Union Pacific's Heritage locomotive 1988, in Katy red colors, going south for the first time through Arkansas on Saturday, August 27, 2005. It was a stormy, dark day, but that seemed to make the color saturation a little better in some cases and the photos turned out nice in most cases. I started out in Brinkley, Arkansas, early in the day, but the 1988 kept getting delayed. It finally zipped through Brinkley at track speed at  12:27 p.m. during a thunderstorm, and my first photo of 1988 was taken through the bay windows of the restored 90+ year old Cotton Belt/Rock Island depot in Brinkley. Kinda artsy, but I thought kinda neat as well. The depot is now a museum that has railroad items in it plus a Louisiana Purchase exhibit. The secretary for the museum and historical building, Terri, was nice enough to let me wait around there for about 3 hours for the train.  Her picture and that of the outside of the depot are the first two photos. (All photos and sound MPEG movie by Ken Ziegenbein)




The restored Brinkley Cotton Belt/Rock Island depot, built in 1912. Terri is the secretary for the Central Delta Historical Society, Inc., that runs the museum.


The 1988 roars by the Brinkley depot at 12:27 p.m. August 27 as seen through the bay windows of the historic depot. There was a thunderstorm in progress.  You can still see the crossties in the grass of the abandoned Rock Island just to the left of the fence. There was a track crossing there.


UP 1988 crossing a bridge just north of Humphrey, Arkansas at 1:30 p.m. It was quite dark.


It was moving at track speed here, just off that bridge.


Stopped for a freight ahead of it in downtown Humphrey, Arkansas, 1:40 p.m. A carload of railfans from Memphis was there and were posing.


Still sitting and waiting, note ditch lights off, at Humphrey. One of the crew got out and chatted with us a short time.


Other railfans taking pictures at Humphrey. There was no enhancement of my original photo.


Side view.


He just got a signal to move.


Leaving Humphrey about 1:45 p.m. Aug 27.


Slowly going through and eventually stopping at Wabbeseka, Arkansas at 2:00 p.m. Note reflection in small pool of water.


Another side view in Wabbeseka.


Moving again.


One last shot at Wabbeseka as it started to leave.  I have a sound MPEG movie of it going through Altheimer, Arkansas at the link below, OR click the image above.

http://www.trainweather.com/up1988katy082705altheimermovie-15.mpg

  * * * NOTE: Photos below are from John C. Jones,  who gave me permission to put them on this webpage. To contact John, click HERE.


Leavng Pine Bluff about 3 p.m. August 27, 2005 (John C. Jones photo)


In Pine Bluff Aug 27. (John C. Jones photo)


Pine Bluff, Aug 27. (John C. Jones photo)