Sunday, September 12, 2010 . Of special interest today was MoPac Heritage unit UP 1982 on the Pine Bluff local, YNL75. There were lots of other trains as well, 8 in a little over 2 hours between 9:30 and 11:47 a.m. Traffic seems to be picking up.

Included today:
1) UP 1982, 8600, 4528 (one of the first 3 UP locomotives to have the US Flag decal), 9480, 1553, 1556, 4885, 4991, 3785, 5127, 2460, 2285, 4244, 6695, 5790
2) NS 9749, 9668, 9210
3) Silver shiny hoppers, including TILX 538037
4) SP boxcar with SP Sunset emblem
5) Ballast dump cars, one being SPMW 5108
6) Helicopter
7) Butterfly at the station
8) New white tank cars, one being TILX 110774

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LEFT-UP 1982, second in the consist on Pine Bluff local YNL75 at 8:22 a.m. RIGHT-UP 8600, 1982, 9480 and 4528. No. 4528 was one of the first 3 units to bear the US Flag when they were first put on locomotives many  years ago. (Thanks to a UP employee for pointing this out)


LEFT-Closeup of the flag. These were a little different compared to the later flagged units. RIGHT-Newly overhauled SD40-2's UP 1553 and 1556 passing the heritage unit, 8:25 a.m.


LEFT-UP 1556 and 1553 on a southbound passing Union Station later this morning at 9:30 a.m. RIGHT-UP 4885 on a northbound, 9:32 a.m.


LEFT-NS 9749, 9668, 9210, 10:17 a.m. RIGHT-UP 4991.


LEFT-Shiny, silver hoppers, TILX 538037. RIGHT-Family watching trains, 10:57 a.m. Southbound YNL75 is heading for Pine Bluff.


LEFT-UP 8300 and 1982. RIGHT-UP 1982.


RIGHT-UP 3785.


LEFT-SP Southern Pacific Lines emblem on a boxcar (sorry, I didn't get the number). RIGHT-Ballast dump cars, one being SPMW 5108.


LEFT-Helicopter. RIGHT-SP 5137, 11:17 a.m.


LEFT-UP 2460, 11:26 a.m. RIGHT-UP 2285.


LEFT-Two butterflies. RIGHT-Another butterfly (or maybe a large moth, I don't know for sure)


LEFT-UP 4244, 11:30 a.m. northbound. RIGHT-New white and black tank cars, one being TILX 110774.


LEFT-UP 6695 on an empty White Bluff Coal Plant coal train, heading north at 11:42, a.m. This was the 8th train in the past 2 hours. RIGHT-UP 5790, dpu at 11:49 a.m.

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