Sunday, October 4, 2009 at the station in Little Rock, AR. It was a rainy, cool day. It stayed at 55 or 56 degrees all day, about 20 degrees below normal (I've included a departure from normal rainfall map at the end of the page that shows the whole country). Seen today:

1) NS 9280
2) UP 1539, 1540, 4643, 5050, 9779, 1917, 1930, 7047, 2025, 315
3) Ferromex 4651, 4692, 4600
4) GMTX 2157, 2156
5) SP unpatched 9755
6) CEFX 402
7) Ashley Drew & Northern boxcar HS 30671
8) Red Canada-CN hopper
9) Two green MKT hoppers
10) Rain
11) Old UP yellow boxcar UP 563111
12) Western Pacific boxcar
13) Two Cotton Belt hoppers
14) North Dakota Mill hopper
15) Departure From Normal U.S. rainfall map year to date

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LEFT-NS 9280, 8:46 a.m. RIGHT-Looking through my windshield.


LEFT-A stack train was passing the first train at 8:47 a.m. RIGHT-Several gons  of pipes.


LEFT-Our good friend UP 1539 running light with 1540 to the yard at 9:09 a.m. RIGHT-Artsy shot of 1539 though the raindrops.


LEFT-I had gone home to get my jacket and when I returned, this intermodal was at the station. RIGHT-UP 4643 and Ferromex 4651, 10:50 a.m.


LEFT-You can see another train around the corner. RIGHT-The headlights of the southbound are reflecting on the train as it's about to cross the Baring Cross bridge.


LEFT-Ashley Drew & Northern boxcar HS 30671. RIGHT-'Lies' graffiti.


LEFT-Red Canada (CN) hopper. RIGHT-Southbound at 11:02 a.m.


LEFT-UP 1540 and 1539 again, this time southbound with their train to Gurdon. RIGHT-UP 5050, 11:08 a.m.


LEFT-UP 9779, 11:19 a.m. RIGHT-Good ole' rain!!


LEFT-Taken from the bench on the balcony of the station. RIGHT-UP 1917, GMTX 2157, UP 1930, GMTX 2156, SP 9755, 11:51 a.m.


RIGHT-MKT hopper 590


LEFT-MKT hopper 593 RIGHT-Another southbound at 11:59 a.m.


LEFT-UP 7047 and several more locomotives head the daily Pine Bluff local, noon. RIGHT-UP 7047, CEFX 402, UP 2025 and others.


RIGHT-UP 315, Ferromex 4692 and 4600.




RIGHT-Old UP boxcar UP 563111.


LEFT-Western Pacific boxcar. RIGHT-Two Cotton Belt hoppers.


LEFT-North Dakota Mill. RIGHT-Arkansas Midland AKMD 1070.


Most of the country is near or above normal in rainfall this year from January 1 through October 1. Take a look at us here in Arkansas - 15-17 inches above normal.

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