Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at Union Station in Little Rock, Arkansas and a side trip to photo an old, unique gas station close to UP's tracks in Sherwood, Arkansas. Catch of the day was UP 1982 on the Pine Bluff local and BCRail 4613. All photos taken by Ken Ziegenbein. Included today:

1) BCRail 4613
2) UP
9648, 9663,4274, 683, 1982, 5272, 2460, 2420, 4712
3) "The Railroad Of Personal Service" hopper, ITLX 20058
4) GMTX 2149
5) Old abandoned classic gas station in Sherwood, AR

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LEFT-BCRAIL 4613, 9:56 a.m. RIGHT-UP 5272, 10:40 a.m.


LEFT-UP 2460, 1108 a.m. RIGHT-GMTX 2146 and UP 2420.


LEFT-Rock Island hopper, CNW 752929. RIGHT-"The Railroad Of Personal Service" hopper, ITLX 20058.


LEFT-UP 9648 heads the Pine Bluff Local, YNL75, at 11:47 a.m. UP 1982 is part of this consist. RIGHT-UP 9648, 9663,4274, 683, 1982 taken from the balcony of Union Station.


RIGHT-UP MoPac Heritage 1982 from the top of the station's spiral steel staircase.


RIGHT-UP 4712, 11:56 a.m.


LEFT-UP 4712 and 4143. RIGHT-This unique old former gas station sits at the intersection of Trammel Road and Roundtop Road in Sherwood, Arkansas, just north of North Little Rock. UP's main line to Missouri through Bald Knob, AR is just beyond the trees. This was taken about 4 p.m. October 7. Trammel Road is to the left and Roundtop Road to the right and the station sits in the 'Wye'. The gas station was last used in the late 1950s or early 1960s when the roads were the main roads in the area and is around 65 years old. Today most traffic goes on US Highway 67/167 or Interstate 40. I was told the owner still lives a few blocks away from this classic station and he's apparently kept the building in pretty good shape. The roof looks relatively new.  The structure is vacant.






Here's a satellite photo of this building showing the road names. You can see the tower's shadow! UP's tracks are lower right.

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