Relatively rare BNSF-UP meet at Union Station in Little Rock, Tuesday September 29, 2009. The northbound BNSF train (the Houston/Dayton, TX to Memphis, TN trackage rights train) met a UP loaded coal train heading south.  Also there were three Ferromex units on the Little Rock to Pine Bluff local. Crystal clear day and cool (40s this morning).  Included today:

1) Ashley Drew & Northern boxcar HS 30630
2) UP 7087, 5902, 5917, 2482, 6827, 4676, 7048, 4643, 9408, 9590, 4997,UPY 818
3) CSX 8605
4) Ferromex 4651, 4658, 4649
5) Chessie Cat hi-cube boxcar

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LEFT-Ashley Drew & Northern boxcar, HS 30630. 10:27 a.m. RIGHT-BNSF 5238 on the Houston, Texas to Birmingham, Alabama train, 10:44 a.m.




LEFT-UP 7087 heading a loaded coal train at 11:05 a.m. This train would soon back up across the Baring Cross bridge, but not before it passed the waiting BNSF train. RIGHT-UP 7087 passing BNSF 5238 at 11:05 a.m.


BNSF 5238 left at 11:10 a.m.


LEFT-BNSF 7229. RIGHT-BNSF autoracks.


LEFT-UP 7087 through the bushes. RIGHT-Northbound empty coal train headed by UP 5902 at 11:25 a.m.


LEFT-Empty coal train headed by 5902 passing the now-backing-up loaded coal train headed by UP 7087 at 11:25 a.m. I don't know why the loaded coal train came in on Main One then backup up across the bridge, to later return southbound on Main 2. Nevertheless, it made two meets possible, which would not have happened had this backup move not occurred. RIGHT-The empty coal train stopped for a signal.


RIGHT-UP 5918, dpu.


LEFT-Signal tower at the south end of the platform. RIGHT-UP 2482, 11:57 a.m.

Here's a movie (HD) of the scene on the right:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuNzxgRlXNA


LEFT-Remnants of tree limbs on these log-hauling cars. RIGHT-Three SP boxcars.


LEFT-Here's the loaded southbound coal train again, headed by UP 7087, at 12:14 p.m. RIGHT-DPU-UP 6827.


LEFT-UP 4676 and CSX 8605, northbound at 12:31 p.m. RIGHT-
Chessie System hi-cube boxcar with the Chessie Cat, CSXT 180500. This scene is also in the movie linked below:

To view a movie (HD) of this train, click on:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By4c6WM5keQ


 LEFT-CSX hi-cube. RIGHT-Wisconsin Central hopper.


LEFT-The daily YNL75, Pine Bluff local, today having nine locomotives, most just for transferring and not running. The consist is: UP 7048, 4643, 9408, 9590, 4997, UPY 818, Ferromex 4651, 4658, 4649. Time was 12:46 p.m. RIGHT-
Ferromex 4651.

To view a 6-minute movie of most of this train, click on:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V45Spe1Nck8

(I stopped recording the movie after 6 minutes, because it had reached 1.1GB in size and the SD 4 GB memory card was already almost full. The most interesting part of the movie is the locomotives passing, including the Ferromex units.)


Ferromex 4658 and 4649.


MoPac buzzsaw gondola, built 5/1977.

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