Included:
1) UP 1929, 4075, 3805, 1726, 1735, 1741, 2096, 9765, 9770, 7692, 4500, 4348, 7523, 7834, 8480
2) UP/SP 2047
3) BNSF 9920
4) HLCX 3814
5) GMTX 2116
6) CSX 829, 804
7) RSSX 46, 4443
8) CN 2140
9) Bird
10) DGRW 15522 hopper
11) Families and dogs
12) TBOX 662705 new boxcar
13) New GNTX 295967 black and yellow rail gon TTX gondola
14) Streetcar from inside Capital Bar and Grill restaurant
15) Union Station viewed from the south side
16) Arkansas Children's Hospital helicopter
Bird on the fence at the platform.
UP 1929 and 3 other locomotives on an engine move, 9:37 a.m.
UP/SP 2047 and GMTX 2116.
UP 4075, 9:41 a.m.
BNSF 9920.
HLCX 3814.
DGRW 15522 hopper.
UP 3805, 9:52 a.m.
CSX 829 and 804.
Family and dogs.
Another small railfan.
Waving at the train at 10:40 a.m. UP 1726 leads the train.
UP 1726 and 1735.
UP 1741 and 2096.
TBOX 662705 new boxcar.
Railfans.
UP/SP 2047, GMTX 2116 returning from the UP yards in North Little Rock with a string of freightcars.
GMTX 2116.
Shiny new black and yellow GNTX 295967 rail-gon TTX gondola.
Having lunch at the Capital Hotel's Bar and Grill, I saw a streetcar pass by.
Union Station from the south side.
This area of the station used to be a restaurant. It now houses a catering company and hosts banquets for weddings, parties, graduation, etc. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, and others, used this banquet room for political rallies and parties over the years. And for years, up until a couple of years ago, the Amtrak waiting room on the other, north, side of the station was used as a voting place.
Railfans waiting for trains, especially the UP CEO special that was due this afternoon.
UP 9765 and 9770, northbound at 12:34 p.m.
New ore repainted RSSX 46 and 4443 in consist.
RSSX 4443. From Mike Murray of the Railspot Yahoo Group: "I would lay odds on the RSSX 4443 being ex WTJR 4443
Owner: Wichita Tillman & Jackson Railway
Model: EMD GP7 Built As: SLSF 590 (GP7)
Serial Number: 13323 Order No: 5074
Frame Number: 5074-18 Built: 10/1951
Notes: ex-CNW 4443, nee-SLSF 590
Other locos with this serial: WTJR 4443(GP7) WTJ 4443(GP7) RSSX 4443(GP7)"
Arkansas Children's Hospital helicopter.
UP 7692, 1:31 p.m.
UP 4500.
This was one of the combined auto-rack/container trains.
Seven cars, 8 railfans today.
UP 4348 and CN 2140 with a very long train at 1:47 p.m. The UP special was right behind him.
CN 2140.
The UP CEO special comes off the Baring Cross bridge (over the Arkansas River) from North Little Rock at 2:21 p.m.
Crossing over from Main 1 to Main 2.
UP 7523 headed the special.
Consist: UP 7523, UPP 2066, Willie James, Columbia River, Kenefick, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Powder River, Walter Dean, Overland, Fox River. If you want to view a video of this scene, click on the photo above or the link below.
http://youtu.be/0tSzUzKISck
Moving out of view at 2:23 p.m.
UP 7834, 2:37 p.m.
UP 8480.
