nov62005trains

Sunday, November 6, at Union Statoin in Little Rock. Of special interest today is the fact that the Little Rock and Western ran a very long string of cars to the station, but had to back up past the Rebsemen Road crossing agian since UP didn't have room for them. It's unusual that LRWN runs on Sunday, but we figured that the wooden trestle near Bigelow was just repaired and they had to move a lot of cars. That trestle had sunk two feet a few weeks ago and had to be redone. It's on the former Rock Island Sunbelt line. I also made two sound MPEG digital movies of the famous LRWN Alcos 101 and 102 as they accelerated, a unique Alco sound.
Also today are: UP 4395 on the Amtrak siding (also somewhat unusual), UP 3148, 9759, 4310, 9531, 2056 and 2931. Also NS 2633, 9282 and LLPX 2230.
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LEFT-12:12 p.m. Nov 6, 2005, LRWN 101 and 102 heads a very long train toward UP's North Little Rock yard, passing Union Station. RIGHT- LRWN 101.

When they found out there was no room for them in the Union Pacific Inn (yard), they backed all the way past the Rebsemen Road crossing.
Click on these links to view a sound MPEG movie of the Alcos accelerating:

http://www.trainweather.com/110605USlrwnbacking.mpg

http://www.trainweather.com/110605USlrwnforward.mpg