Late night and morning trains Little Rock, Sunday September 22, 2013, the first day of Fall. Included is a 4-hour late Amtrak Texas Eagle No. 21.

Included:
1) UP 7030, 5986, 6550, 6402, 3809, UP-SP 6150, UP 5385, 4831, 4526, 1793, 1798, 1686, 8001, 4482, 7435, 4634, 4411
2) CSX 7748, 94
3) BNSF 4042, 5144
4) Amtrak 68 on Eagle No. 21
5) Union Station just after dawn
6) Moon in blue sky
7) GATX 214238 new tank cars built 9/13
8) HDTX 5004 unmarked white reefer


UP 7030, 12:46 a.m.


UP 5986, 12:46 a.m.


Passing trains at 12:51 a.m.


UP 6550.


UP 6402. 12:52 a.m.


Little Rock's Union Station early morning at 7:17 a.m.


Amtrak Texas Eagle No. 21 arriving at 7:20 a.m. Note that the coal train on the left just switched from Main 1 to Main 2 and that Amtrak just switched from Main 2 to the Amtrak siding.


Amtrak locomotive 681, 7:21 a.m.


7:22 a.m.


Eagle passengers from the train taking a smoke break at 7:22 a.m.




Busy scene at 7:23 a.m. This normally would have occurred at 3:10 a.m.


Engineer boarding.


UP freight passing at 7:27 a.m.


Wide angle scene.


The waning Moon.


DPU end of train locomotive passing Amtrak.


Amtrak gets to yellow signal.


Leaving at 7:35 a.m.


Superliners and the distant Moon.




CSX 7748 in the early morning sun at 7:49 a.m.


CSX 7748 and 94.


CSX 94.


UP 3809, 8:05 a.m.


UP 3809, 8:05 a.m.


Auto or truck frames.


UP/SP 6150, 8:52 a.m.


UP/SP 6150, 8:52 a.m.


UP 6385, 4831 and 4526.


UP 1793 and 1798, 9:13 a.m.


UP 1686.


Northbound green signals, 9:19 a.m.


BNSF 4042 and 5144, 9:22 a.m.


Auto-Max auto carriers.


CSX auto-carriers.


UP 8001 and 4482, 9:37 a.m. on Main 1.


New tank cars, one being GATX 214238, built this month September 2013.


UP 7435, 10:22 a.m.


UP 7435.


UP 4634 and 4411.


HDTX 5004 unmarked reefer.


First official picture taken in the Fall of 2013, which began at 3:44 p.m., when I took the picture.

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