After I went to the Riverfest annual event in downtown Little Rock on Sunday, May 26, 2013, I went to Union Station (of course) to get some train pictures on this Memorial Day weekend. During my picture-taking, a thunderstorm moved in from the south and made for some interesting train photography as the clouds thickened darkened. One train had lots of BNSF hoppers and there was a long string of Department of Defense (DODX) empty flatcars. I also included a few more streetcar pictures at Riverfest.

Included:
1) Streetcars at Little Rock's Riverfest
2) UP 4303, 5845, 8724, 4426, 4678, 8529, 7484
3) NS 7589
4) NDYX 558664
5) BNSF 406249, 405649 hoppers
6) ATSF 35019 Santa Fe hopper
7) DODX empty flats
8) QTTX 130707 heavy duty flatcar
9) MKT 16127 red gondola
10) DRGW 30104 gondola


A streetcar passing over the Riverfest celebration May 26.


Streetcars on the Main Street bridge.




At the train station at 5:26 p.m. The clouds from the approaching thunderstorm are beginning to cover the sun.


Green dwarf signal.


Approaching UP 4303 is about the pass UP 5845, the dpu of the other train, at 5:27 p.m.




UP 4303, 5:28 p.m.


NDYX 558664 blue boxcar.


BNSF 406249 hopper.


BNSF 405649 white hopper.


ATSF 35019 Santa Fe hopper.


5:30 p.m.


UP 5845, dpu, 5:33 p.m.


UP 5845. This must have been a very long mixed freight, since I missed the head power.


UP 8724, 5:39 p.m.


The stormclouds keep moving northeast.


UP 8724, 4426.


UP 7405.


Empty DODX flats.




A bird anticipating the upcoming storm.


Clouds lowering and moving in from the southwest, 5:47 p.m.


Heavy duty flatcar, QTTX 130707.


MKT 16127 red gondola.


DRGW 30104 gondola.


5:52 p.m.




5:53 p.m.


5:54 p.m.


Raining at 6:32 p.m. I heard only one clap of thunder. It was just a 'garden variety' thunderstorm.


Rain over at 6:51 p.m.


UP 4678, NS 7589, 7:18 p.m.


A setting sun 7:32 p.m.


UP 8529, 7:39 p.m.


UP 8529, 7:39 p.m.


UP 7484.


Twilight sun with freshly washed air and a cool breeze.

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