MAY 5, 2002 at Conway, Arkansas' huge Toad Suck "Daze". Over 100,000 people were estimated at this downtown Conway festival each day and Union Pacific's Arkansas Subdivision runs right through the middle of town. Here are a few photos of 3 trains coming through on Sunday, May 5. Operation Lifesaver manned all the crossings with uniformed people that stopped anyone from crossing the tracks ahead of the trains, even though all the crossings have crossing gates and bells.
   The craft festival, with vendors from as far away as Indiana and New Mexico, is famous for its toad (frog) racing events each day.


UP8080 crosses a street in the middle of Conway, 201 p.m.


UP7266 heads an empty coal train through town at 218 p.m.


LEFT-UP6819 heads another empty coal train through town at 301 p.m. RIGHT-Symbol of Toad Suck Daze is this large green toad. In the background is the trainling unit of the coal train.