Locomotives today: UP 9927, 2686 Genset, 1369, 8355, 6599, 9723, 8571, 5998, 6596, 6403 ex-SP, 1989 Rio Grande heritage, 6457, 9233, 5325, 9709, 9726, 4843, 7998, 5231, 8627, 8809, 4210, 5690, 4580, 9372 **** HLCX 1927, 3858 **** BNSF 6131, 271, 6004
UPDATED December 18, 2014 by my UP source to add the train ID's.
Street decorated for the Christmas holidays on Markham and Scott, Little Rock on December 10.
UP 9927, 11:06 a.m. North Little Rock. UP 9927 traces on the CN and Paducah & Louisville since at least January of last year! It shows arriving at the shop at Mayfield, KY on 1/24
It finally was Interchanged back to the UP on 12/1. It is currently on the QNLNP-15 and shows to be routed back to Roseville, CA for service
UP 2686 Genset, showing some wear. UPY 2686 has been retired. It shows "Sold, Route to AKMD in Little Rock" (AKMD is Arkansas Midland Railroad - http://www.pinsly.com/companies/akmd/). AKMD currently operates seven separate branch lines in the state of Arkansas covering 125 miles of track.
HLCX 3858, 1927 and UP 5111, 11:18 a.m. Didn't get the lead unit. HLCX 3858 was on the QSHNL-13 (Consist: UP 6509, 5111, HLCX 1027, HLCX 3858, UP 8355, 1369)
UP 1369.
AEX 10300 ex-BN hopper.
UP 6599, 9723, 11:43 a.m. MFWNL-12
UP 8511.
CCX 832 Cities Service Company Division hopper.
NYC 865 ex-CSX boxcar newly painted.
UP 5998 and 6596, 11:53 a.m. 2CWBBT9-12
UP 6403 ex-SP, dpu of empty coal train.
UP 1989, Rio Grande heritage, 12:25 p.m. ZMXDT-11
UP 6457.
UP 6457 and 1989.
Autorack and stacks.
Streetcar stop 13 on 2nd Street at the U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, 2:01 p.m.
Looking east on 2nd Street.
Streetcar 411, 2nd Street.
This is where this streetcar stop is.
Stephens Inc. building, 2nd Street.
On board the streetcar. Lots of these riders were visitors to Little Rock for the Garth Brooks concert tonight, his 3rd in 3 days in the city, all of them selling out.
A wedding at the Doubletree Hotel as seen from the streetcar.
Another photo of the passengers. We're stopped at the Clinton Library, where the pole is reversed, then we head back to the downtown area in the opposite direction. The seat backs easily flip to change to the direction of movement.
Our conductor/driver today, Nelson, has been with the 3.5 mile streetcar system since day one in 2004. Last month there was a 10th anniversary celebration. Ridership has been averaging around 100,000 a year, I believe the last year it was 125,000.
Back at the ranch (i.e., Union Station) at 3:33 p.m., BNSF 6131 and 271 lead an empty oil train northbound. As you can see, clouds have moved in. Plus the sun sets around 4:55 p.m., so these shots will be a little darker. OSJTC-11
BNSF 271. I always use shutter priority of at least 320th of a second to prevent blurring of the 20-30 mph trains. On sunny days, I use 1/500th second.
These crude oil tank cars were build in 8-13.
DPU was BNSF 6004, 3:38 p.m.
