The 1988 arrived at 5:22 p.m. and stopped here, waiting for a southbound.
A little closer. The sun was on on the opposite side of the engine.
After taking out more of the backlight and haze.
Just sitting. I took my spot meter reading on the grey fuel tanks. The sun was shining on the other side.
A southbound is about the pass. The southbound will cross through the turnover near the signals from the Number 1 to the Number 2 main. It's 5:23 p.m.
Hey....Merry Christmas. HLCX 6298 passes the 1988 at 5:24 p.m. September 22 (a day and a half before Hurricana Rita was supposed to hit the Texas coast near Houston). I lost sight of the 6298 on the crt viewfinder because the sun was making it too bright, otherwise I would have taken the picture a few seconds sooner.
The Katy with a MoPac gondola.
That southbound had these two work cars that UP stores in Little Rock on the rear, painted in the yellow streamliner colors. They were on their way to Longview, Texas, according to John C. Jones or our railroad club. Yellow UP and red Katy! No, that's not one of us railfans to the right of the Little Rock and Western tracks. He was a crew member from the 1988 who was also taking pictures. He seemed to be proud to be onboard the heritage locomotive.
Another shot.
Crew member taking pictures.
Back on the train.
The other half of the crew gets back on after the southbound passed. The signal had just gone green. It was about 5:30 p.m. Click on the above photo or this LINK
for a 2MB sound MPEG movie of the 1988 slowly leaving.
OTHER TRAINS THIS AFTERNOON FOLLOW, including the daily Little Rock and Western going back to Perry, Arkansas.
UP 3353, 4:08 p.m. southbound.
CN 6265.
CEFX 7087.
Little Rock & Western heading west after just crossing the Baring Cross UP bridge, 4:19 p.m.
LRWN Alcos 101 and 102.
Heading past the middle school with football practice in the background.
LRWN 102.
About to curve to the right and be on the former Rock Island to Perry.
HLCX 6062, 4:34 p.m.
GATX 7372,
Shiny new tank cars with reflictive strips.
NS 6792, 4:55 p.m.
UP 1539, 5:04 p.m.
UP 9492, 5:15 p.m.