Nine trains passed Little Rock's Union Station today, November 30, 2010, eight of which passed in 2 hours and 7 minutes between 2:39 p.m. and 4:46 p.m. Welding work was being done on the Baring Cross bridge before 2:39 p.m. which tied up these trains, so they all passed in a 2 hour window. Included today was UP 7400, the Pink Ribbon locomotive, which came as the sun was setting. It was the trailing DPU unit on the Long Beach, California to Marion, Arkansas intermodal, the ILBMN-28.

Included today:
1) UP 9752, 4263, 5916, 6366, 9711, 7669, 8359, 5547, 3855, 4061, 9460, 3812, 3987, 7697, 7400
2) BNSF 4915, 5446
3) Four SP boxcars in a row
4) Chessie boxcar CSXT 1729889
5) Raccoon graffiti
6) MOW equipment
7) MKT 14025 coilcar
8) Train of baretables
9) New GATX hoppers
10) Streetcar from inside Ashley's Restaurant in the Capitol Hotel
11) Car or truck frames

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LEFT-Streetcar passing Ashley's Restaurant inside the Capitol Hotel as I was having breakfast. RIGHT-UP 9752 southbound, 10:36 a.m.


LEFT-UP 4263. RIGHT-Four SP boxcars in a row.


LEFT-Chessie boxcar CSXT 172989. RIGHT-Raccoon graffiti, or something.


LEFT-MOW equipment at 2:08 p.m. RIGHT-UP 5916, 2:39 p.m.


LEFT-UP 6366. RIGHT-Empty coal train.


LEFT-UP 5967, dpu on the empty coal train. Another train was waiting for the bridge work to be over. RIGHT-UP 9711, 2:51 p.m. This is the one in the previous photo that was waiting for signal.


LEFT-UP 7669, 3:06 a.m. passing the stopped train. RIGHT-UP 3359.


LEFT-MKT 14025 coil car. RIGHT-UP 5547, dpu.


LEFT-UP 3835, 3:39 p.m. with a southbound train of baretables. RIGHT-Baretables.


LEFT-Another northbound at 3:49 p.m. RIGHT-UP 4061, 3:49 p.m.


LEFT-UP 9460. RIGHT-Car or truck frames.


LEFT-New GATX hoppers. RIGHT-UP 3987, 4:04 p.m.


LEFT-UP 3812. Busy day. RIGHT-Passing.


LEFT-4:15 p.m. It was a strong north wind and the temperature had dropped into the upper 30s. That's a BNSF trackage rights train. RIGHT-BNSF 4915 and 5446 on a BNSF trackage rights train, 4:16 p.m.






LEFT-MOW equipment on the move south. RIGHT-Another piece of MOW equipment.


LEFT-Green signal at 4:44 p.m. on Main One. RIGHT-UP 7697 leading the ILBMN-28, the Long Beach, California to Marion, Arkansas intermodal, which left Long Beach on November 28. UP 7400, the Pink Ribbon unit, was the DPU.


LEFT-In the shadows prior to sunset. RIGHT-UP 7400, the pink ribbon unit was DPU. Note the side doors open. It's been reported these doors have been open on this unit for weeks. I have no idea if they will be fixed here in North Little Rock.


LEFT-From this angle, you can't see that the side doors are open.

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