Saturday, June 17 at Brinkley, Arkansas and Sunday, June 18, 2006 at Union Station in Little Rock, Arkansas.  Of special interest are two TFM locomotives (1411 and 1418) in tandum on one train and UP 1982 (MoPac Heritage) on the head end of another train, both passing the Little Rock station on June 18. It was drizzly in Little Rock, but pouring rain at times in Brinkley.
   Locomotive today include: BNSF 6876, 2299, 2299 *** UP 4720, 1839, 5397, 1982, 3465, 6036, 4489, 5025 *** EMDX 6272 *** SP 6272 *** NS 9504 *** CSX 8328 ***TMF 1411, 1418.



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BNSF 6876 from the Memphis line passing the Central Delta Depot Museum in Brinkley at 12:45 a.m. June 17, 2006. Taken from inside the old ticket office in the depot.


LEFT-BNSF 2299 through the window. RIGHT-1:03 p.m. June 17, CSX 8328, again coming from Memphis.


LEFT-UP 4720, 2:34 p.m. from inside.  RIGHT-The rain really began coming down about 3 p.m.


Looking north toward the old Monroe, Arkansas Missouri Pacific depot, moved here from its original locaton about 3 years ago. Monroe is about 20 miles south of Brinkley - the old MoPac tracks were taken up a long time ago.


LEFT-A slack in the rain, so I went outside to get this photo of the signal, fortelling a rare northbound. RIGHT-There was lightning just to the left of the tree.


LEFT-The northbound arrives at 3:25 p.m. with UP 1839. This is the last photo of June 17. RIGHT-At Union Station in Little Rock, 8:48 a.m. Sunday, June 18, 2006. UP 5397 leads a southbound, having just crossed the Baring Cross bridge from North Little Rock.


LEFT-Artsy shot from the second floor of the station. RIGHT-UP 1982, Missouri Pacific Heritage, passes the station at 9:56 a.m.


LEFT-EMDX 2825 and UP 3465, 9:12 a.m. RIGHT-NS 9594, 10:12 a.m.


LEFT-UP 6036, 10:44 a.m. with an empty coal train. RIGHT-DPU SP 6272.


RIGHT-BNSF 2299, 11:12 a.m. This train will soon back to Pulaski on the LRWN track.


LEFT-Backing with brakeman on rear. RIGHT-At 11:21 a.m. another northbound arrives.


UP 4489 and TFM 1411 and 1418.


UP 5025, 11:34 a.m.