A few trains today, Sunday December 26, 2010, a dark, snow-flurry, cold day in Little Rock, Arkansas. UP 7400, the pink ribbon unit, headed a train out of North Little Rock on the Van Buren Sub was one of the trains I photographed. Earlier at Union Station, my hands were getting numb from the cold 33 degree temperature and winds. I know this can't compare with the blizzard they were getting in the northeast part of the country, but it felt cold none-the-less.

Included today:
1) UP 2074, 4871, 5027, 7400, 1551, 1585, 7609, 7916, 6519, 7087, 5824, 6919, 5676
2) UP/Rio Grande 1900
3) UP/SP 6288
4) CSX 5203, 7495
5) LRWN 1544, 1542, 107
6) MKT 554 green hopper
7) UP 355228 boxcar with trademark
8) IPBX 17581 black and white tank car
9) WLO 505055 boxcar
10) Baretables

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LEFT-UP 2074 and Rio Grande 1900, 830 a.m. RIGHTUP/Rio Grande 1900, which runs on the Biddle Yard job (south Little Rock, former Rock Island yard) almost on a daily basis.


LEFT-Southbound at 8:46 a.m. Snow flurries were falling. RIGHT-UP 4871 with the Pine Bluff local, YNL75 at 8:47 a.m. This job always carries lots of locomotives that are just being transferred to the Pine Bluff yard.


LEFT-UP 5027, last of 7 locomotives today. RIGHT-MKT 554 green Katy hopper.


LEFT-Amtrak transfer tag to Los Angeles on the ground at Union Station. RIGHT-Little Rock & Western train approached from the west (Perry, Arkansas) at 9:22 a.m. It's unusual to see LRWN on a Sunday, but since yesterday was Christmas, it ran today with a long consist (100 cars).


LEFT-LRWN was using 3 locomotives today. RIGHT-LRWN 1544, 1542 and 107 passing in front of Union Station at 9:24 a.m. Note the pile of snow on the Amtrak siding, which fell off a Superliner coach overnight.


LEFT-LRWN 107 is a former Meridian & Bigbee unit.


LEFT-There were 69 loads and 31 empties on this train this morning. RIGHT-UP 7400 waits for a signal on the Van Buren Wye at 9:42 a.m. This is the Komen Pink Ribbon unit heading to Kansas City. It was here so UP could fix a problem with the side doors opening.


LEFT-Leaving at 9:52 a.m. taken from 13th Street in North Little Rock. RIGHT-Crossing 13th Street at 9:52 a.m.


LEFT-Heading for the 'wild west' of Oklahoma and Kansas. RIGHT-Later in the day, after a brunch with friends at Ashleys Restaurant in the Capitol Hotel in Little Rock, I returned to Union Station. The skies were clearing, but it was still in the 30s. A northbound approaches at 1:33 p.m.


LEFT-CSX 5203, 1:34 p.m. RIGHT-CSX 7495.


LEFT-UP 1551 and 1585, newly refurbished SD40-2's. RIGHT-UP 355228 boxcar with the UP trademark. According to Steve Goen, "That UP boxcar with the graffiti was one of the new "TZ Merchandise" cars or TZM for short."


LEFT-IPBX 17581 short tank car. RIGHT-WLO 505055  boxcar.


LEFT-Baretables that usually haul containers. RIGHT-UP 7609, 2:08 p.m.


LEFT-UP 7916. RIGHT-Colorful containers. A fellow railfan also watches.


LEFT-More empty container cars. RIGHT-Southbound at 2:15 p.m.


LEFT-UP 6519, 2:16 p.m. RIGHT-UP/SP 6288.


LEFT-UP 7087, end DPU unit. RIGHT-UP 5824, northbound empty ETRX coal train at 3:12 p.m.


LEFT-UP 6919. RIGHT-UP 5676, DPU.

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