These were taken Saturday, February 16 and Sunday, February 17, 2002 at Union Station in Little Rock. Sunny skies. On Saturday, Februrary 16, there were fifteen trains between 1141 am and 421 pm with a half hour missed due to lunch. Robin Thomas was there from 730 am till 1 pm and he had 18 trains during that time. Total number of trains, not counting the overlapping counts between me and Robin, was 27 from 730 am to 421 pm.
   On the February 17 outing, there was a unit ballast/rock "dump" train with the drawbar connections. Also I got a rare red Katy gondola on which you can barely see the MKT white writing.

As always, for other days, see http://www.trainweather.com/sunday.html or to read the latest Arkansas Railroader (which I edit), see http://www.trainweather.com/road.html


1142am and 1142 am, February 16, 2002. Second unit is HLCX #6035.


1152am and 1153am with NS units.


1205pm and 1213 pm.


1214pm and 1218pm with BNSF trackage rights train.


1219pm BNSF and 1239pm with UP's Biddle Yard switchers.


1247pm and 1248pm UP coal train.


1248pm with others taking photos and 1253pm.


104pm and 128 pm.


222pm and 244pm

 
259pm and a Mississippi Skunia (?) Valley RR boxcar.


330pm and Union Station with a wider view.


335pm Union Station clock and 420pm west/southbound.


421pm. Last taken on Saturday, February 16. The following were taken Sunday, February 17.


758am and 812am February 17, 2002

 
818am rear of coal train and 906am


914am and 915am


916am - seven locomotives. Relatively rare log cars were on this train.


939am and 940am


947am and 959am


1002am - three of us, yours truly taking picture and 1009am, rear of coal train.


1009am rear of coal train and 1013am empty coal train northbound.


1025am - "Dump" unit train/cars that haul/deliver ballast/rocks, etc.


Notice drawbar connections, no couplers.


1031am and 1032am with old KATY red gondola.