A few photos from August 2 and August 4, 2007 at Little Rock, Arkansas. Included: Amtrak 22, northbound Texas Eagle, 15 hours late with AMK 14 and 168 *** UP 5657, 5201, 1472, 5168, 4995, 4761, 9476 *** Something I've never seen before-a truck pulling 4 work-train gondolas on the track *** HLCX 5103 *** CN 2428 *** A closeup of a helicopter *** A sharp-looking BNSF autorack train led by BNSF 7047 *** A UP weed sprayer. (All photos by Ken Ziegenbein)




UP 5657, August 2, 2007, with a loaded coal train having just crossed the Arkansas River into Little Rock at 11:41 a.m.




A good little weed - reminds me of a mini-palm tree. The UP weed sprayer came through here two days later.


UP 5201, August 2, 11:58 a.m.


From the north side of the tracks, Saturday August 4, 2007.


UP 1472, 9:22 a.m.




BNSF hoppers with different trademarks.


HLCX 5103, 9:53 a.m.




CN 2428.


Note the helicopter upper center.


Very same scene, with the helicopter cropped and enlarged.


UP 5168 southbound, 10:11 a.m. August 4.


Closeup of berries on the scrubbery I was standing next to.


A sharp looking BNSF autotrain is coming in on Main No. 1 from the south, at 10:24 a.m., headed by BNSF 7047. The track to the right belongs to the Little Rock & Western shortline.




BNSF 7047.


Auto-Max auto carriers. These look sharp to me and this whole train consisted of these and other autoracks.




UP 4995, 10:45 a.m. Note the railfans to the left including the red-headed boy, who along with his father have been viewing trains at the station for awhile. The boy is really excited about trains.


Vegetation sprayer at 10:55 a.m. There goes my tiny palm-like weeds!


Has anyone seen this before? I haven't. A truck pulling a work train of 4 gondolas. 11:29 a.m. Aug 4.




UP 4761, 1:49 p.m. The man waving is John C. Jones, who is the official photographer for UP in the state and has permission to be on the property. I was off the property using my zoom lens.


UP 9476, 2:04 p.m. Aug 4. It was 98 degrees and very hazy.


The Union Station clock works and it's 2:10 p.m. Amtrak's northbound Texas Eagle No. 22 is about to arrive, 15 hours late.


Rounding the curve south of the station.






Leaving for St. Louis and Chicago.