Couldn't make it to Union Station in Little Rock this morning (Sunday, May 14, 2006) but did manage to get there in the late afternoon and got a couple of trains. I also put in two trains I photoghraphed on Saturday, May 13, at Brinkley.  Included on both Saturday and Sunday: UP:  3865, 5495, 4118, 5296, 1865 *** GATX 7321 *** CSX 7373, 8542 *** MKT red gondola 16334 *** gray IC boxcar with graffiti *** a line of new hoppers.



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LEFT-UP 3865, 6:04 p.m. May 14, 2006. RIGHT-GATX 7321.


LEFT-Unknown 2-year-old boy with his grandmother. He was thrilled that the steam engine is coming to town on May 24-26 (UP 844). (I blanked out the lady's face for privacy). RIGHT-
My 'artsy' photo.


LEFT-At 6:23 p.m. another train approached on Track No. 2. RIGHT-UP 5495.


LEFT-Red MKT gondola No. 16334. RIGHT-Nice to see one of the Katy freight cars anytime I can. No telling, but I'm sure this must have passed through my hometown in Texas (New Ulm) during the 1960s.


LEFT-A lone remnant from the past among a modern crowd.  RIGHT-Several of these rail-box cars had their doors open with the straps through the door, I guess to keep transients off.


LEFT-IC grey boxcar with graffiti. RIGHT- A string of new hoppers.


LEFT-Wide shot of the station and train from the west side.  RIGHT-Looking west.


LEFT-Another train at 6:45 p.m.  rounding the curve west/south of the station. RIGHT-UP 4118.


LEFT-UP 5296, looks new or freshly painted. RIGHT-Back to Saturday, May 13, 2006 in Brinkley, Arkansas. UP 1865, 2:33 p.m., a rare northbound.


LEFT-CSX 7373, 2:42 p.m. The previous train had taken the siding in Brinkley. RIGHT-CSX 8542.