UP 1982 heritage plus I caught 5 trains in 49 minutes at Union Station in Little Rock today, April 1, 2014. The trains came between 12:49 p.m. and 1:38 p.m. Roadnames today were UP, LRWN and BNSF. There was a long string of new AOKX white hoppers, built in March of 2014 and another line of new CBFX hoppers, also built in March of this year. Also got an old Continental Train Comp hopper. The Little Rock & Western ran a very long mixed freight past the station using 3 locomotives, No. 500, 103 and 2017.

Locomotives today: UP 1982, 4910, 5075, 306, 9697, 4066, 8368, 9378, 8487 *** LRWN 500, 2017, 103 on a long freight *** BNSF 9526, 5288, 5864.


UP 1982 in North Little Rock. It came into town around midnight last night.


UP 4910, 12:49 p.m. on yard job YNL75-01


UP 4910.


UP 4910, 5075, 306, 9697 and 4066, 12:50 p.m..


UP 4066.

 
TOFX 887107 boxcar or express car.


CNW 437236 hopper without graffiti.


UP 8368, 1:01 p.m. QEGNL-30


UP 9378.


A long string of new AOKX hoppers, including AOKX 497819, built 3-14. this month.


AOKX 497812.




PTLX 14823 Continental Grain Comp hopper.


HS 25223 hopper, built 9-74. It has large faded letters MNS on the right, the first part of the word can't be read.


More new hoppers built in March 2014, CBFX 305645 being one.


LRWN 500, the Bay Line locomotive, leads a long freight, heading to the UP North Little Rock yard, 1:35 p.m.


LRWN 500, 2017 and 103.




ATSF 179865 hopper.


ATW 8047 blue boxcar.


LRWN 2110 boxcar.


SRN 5351 Sabine River & Northern boxcar.


LRWN 2083 boxcar, built 1-75.


The 4th train during this hour approaches at 1:30 p.m.




BNSF 5288 and 9526 on an oil train, 1:31 p.m. ONUEU-30 (Ore-St. James, LA-Gateway yard/E. St. Louis)


BNSF 9526.


My 5th train is about to pass the BNSF oil train at 1:38 p.m.


UP 8526 is heading down the stretch about to overtake the BNSF oil train, which is slowing, 1:38 p.m. It'll be a tie at the finish line...lol   ILXMN-27


UP 8487 passing BNSF 5864.


BNSF 5864.


Italia and China Shipping containers.

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