Work continues at North Little Rock in getting UP 844 ready for the Texas trip. The train leaves Saturday morning at 7 a.m. or earlier. Today (Thursday, April 12, 2012) the crew were moving and taking down signs, getting UP 1982 in position for the trip, and generally getting everything ready for the resumption of 844's trip to Texas and Louisiana. These trips are part of UP's 150th anniversary celebration. As a side note, UP 844 has been here since March 30, so today is the 14th day here. Also, this is the 3rd year in a row the locomotive has been in North Little Rock. I've also included a couple of photos of baby Killdeer birds I photographed last night at the Amtrak station when the Texas Eagle was at Union Station at midnight.


Taking down some signs.


UP 1982 on the railroad overpass over West Broadway/W 3rd Street. 844's train is to the right.


Here's a Google Maps satellite picture, obviously taken a year or so ago, that shows UP 4141 in front of Jenks Shops. This unit is now stored behind the shops, along with 1989, the Rio Grande unit. I don't know why 1989 is there. 844 and its train today is on those tracks in the lower right in this old picture.








Notice there's nothing on the front of the locomotive, like a sign or anything.


1982 and the state capitol.




A Killdeer bird on tracks in front of Union Station, 1:33 p.m. Her young ones are close.


Here's one of the young Killdeer, taken last night, April 11, around midnight at the Amtrak-Union Station in Little Rock. There were several young ones scurrying all around me, some even coming up to my shoes. Amtrak's Texas Eagle, No. 22, was in the station at the time and this bird was on the parking lot.

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