On the way to the festivities at 11:53 a.m. This is a streetcar on Maple Street in North Little Rock. Sorry for the blurry picture, but I hurriedly took the picture while stopped at a light.
In the parking lot at Jenks.
You can barely see the heritage/special locomotives on display, UP 4141, 1989 and 1988.
Centennial Locomotive 6938 across the parking lot.
UP 4141, George Bush across the fence.
Ominous clouds.
Rain became heavier.
At 12:24 p.m., the Employee special was heading back to Jenks, passing Union Station. I took cover under on the balcony again.
UP 8082 was on one end of the train, which ran hourly a couple of miles south of the festivities. It's heading north back with the passengers.
UPP 7001 Columbine.
UPP 5483, Texas Eagle.
UPP 8008, City of Portland.
No. 103, Cheyenne.
UP 8022.
At 12:31 p.m., rain started coming down in buckets.
Camera couldn't focus through the rain. I didn't try manual focus.
A northbound freight at 12:52 p.m.
UP 4340 and 8661, 12:53 p.m.
UP 8661.
SIRX 270006 hopper.
KCS 130093 long boxcar.
SP 247464 Golden West boxcar.
New CSXT 493110 coil car.
UP 230012 coil car.
The train on Main 2 had stopped, so I missed getting a clear shot of the next passenger special, headed by UP 8022 at 1:01 p.m.
Freight and passenger trains.
Looks like a busy railroad at work.
1:02 p.m.
Special returning at 1:22 p.m. It will hold here for a freight.
UP 8008 heads a long southbound at 1:23 p.m.
About to meet the special at 1:24 p.m.
Brief sunshine here.
DME 51375 yellow hopper.
CP 607988 Canada red hopper.
DME 52080 hopper.
CP 384550 red with white arrow hopper.
SOO 75667 Soo Line hopper.
SP 355192 woodchip car.
HZGX 3316 Herzog old hopper.
CSXT 136969 faded blue boxcar.
SP 495532 blue hopper with faded markings GVSP.
UP 147351 old Union Pacific hopper or woodchip car.
White HDTX 5013 long boxcar.
The end of the train had these short tankcars, one being DAX 7084.
Getting ready to leave, 1:31 p.m. once they get the signal. For a video of this train leaving, click on the photo above or the link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4rvHSvQ_5A&feature=youtu.be
Heading north to Jenks.
Here's a movie of one more freight at 1:43 p.m.:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UuDZc8k_W8&feature=youtu.be
UP 910901 WPM Plasser American car of some kind.
Here's a shot of the special later in the day with good lighting from the afternoon sun.
Domecar City of Portland over the overpass on Pike Avenue, North Little Rock. Jenks shops are just to the left.