Monday,
December 22, 2008. Amtrak Texas Eagle Train 21 was 8 hours late into
Little Rock due to winter storm problems in Missouri and Illinois. Here
are a few scenes. I also added some freights today and on December 21,
also at Little Rock.
Included today and yesterday:
1) Amtrak Texas Eagle Train 21 arriving Little Rock about noon.
2) UP/SP 2712
3) UP 8636, 4765, 5984
4) CSX 8103, 4798
5) SSW hi-cube-almost 'clean'
6) String of Railbox boxcars
7) West Central Soy Plus hopper
8) ARMN reefer
Arriving at 12:22 p.m.
12:29 p.m. Lots of passengers got off here and some just to smoke.
Baggage cart was full.
Frozen water-it was 25 degrees.
Leaving southbound to Texas.
UP/SP 2712, right after Amtrak left about 12:35 p.m.
UP 8636, Dec 22, at 12:53 p.m.
Another train headed by UP 4765 at 12:57 p.m. These were held for Amtrak south of town.
Green and yellow signals on Sunday, December 21, ready for northbound trains at Union Station.
December 21, 11:02 a.m., CSX 8103.
CSX 4798.
Icecicle as water froze when it dripped from this car on December 21. Temperature was 23 degrees.
UP 5984, 11:09 a.m.
Cotton Belt SSW 63659 hi-cube boxcar.
String of Railbox cars.
West Central Soy Plus hopper - CEFX 12268
UP reefer ARMN 767068
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