Nice, sunny day with several trains (4) passing each other at Union Station in Little Rock, Wednesday October 23, 2013. Included today was a Union Pacific tank car built in January 1955 in a mixed freight, plus two other old UP tank cars. And a new GATX black tank car built this month, October 2013, plus a Grand Trunk Western 4-door hycube.

Included:
1) UP 4120, 6632, 484, 8602, 4981, 7821, 7410, 6746, 1551, 1787, UPY 583
2) BNSF 4970, 4110, 4792
3) CN 8810
4) GATX 2122 tank car blt 9-13
5) Boxcar 530105 with "Home Shop For Repairs-Do not load"
6) GTW 305844 4-door hycube
7) GTW 305897 2-door hycube
8) TTPX 81331 steel rods
9) IC 97427 CN gondola
10) UP 78110 old tank car blt 1-55
11) UP 809944 green tank car blt 9-85
12) UP 90995 green tank car
13) CNW 174829 yellow hopper blt 1-66
14) SP 228706 Golden West Service boxcar blt-1972
15) GATX 214928 new tank car blt 10-13
 

UP 4120, 1:12 p.m.


UP 4120 and CN 8810.


CN 8810 and UP 4120.


Shiny, new GATX 212204 tank car, blt 9-13


Boxcar 530105 with the yellow sign saying "Home Shop For Repairs - Do not load"


GTW 305844 four-door hycube boxcar.


GTW 305897 two-door hycube, blt 9-77


TTPX 81331 iron rods.


IC 97427 CN gondola.


UP 70110 old tank car, blt 1-55


UP 909944 green tank car, blt 9-18, used in Maintenance of Way service as a water car.


UP 909953 green tank car, also MOWay service.




Another train approaches on UP Main 2 at 1:25 p.m with UP 6632.


Workers under the Cantrell bridge at 1:31 p.m. The maintenance stopped a few trains for awhile, as did the Baring Cross bridge lifespan going up for a barge on the Arkansas River.


UP 6632, 1:36 p.m. on Main 2. You can see another train on Main 1 behind this train.


UP 6632 1:38 p.m. finally moving.


UP 5484.


CNW 174829 yellow CNW hopper, blt 1-66.


The other train that was waiting on Main 1 at 1:45 p.m., headed by UP 8602.


Another train arrives on Main 2 at 2:19 p.m., a BNSF northbound oil train. The train headed by UP 8602 on Main 1 has been sitting there waiting for a signal and for the lift span on the bridge to go down.


BNSF 4970 eases forward next to UP 8602.


UP 8602 and 4981 moving at 2:22 p.m.


The BNSF train patiently waiting for its turn.


DPU of the stack train at 2:36 p.m.


UP 7821, the DPU.


Yet another train on Main 1 with UP 7410  passes the waiting BNSF oil train on Main 2 at 2:42 p.m.


Six locomotive-consist.


UP 7410 and 6746.


UP 1551, 1787 and UPY 583.


New tank cars.  Lots of tank cars on both trains.


SP 228706 Golden West Service boxcar, blt in 1972.


GATX 214928 new tank car, blt 10-13.


At 2:53 p.m., the BNSF oil train was still waiting and the other train ends.


Finally getting a yellow signal for the oil train at 3:04 p.m.


BNSF 4970 moving at 3:20 p.m.


BNSF 4970.


BNSF 4110.


BNSF 4792, end of train, 3:27 p.m.


Yellow flowers. The leaves are just starting to turn for Autumn, but mostly still green in the Little Rock area.


MOW vehicle.

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