 75030, built 5-79.


LEFT-Freshly painted SOUTHERN and number 530275. RIGHT-New hopper UP 92054, built 8-2010.


LEFT-Passing the other train. RIGHT-MKT 4459 grey hopper with the large M K T lettering still visible.


LEFT-MKT 4471 grey hopper. I could not read the year but the month built was 11 something. RIGHT-CN 156250 gondola.


LEFT-Rusty autorack TTGX 159381. RIGHT-Autorack TTGX 997025 with graffiti.


LEFT-Autorack TTGX 882528. RIGHT-Track workers on Main 2 at Union Station at 12:25 p.m.


LEFT-Northbound train on Main 1 passing the workers at 12:30 p.m. RIGHT-UP 8476 northbound at 12:30 p.m. 8476 is an EMD SD70ACe.


LEFT-Grey CITX 200161 hopper. RIGHT-Golden West boxcar SP 698504 with graffiti.


LEFT-GMRC 23020 boxcar with graffiti. RIGHT-Pipe load of some kind on gondola WCRX 3113.


Colorful red, white and blue tankcars.

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