SUNDAY, MAY 4 AND MONDAY, MAY 5, 2003 at Union Station in Little Rock. Included are two GE units, a B30-7A plus a B23-7M (only 3 left in UP's fleet according to Railspotter Bob Smith). They were on the southbound UP local to Gurdon Monday evening. The train went into emergency just after it passed Union Station, but was soon on its way again. The engineer of 219 told me they were GP38's, so that's what I put down - guess I need to get a UP roster! Thanks to all who corrected this error, including Bob Smith, Michael Gitlin, Joe Enochs, Bryan Flint and Robert Currie.


LEFT-UP2918, 1014 am May 4. RIGHT-UP9368, 1019 am May 4.


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An old UP refrigerator car. RIGHT-UP6341, 1052 am Sunday, May 4.


Part of group on May 4. RIGHT-UP4551, 1130 am May 4.


Long string of flats hauling pick-up truck frames headed to the factory (thanks Joe Enochs)



A GT blue boxcar.


BNSF4677,  1241 pm May 4, 2003.


A BN green boxcar. Closeup of a red signal....it was a dark day.


UP6439, 102 pm May 4. Mark Silverberg owner of the hobby shop One Track Mind was just getting up after taking a photo.


It's now Monday evening, May 5, 2003 at 739 pm and I had to open the lens up quite a bit. First train I saw was headed by CN5748.


At 742 pm May 5, a lashup of 20-25 year-old GE's. According to Railspot member Bob Smith, the lead unit UP#219 was MP#4820 built Dec. 81. Model is B30-7A. There were only 55 of these that went to UP from Missouri Pacific in Merger. In fact the very first MoPac locomotive to be painted yellow and gray with Union Pacific lettering and the new UP number using "North Little Rock" style lettering was UP 208 (MP4808). The other locomotive (#257) is one of only 3 GE B23-7Ms in UP's fleet. Also former MoPac. It was built June 1980. Info from Don Stracks 2000 Union Pacific Locomotive directory.


Same train, just playing with the camera settings a little.


4-axle locomotives are getting rarer on main lines like UP.




Final shot of evening of signal tower, 800 pm May 5.