UP 4292, 9548, 2053, 3932, 4559, 7442 *** CN 2333 *** AKMD 700 *** Amtrak 197 *** U.S.Army 4623, 4671 *** CSXT 43.
On my way to Union Station at 7:37 a.m. going west on Markham Street.
UP 4292, 8:11 a.m. MNLFW-29
UP 2053.
United States Army 4623.
SRCX 2021 hopper.
CCX 954 Columbian Chemicals Company hopper.
Another Columbian Chemicals Company hopper, CCX 897.
ALM 5877 Ashley Drew & Northern boxcar.
UP faded yellow corrugated gondola, built in 1-63. I couldn't read the car number.
UTLX 970038 red and white tank car.
Amtrak southbound-Dallas-San Antonio-bound Texas Eagle was 5 1/2 hours late today due mainly to the train hitting a tresspasser north of St Louis during the night and the ensuing investigation delayed the Eagle for hours. But that meant a rare daylight viewing of the train.
Amtrak Train No. 21 arriving at 8:25 a.m.
Amtrak locomotive 197 leads the train.
8:26 a.m.
The baggage cart heads to the train. It hadn't stopped yet, so nobody was on the platform
8:27 a.m. Texas Eagles have 7 Superliner cars, including coaches, sleepers, dome-lounge car and a full diner. I assume breakfast was being served at this time.
Passengers boarding, getting off and some having their smoke break (no smoking on any Amtrak trains).
This train carried over 300,000 passengers last year from Chicago to San Antonio through cities like St Louis, Little Rock, Texarkana, Dallas, Fort Worth and more.
Cart full of luggage from disembarking Little Rock passengers.
Rickard Finch was the Amtrak agent on duty today. He's been here over 20 years.
Ready to leave at 8:34 a.m.
The All-Aboard was just announced, 8:34 a.m.
Leaving at 8:36 a.m.
UP 4548, 9:00 a.m. MDMEW-27 (Manifest-Des Moines, IA-Englewood/Houston)
UP 4559.
Empty spools.
TCMX 12488 hopper.
MP 26050 with Missouri Pacific trademark buzzsaw emblem.
TEIX 25198 new tank car.
FXE 911249 gondola.
UP 7442, 9:27 a.m. ZLDYC-28
UP 3932, 9:37 a.m. leading a ballast train. WMAFMB-28 (Work train-Malvern, AR-Fremont, NE-Ballast)
CN 2333, 9:54 a.m. QTXAS-29 (Priority Manifest-Texarkana- Alton & Southern)
CN 2333.
CSXT 43.
CSXT 43.
MAEX 435 large hopper.
OXAX 3316 blue tankcar.
Another U.S. Army locomotive, No. 4671 in North Little Rock.
U.S. Army 4671 more from the front. The USAX 4671 is going to Sunny Point Military Ocean Terminal in Southport SC
AKMD 700. shipper Arkansas & Midland. Origin: Mcgehee, AR, Destination-Malvern, AR
Another Ashkey Drew & Northern boxcar, ADN 9736.
This is one of the best preserved ADN emblems I've seen. This car was built in 2-80.
Scale car.
Closeup of scale car instructions.