Saturday, August 20 and Sunday, August 21, 2005 trains at Union Station in Little Rock. Included during these two days: UP: 9833, 1982, 9420, 4897, 2765 (with fresh UP paint - you could actually smell the new paint as it went by - a future UP Heritage unit celebrating UP?), 9389, 4402 (first of TEN locomotives on this train), 9533, 3831. *** CSX: 9031, 4737, 4785, 8587, 7707. ***  NS: 3534, 9399. ***  LTEX: 6900. *** CEFX: 2100.  *** MKT Green hopper, one load of logs.  It was again hot as the blazes, about 98 with heat index 106.




CSX 9031, 10:26 a.m. August 20.


UP 9553, 3:19 p.m. Aug 20.


NS 3534.


NS 9399, 3:58 p.m. Aug 20.


LTEX 6900.


UP 1982 MoPac Heritage, 5:18 p.m. Aug 21, 2005.






This was the first time this locomotive had been in Arkansas after being released to the system July 30.


August 21, 2005. CSX 4737, 10:04 a.m.


CSX 4785.


UP 9420, 10:26 a.m. Aug 21.


CSX 6587.


UP 4897, 10:37 a.m.


Bright, shiny,newly painted UP 2765. You could smell the new paint as it went by. We thought this ought to be the UP Heritage locomotive,  celebrating UP's heritage  (ha).


Green MKT hopper.


A family visiting Little Rock driving back to California brought their little boy to watch some trains. I gave him a copy of the August 2005 Arkansas Railroader (which I edit) that had a picture of Thomas the Tank engine on the cover (taken in Branson, Missouri June 3). The boy immediately shouted "Thomas Thomas" and eagerly took the 16-page booklet and looked at all the train pictures. Hopefully a future railfan?


Closer shot.


UP 9378, 12:11 p.m. Aug 21.


UP 4402, the first of TEN locomotives in this consist of the southbound train at 12:26 p.m.


CEFX 2100.


Last of the 10 units, No. 9553. The mixed train itself wasn't that long.  Guess it was partially a power move.


A relaltively rare load of logs.


UP 3831, 12:53 a.m.


CSX 7707.