Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at Union Station in Little Rock, AR and east of Biddle Yards in Little Rock. Of special interest today is UP 1996, the SP Heritage, on the Pine Bluff local and a KCS Belle unit on a northbound. There was two LONG locomotive consists.  Included today:

1) UP 8096, 4532, 5330, 9660, 7174, 7088, 7010, 7621, 7363, 2482, 4383, 5209, 1956, 1987, 4800, 4171, 1996, 215, 224, 525, 208.  From a post on Trainorders.com: The five retired GE's are all going to Bro-Tex International Metals in Brownsville, TX.  B30-7: UP 208, UP 215, UP 224, WP 7840 (ex-SP 7840), C30-7 UP 525.
2) SP/UP 7840
3) KCS BELLE 4128
4) Tropical painted boxcar ARMN 765180

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LEFT-UP 8096 and KCS Belle 4128 at 11:01 a.m. with a long locomotive consist. RIGHT-UP 4532, 5330.


LEFT-UP 9660, 7174. RIGHT-UP 7088, 7010. I didn't get all the numbers.


LEFT-UP M.O.W. workers. RIGHT-UP 7621, 3872, 11:25 a.m.


LEFT-UP 7363, dpu. RIGHT-UP 2482, 11:43 a.m.


LEFT-UP 4383, 5209, 12:34 p.m. RIGHT-Tropical boxcar ARMN 765180.


LEFT-UP 1956, 1987 heading YNL75 local to Pine Bluff, 1:07 p.m. RIGHT-UP 4800, 4171, 8136.


LEFT-UP 1996, 215. RIGHT-UP 215, SP/UP 7840, UP 224.


LEFT-UP 525, 208.


LEFT-There were 11 locomotives on this transfer move. There were 11 locomotives on this transfer move. From a post on Trainorders.com: The five retired GE's are all going to Bro-Tex International Metals in Brownsville, TX.  B30-7: UP 208, UP 215, UP 224, WP 7840 (ex-SP 7840), C30-7 UP 525. RIGHT-East of Biddle Yards in Little Rock (former Rock Island yard). The train is heading east then south to Pine Bluff, Arkansas, about to cross Confederate Blvd. This area of town is next to Little Rock National Airport (Adams Field).


LEFT-YNL75 turned his ditch lights off and was waiting here for a signal, 1:44 p.m. RIGHT-Cropped view of all 11 locomotives.

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