Tuesday, November 6, 2007 riding the trolley through some bright Fall colors in Little Rock and North Little Rock, Arkansas. Plus Fall scenes along the abandoned UP Camp Robinson spur on November 8.

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In the River Market, Little Rock, at 2:28 p.m. Quite a few tourists today.








LEFT-Looking westward in the River Market. RIGHT-I waited for the streetlight to change to yellow.


LEFT-Leaves on the curb next to the tracks. RIGHT-On way to the Clinton Presidential Library and the Heifer International Center, a charity that donates animals to families worldwide for farming. Their building is totally 'green' and made from recycled materials and its water supply is all from collected rain water.


LEFT-From the trolley you can see the I-30 signs. We go under the interstate. I-30 ends just across the Arkansas River in North Little Rock, merging with I-40 there. It's a short interstate, only going between Little Rock and the Dallas-Fort Worth area. RIGHT-Trolley 409 at the Clinton Presidential Library stop, currently the end of the line. It's supposed to be extended another 3 miles to the Little Rock airport in the future. The current system is about 3.4 miles long. They run from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mon-Tu-Wed, 11 a.m. to midnight Thu-Fri-Sat and 11 a.m. til 5 p.m. Sundays. Some days they start earlier.


The bridge in the distance is the old Rock Island bridge over the Arkansas River, now owned by the Clinton Library. Some day they're supposed to make it a walking bridge.


Here's a March 2005 photo of the Rock Island bridge.


Another March 2005 photo.


The original Rock Island Choctaw Route station remains as part of the Clinton Library complex (March 2005 photo)


The Choctaw Route sign is still part of the building.


LEFT-Back to November 6, 2007 onboard the trolley, going back to town. An apartment in the building out the left window is home to Ted Danson (of  TV series 'Cheers' fame) and his wife, actress Mary Steenbergen (a native of North Little Rock). Every once in a while, they ride the streetcars.


LEFT-Fall leaf lights on the trolley.


RIGHT-From the Main Street bridge going back to North Little Rock taken from the streetcar.


The old Missouri Pacific Junction Bridge over the Arkansas River is being tunred into a walking path. It was donated by the UP to the City in 2001.


Leaving the Alltel stop, heading north.


Here's some scenes of the abandoned UP spur to Camp Robinson (Army National Guard-home of the 39th Infantry) in North Little Rock, AR on November 8. I live only a few blocks from this location. The last time this line was used was during the first Gulf War in 1991. UP had officially asked for abandonment way back in the 1970s I believe, but the US Army didn't want it abandoned and as I understand it, still wants the line in place.  As far as I can tell, it hasn't been maintained since the mid 1990s and there's a large washout area in the distance. Trees that had fallen during the 2000 ice storm are still across the track in some areas. Does anybody know the future plans of this line? The switch off UP's Van Buren Sub near  Levy Avenue under the I-40 overpass was removed a few years ago. I remember a couple of years ago, the City of North Little Rock met with UP regarding making a trail of this right of way once its abandoned.