Sunday, June 5, 2005 at Union Station, Little Rock. Includes some Sony 'Nightshot' photos at 4 a.m. of passing trains and a group of Texas Eagle Marketing and Performance Organization (T.E.M.P.O.) passengers who were catching Amtrak's Texas Eagle, No. 21, heading back to Texas. Also included are some colorful sunrise/train photos. Locomotives today: UP-(4086, 3453, 9141, 9371, 8318, 8503); BNSF 5091; CSX 8318. Plus two red MKT gondolas.




Passengers waiting for Amtrak's Texas Eagle No. 21 about 4:15 a.m. June 5. These photos were taken by my Sony Cybershot using its 'nightshot' setting (not sure how that works, but it allows you to see in the dark - infrared?) Years ago, this setting used during the daytime in bright light would allow the camera to 'see' through clothes since it made the clothes so bright, they'd 'disappear'. However, newer cameras, like mine, don't allow the 'nightshot' switch to work (turns the camera off)  if you try using it in the daytime. Look how bright the inside of the Amtrak station is.




















About 4:30 a.m.


Texas Eagle arriving about 5:20 a.m. It was delayed out of Walnut Ridge. However, it made it to Dallas and Fort Worth early.




Sunrise colors about 5:40 a.m.






UP 8503, 6:18 a.m.


Heading into the sun.


UP 8318, 7:30 a.m.


CSX 8319.


BNSF 5091, 7:48 a.m.


UP 9371, 8:11 a.m.


UP 9141, 8:16 a.m.


UP 4086, 8:31 a.m.


UP 3453, 10:00 a.m. There was an hour and a half period with no activity.




Two red MKT gondolas, getting more rare every day. Guess these could be 50 years old.