Trains on Sunday, October 14, 2012 at Little Rock, AR, including a BNSF oil train with multi-BNSF paint-schemed locomotives. It started out cloudy but the sun broke through later in the morning.

Included:
1) UP 5024, 4512, 2290, 4741, 6234, 7718, 7831, 4501, 4609, 5514, 1730, 1576, 1568, 1735, 7428, 6813, 8431, 7837.
2) BNSF 9762 (Executive), 5861, 5681 (Warbonnet), 6600, 4806
3) NS 7659, 8879
4) UP/SP 2047, 2003
5) GMTX 2112
6) KCS 4751 Belle
7) Two Southern Pacific hoppers
8) TRLX 5389 Apasco hopper
9) State Capitol Police car
10) BKTY gondola with a faded red MKT trademark emblem
11) Old rusty Cotton Belt autorack
12) NAHX 6543 and 6730 faded blue Rock Island hoppers
13) MWCX 460325 General Chemical hopper
14) IAPX 1031 Air Liquide tank
15) UP 563214 UP yellow boxcar
16) IRGW (? not sure) 56365 gondola with a faded R on it. What was the original roadname?
17) MWCX 10124 BN hopper


UP 5024, 8:22 a.m.


UP 5024, 4512 and 2290, 8:34 a.m.


Southern Pacific hopper.


Another Southern Pacific woodchip hopper (thanks to Roger West).


TRLX 5389APASCO hopper.


Green signals and new ties. These will be installed on both Main 1 and Main 2 starting Tuesday, October 16, from here southward to near Alexander, AR.


State Capitol Police car, 8:57 a.m. Union Station is part of their routine areas to patrol.




Blue skies staring to appear, 9:03 a.m. Last night was a stormy night in the state.


BNSF 9762, executive, leads a BNSF oil train northbound, 9:04 a.m.


BNSF 9762, 5681 and warbonnet 5681. All that's needed here is some BN green.






Empty oil tank cars.


UP 4741, 9:13 a.m.


UP 4541, 6234 and 6 other locomotives in an engine move.


UP 7718, and 7 others.


Green signal for Main 1 northbound, 9:26 a.m.


Yellow signals southbound for Main 2, also 9:26 a.m.


UP 7831, 9:29 a.m., northbound.


UP 7831, NS 7659, NS 8879 and UP 4501, 9:30 a.m.


The southbound on Main 2 is passing the northbound on Main 1, 9:32 a.m.


Lots of smoke from the second unit as the train was accelerating.


UP-SP 2047, GMTX 2112, UP-SP 2003, 9:32 a.m.


BKTY gondola with the faded red KATY emblem in the center of the car. I almost missed it.


Closeup of the KATY trademark.


UP 4609, 9:42 a.m.




Old rusty Cotton Belt autorack. Roger West wrote  that 90 percent of these old Cotton Belt autoracks in this rusty condition.


UP 5514 and KCS 4751, 10:06 a.m.


UP 5514 and KCS Belle 4751, 10:06 a.m.


The sun was coming out as UP 1730 and 1576 came off the Baring Cross bridge at 10:20 a.m.




UP 1568, 1735, 1576 and 1730.


NAHX 6543 Rock Island hopper.


NAHX 6730, the second Rock hopper in a row.


MWCX 460325 General Chemical hopper.


Ties.


UP 7428, 10:41 a.m.


UP 7428, 10:41 a.m.


UP 6813.


IAPX 1031 Air Liquide tank.


UP 8431, 10:54 a.m.


Into the sun, 10:54 a.m.


UP 8431, 10:55 a.m in excellent lighting.


UP 563214 UP yellow boxcar.




Gondola 56365 (? not sure). According to Roger West, this gon used to belong to the Georgetown Railroad.


Here's a close up of the markings. Note the R above the 56. Who was the original owner.


MWCX 10124 BN hopper.


UP 7837, 1:07 p.m.


UP 7837, BNSF 6600, BNSF 4806, 1:07 p.m.


BNSF 4806.

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