I caught 11 trains today, 9 of which passed Union Station in Little Rock in a 2-hour period between 3:20 and 5:26 p.m. Areas of light rain fell throughout the day with a 20 mph wind and temperatures in the upper 40s. One long train had 9 locomotives on it (not all running, of course). Also, more blue tank cars, UTLX 651190 blue and white tank car, DKLX 1154 new tank car built 12-14, a few red and white Herzog hoppers.

Locomotives today: UP 9798 ex-CNW, 9795, 4394, 7460, 5088, 9288, 7611, 6164 ex-SP, 5803, 7053, 3898, 7103, 5066, 3563, 4656, 9101, 6069, 5916, 2360, 3123, 5081, 4455, 9797, 6155, 6363, 3855 **** CN 5800 **** NS 9960, 6938.


It was raining when I got to the station at 12:39 p.m. This was a northbound train.




COER 173536 long boxcar. Boxcar COER 173536 was on the LWS54-27 (Hope Local)


UP 9798 ex-CNW, 12:54 p.m.


UP 9798 ex-CNW. RNSPQ-26 (Rock-Spring, TX-Baldwin, AR)


UP 9795.


UP 4394.




TILX 24249 gondola.


Green and red signals, 3:04 p.m.


UP 7460, 3:20 p.m.


UP 7460. MDAML-26


CNN 5800.


UP 5088.


UP 9288.


UP 7611.


UP 6164 ex-SP.


UP 1991.


UP 5803.


UP 7053.


There were 9 locomotives on this train, some not running I assume.


PROX 53213 new tank car.


Four blue tank cars.


RAIX 6424 blue tank car, built 10-75.


3:28 p.m. northbound.


UP 3898, 3:29 p.m. KLDMN-26






Yellows, reds, greens at 3:36 p.m.


UP 7103, 3:39 p.m.


UP 7103. GSNYRK-24 (Grain-Cane, LA-Sterling, IL)


UP 5066.


UP 5066.




CMO 22535 UP hopper.


UP 3563, 3:50 p.m. QSPNLX-27


UP 4656.


UP 9191.


NS 235272 rusty hopper.


UTLX 651190 blue and white tank car.


TELX 49027 blue tank car.


White and rad-domed tank cars.


UP 6069, 4:08 p.m.


UP 6069. YPB71-27


UP 5916.


UP 2360.


UP 3123.  According to Trainorders.com member, ble692:
You got UP 3123. That is UP's very first SD40-2 built in January 1972. It is heading to North Little Rock for a rebuild into an SD40N. It will finally get a new number as well, after having never changed numbers in 42 years.


DKLX 1154 very new tank car, built this month December 12, 2014.


SSW 24305 ex-Golden West Service boxcar with fresh paint covered parts of the car.


UP 5081 and 4455, 4:19 p.m. IHOG4-27


UPS train.


UP 4455 on the UPS train. It was stopped for a signal at 4:22 p.m.




NS 9960, 4:48 p.m.


NS 9960.  MLIAS-26


NS 6938.




CCBX 400059 blue tank car.


Yellow signal southbound.


UP 9797, 5:08 p.m. southbound. WNLMEZ-27 (Work train-N. Little Rock-Menifee, AR-Herzog)


UP 6155.


HZGX 10000 Herzog red and white hopper.


HZGX 10003 Herzog red and white hopper.


HZGX 10005.


The Herzog train with UP 6155 was backing up, 5:18 p.m. It had crossed from Main 1 to Main 2 southbound, the switch was thrown and then it backed up on Main 2 into the yard.


UP 9797 again.


I got in my car to leave when the 9th train in the past 2 hours passed northbound with UP 6363 at 5:26 p.m.  RVTNAS-24 (Rock-Bloomington, TX-Norma, WI-Sand)


UP 3855.

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