Saturday, July 5, 2008 at Brinkley, Arkansas at the Depot Museum. Much of the day was dark with areas of rain. Included today: UP 3923, 7824,2918, 9826, 2434  *** CSX 7785 *** Peninsula Terminal boxcar HS 75397. (Photos by Ken Ziegenbein)

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LEFT-Blurry, track speed, intermodal headed by UP 3923 at 9:10 a.m. RIGHT-UP 7824 west/south bound from West Memphis at 9:14 a.m. Notice another train in the distance. The trains are not as close as they look (there was about a 20 minute separation).


LEFT-UP 7824 reaches the curve. RIGHT-9:19 a.m. looking to the east.


LEFT-9:23 a.m. RIGHT-Standing on the original platform that was next to the Rock Island's tracks, which used to be just to the left. The train in the distance is on the Rock's old line east of Brinkley. This line used to go west all the way through Little Rock, west Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and ended up in Tucumcari, New Mexico. Most of this line was taken up in the early 1980s.


LEFT-CSX 7785 was the train in the distance. It arrived on the curve at 9:36 a.m. RIGHT-Peninsula Terminal boxcar HS 75397. I've never heard of this road. What did the logo look like in on the door?


LEFT-Next to the fence which separates the depot from the tracks. RIGHT-The sun came out late in the morning for a brief time. The zenias are in full bloom.


By the time I got my camera turned on, this fast intermodal was zipping past the old ticket office in the depot. Click on the small photo below to see a sound 41-second movie (.MOV) of this train passing, shot at 10 fps:


Click photo above for 41-second movie of this train passing (7.1 MB) in Quicktime format (.mov). Any estimates on its speed? It took me about 20 seconds to download using a cable modem connection.


LEFT-UP 2918, ex SP 8380, is heading toward me southbound at 12:16 p.m. RIGHT-UP 2918 (SD40T-2), ex SP 8380.


LEFT-UP 9826, 2:01 p.m. RIGHT-Heavy rain with thunder at 3:08 p.m.


LEFT-Looking east. RIGHT-Looking north.


Train in the rain , 3:26 p.m. with UP 2434.



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