Tuesday and Wednesday, September 27 and 28, 2011 in Little Rock, Arkansas. We finally got some bright, sunny days here in Arkansas with deep blue skies. Arkansas has been on the dividing line between severely dry weather in Texas and cooler, rainy weather north of here. The NWS office in North Little Rock was 6.09 inches above normal for the year as of today, September 28 (having just over 40 inches so far). I will visit my hometown in Texas in a few weeks and will see first hand how dry it is..

Included today:
1) UP 5140, 9713,  5572 (very dirty), 8220, 3961, 9828, 4873, 8744, 4038, 4816, 7720, 9491, 4231, 1974, 1623
2) CSX 8854, 9004, 5357, 8749
3) LRWN 1541, 1542, 1544
4) HS 9844 Ashley Drew & Northern boxcar
5) ATW 75048 Laurinburg & Southern boxcar
6) ATW 75054 Laurinburg & Southern boxcar
7) GNNR 19478 boxcar with xxx book grafitti
8) EEC 1065 boxcar
9) CNW/UP 156194 boxcar built 10/77
10) HS 30946 Columbus & Greenville boxcar
11) SMIX 9525 Santa Fe boxcar
12) HS 30961 Columbus & Greenville boxcar
13) "Papa Been Smooth Since The Days Of Under Roof" graffiti
14) HS 30916 Columbus & Greenville boxcar
15) HS 30631 Ashley Drew & Northern boxcar
16) "Frog Cowboy" graffiti
17) NYC 221475 blue boxcar
18) GATX 31777 pink Potash hopper


UP 5140, 10:41 a.m. September 27 passing Union Station.


UP 9713. This Pine Bluff local always has numerous locomotives UP moves from the yard in North Little Rock to the yard in Pine Bluff, most of which are not running.


Ashley Drew and Norther boxcar HS 9844. Note the cedar tree between the cars.


Laurinburg and Southern boxcar ATW 75048.


Another Laurinburg and Southern boxcar ATW 75054.


GNNR 19478 boxcar with xxx book.


EEC 1065.


CNW 156194 boxcar, built 10/1977.


HS 30946, Columbus & Greenville boxcar.


Santa Fe boxcar SMIX 9525.


HS 30961, Columbus & Greenville boxcar.


Fellow railfans September 27, Tuesday.


Very dirty UP 5572 heading a loaded coal train southbound at 10:57 a.m.


Another shot of 5572.


DPU, UP 8220, 11:08 a.m.


It's now Wednesday, September 28. UP 3961 heads an 8-locomotive light move onto the Amtrak siding to wait on trains. There were 4 UP and 4 CSX units.


UP 4288.


CSX 8854.


Taken from the station's balcony at 9:23 a.m.


Eight locomotives, UP 9828, 4873, 4288 and 8744 plus CSX 8854, 9004, 5357 and 8744.


UP 3961 in the trees and grass.


Shot showing the station.


UP 4038 and 4816, northbound 9:55 a.m.


"Papa been smooth since days of underoo's"....from the "Biggie" song Hypnotize. Thanks to the Railspoot Yahoo Group poster 'JR' for the exact words and where they came from.


HS 30916, Columbus & Greenville boxcar.


HS 30631 Ashley Drew & Northern boxcar.


Little Rock & Western trains heading toward the UP yard from Perry, Arkansas at 10:22 a.m.


LRWN 1541, 1542 and 1544, 10:23 a.m.


Erik is the engineer, who I know.




More railfans, including a young boy.


The 'Frog Cowboy' rides again.....


Another northbound at 10:40 a.m.


UP 7720, 10:41 a.m.


UP 9491.


NYC 221475 boxcar.


Potash Corp pink hopper, GATX 31777.


One of the 4 walkways to the Amtrak platform has been closed for weeks to make it easier for Amtrak personnel to line up passengers at train time.  They want everyone to use one entry to board.


2:52 p.m. September 28.


UP 4231 and 1974, 2:53 p.m.


UP 1623.

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