Trains passing Union Station in Little Rock, AR on a rainy Sunday, December 4, 2011. Due to the rain, I took these photos from Union Station's balcony, which you can get to, climbing a spiral staircase. (I love taking pictures of railroads in rain or snow. After all, trains run rain or shine, right?). Utility poles cluttered some scenes, but my shots of fallen-flag freight cars were actually better than at trackside because I could shoot them at a straight side angle. We had  5 trains in 54 minutes. One of the rarest cars I saw today was a red MKT flat/container car, MKT 14133, plus two Ashley Drew & Northern boxcars and a rare SP woodchip car 355241.

Included today:
1) Ferromex 4656, 4685
2) UP 4970, 7495, 8136, 1650, 1644, 1639, 8154
3) GMTX 2615
4) KCS 3955
5) GTW 59804 Grand Trunk Western boxcar
6) FXE 872795 boxcar
7) HS 3061 Ashley Drew & Northern boxcar
8) CSXT 137030 CSX blue boxcar
9) HS 30611 boxcar
10) IC 97363 CN gondola
11) CN 156169 gondola
12) CN 15613 gondola
13) SP 231352 Golden West boxcar
14) HS 30667 boxcar
15) NDYX 845914 green hopper
16) CNW 1180050 UP hopper
17) DRGW 56285 Golden West gondola
18) Splashing water off tarp on a load of lumber
19) CNW 520049 green boxcar
20) NOKL 360220 blue gondola
21)  UP Special Agent driving in water
22) CP 344709 covered gondola
23) MKT 14133 red flat/container car
24) CNW 180015 yellow hopper
25) MKT 4539 white hopper
26) SP 246729 Golden West boxcar
27) MP 819751 greet flatcar
28) CN 414759 boxcar
29) CEFX 30172 blue hopper
30) ALM 803 (?) Ashley Drew & Northern boxcar
31) COER 17135 green boxcar
32) TILX 192228 Global ethanol tankcar
33) TILX 196122 Renewable Products Marketing Group tankcar
34) UTLX 666948 tankcar with graffiti (how can they get this much time to paint it?)
35) Illinois Cereal Mills Inc hopper
36) Rare SP 355241 woodchip car 


My first northbound headed by Ferromex units at 10:10 a.m.


Ferromex 4656 and    4685, 10:11 a.m.


GTW 598034, Grand Trunk Western.


FXE 872795 boxcar.


HS 3061 Ashley Drew & Northern boxcar.


Cropped and enlarged ADN boxcar.


CSXT 137030 boxcar.


HS 30611 boxcar with graffiti.


IC 97363, CN gondola.


CN 156169 gondola.


CN 156013 gondola.


SP 231352 Golden West boxcar.


HS 30667 boxcar.


NDYX 845914 green hopper.


Southbound at 10:23 a.m.


UP 4970 accelerating.


GMTX 2615.


CNW 180050 UP hopper.


DRGW 56285 Golden West gondola.


Water splashing off the tarp over lumber.


CNW 520049 green boxcar.


NOKL 360220 blue gondola.


CSXT 240398 hopper.


UP Special Agent driving.


Another northbound at 10:36 a.m. taken from the station's balcony.


UP 7495, 10:37 a.m. I didn't want to get the camera wet, so I couldn't lean over the railing.




CP 344709 covered gondola.


MKT 14133 flat/container car.


CNW 180015 hopper.


This short train had a dpu, UP 8136.


Southbound at 10:51 a.m. Lots of trains in a short period of time.


UP 1650, 1644 and 1639.


MKT 4539 white hopper.


SP 246729 Golden West boxcar.


MP 819751 green flatcar.


CN 414759 boxcar.


CEFX 301721 blue hopper.


Lumber loads.


My second Ashley Drew & Northern boxcar of the day, ALM 803 (the only numbers I cold read).


COER 171635 boxcar.


11:04 a.m., another southbound.


UP 8154 and KCS 3955, 11:05 a.m.


KCS 3955.


Global ethanol tank TILX 192228.


TILX 196122 Renewable Products Marketing Group tank car.


UTLX 666948 tankcar with graffiti. This is kind of scary because someone had enough time to paint this tank car. That means they'd also have enough time to do something more sinister.


Illinois Cereal Mills Inc hopper AEX 7496.


Rare SP woodchip car, SP 355241.

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