UP DD40X 6936 headed a 10-car Union
Pacific Wimmer Engineering Special passenger train from Chicago to Pine
Bluff on Saturday, February 16, 2008, shown here passing the Brinkley,
Arkansas Depot Museum at speed at 4:48 p.m. This was the 16th train to
pass this station today. It was cloudy and rainy most of the afternoon,
and just a couple of minutes before the special passed, it turned very
dark and began raining harder. I had to really adjust my camera
settings rapidly, increasing the sensitivity, so there's a blur in the
photos. Plus, the special was zipping by at track speed (at least 60 mph for passenger trains).
It was a sharp-looking train, which tied up in Pine Bluff after 6 p.m.
Special thanks to the following for giving me a heads-up
on this special: Tom Mickel, Brain Hadley, John Reagon, Anthony Holmes
and Mike Gitlin.
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