Included today:
1) BNSF 3182, BNSF/BN 3286
2) UP/SP 2047, UP 4051, 5029, 4858, 4694
3) North Louisiana & Gulf boxcar HS 3880
4) Dark clouds and heavy rain with wind turbine train
5) CSXT Hi-cubes with auto parts, Nos. 180582, 180750, 180678, NYC/CSX 239271
6) Dragonfly
7) MKT green hopper 539
8) Ashley Drew & Northern boxcar HS 30587
9) Rock Island boxcar HS 75282
North Louisiana & Gulf - NLG boxcar - HS 3880.
The BNSF local in front of Union Station in Little Rock with BNSF 3182 and BNSF/BN 3286 at 12:10 p.m. Dark clouds were increasing.
UP/SP 2047, 12:18 p.m.
MKT green hopper 539. I always will try to include any MKT rolling stock.
Dark skies and trains.
The BNSF local stretched around the curve on LRWN tracks.
A northbound UP train passing the stopped BNSF local at 12:34 p.m.
UP 4051 and 5029, 12:34 p.m.
UP 4051 passing BNSF 3182 at 12:34 p.m.
CSX hi-cube with auto parts, CSXT 180678.
CSXT 180582 hi-cube with some new paint.
CSX-NYC 239271 hi-cube.
CSXT 180750 hi-cube.
A gust front was moving in with rain starting shortly - 12:38 p.m. As you can see, I've moved upstairs to the covered station balcony.
Pouring rain at 12:43 p.m.
You can barely see the double yellow signals indicating a train was coming northbound and then going on the Van Buren Sub toward Fort Smith and Oklahoma.
UP 4858 arrives with a long wind turbine train at 12:53 p.m. Wind Turbine train is the SBTMY-08, Beaumont to Manly, IA.
UP 4858 from the balcony.
Vestas covered wind parts.
UP 9362, the second unit.
Blades and rain.
BNSF 3182 is seen waiting for this train to pass.
Rain splashing on the steps.
End of the wind turbine train at 12:59 p.m.
I made the quick trip to Railroad Avenue in North Little Rock to catch this train again on the Van Buren Sub at 1:22 p.m.
UP 4858 passes me at 1:25 p.m.
