Sunday, February 22, 2004 at Union Station in Little Rock. Included today are units in NS, BNSF, CSX, Amtrak and UP flavors. The Texas Eagle Number 21 southbound arrived at 1000 a.m., 5 1/2 hours late due to an Amtrak equipment problem and to a minor freight mishap near Poplar Bluff, Missouri. According to Gene Poon,  only 1/2 hour of the 5 1/2 hour delay ws caused by the freight derailment. Mr. Poon also relayed that the West/Southbound Texas Eagle, Train 21(21FEB) with AMTK 53 bottomed out on a grade crossing and stopped 11 miles out of St. Louis for inspection. The pilot plow was found bent up under the engine.  The plow was so badly damaged it had to be removed, but the unit could not continue in the lead with no plow. The train reversed into St. Louis where AMTK 53 was removed and AMTK 127 added. Delay: 5 hr 08 min.
   The AMTK 127 was the power for the Mule, Train 301 (22FEB).  At last report freight unit UP 6859 was obtained from UP for the lead position on Train 301, with AMTK 53 trailing.  There was no standby unit in place at St. Louis.
 Total of 20 photos included, all less than 630 pixels wide.


UP1829, 853 a.m. with two CSX units, each in different CSX colors.


CSX8046 in the older paint scheme and CSX8159 in the new scheme.


UP4218 at 914 a.m. running on the Amtrak siding. NS6567 was the second unit.


UP4759, 932 a.m. I've seen these CNW hoppers several times.


NS8390, 947 a.m.


Second unit was NS6613. Squawcreek hopper.


Amtrak 127 leading Texas Eagle 21 southbound. It was 5 1/2 hours late due mainly to Amtrak equpiment problems out of St Louis (see above).








More views of the Eagle. Didn't get the whole consist since I was talking with people, but it was lead by Amtrak127, followed by baggage 1004, Sleeper 32104, a diner, sightseer lounge, coach?, coach 34063, coach 34048, plus 2 more Superliner cars. The UP MOW truck moved by about 1030.


BNSF806, 1046 a.m.


Almost 'pure' Santa Fe 3170.

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