Sunday, June 8, 2003 at Union Station in Little Rock. Of most interest today was SOO 6055 in a bright red. Also an interesting car you can help me identify. We had a visitor, Michael Hibblen from Florida.  For more current rail photos, to go http://www.trainweather.com/sunday.html


LEFT-UP4607, 846 am. RIGHT-UP4030, 912 am.


LEFT-UP3249, 926 am. RIGHT-Ghostly grafetti

LEFT-TTX Railcar Pooling Experts car. RIGHT-UP6658, 1003 am.


LEFT-Visitor Michael Hibblen from Florida on the left, regular Robin Thomas on the right. RIGHT-UP4285, 1038 am. It was followed by SOO6055 and SP4848.


SOO6055. The shutter clicked a little too soon.


SOO6055 was followed by SP4848 and UP3264.


Digitally zoomed closeup of SOO6055.


LEFT-Rock Island markings could barely be seen on this hopper. RIGHT-UP7541, 1048 am.


LEFT-Empties. RIGHT-According to numerous replies to my asking what type of car this is, it is a scale test car.  Concrete is usually found underneath the shell and the weight is known.  Scales can then be calibrated using this car. It's used to measure pulling forces(train tonnage) and possibly in hump/yard service as well. According to Joe Enochs,  it used to be a MP car that UP "adopted" when they swallowed up the MP.  It used to be orange when MP had it.  They also have a smaller scale test car that is about 20' long and the same silver color.  It used to be MKT green.  These cars make their way around the system when a scale needs to be verified.  I think the one you saw is not speed limited but the smaller one has a speed restriction placed on it causing the train to stay below a certain speed.  (Thanks to Charles Allen, Mike Gitlin, Jim Satterwhite, Randy Keller, Joe H Enochs, all on Railspot)