Western Railroad Discussion > Sharp-looking KCS-led new tank-hopper train Little Rock

KCS Belle #4814 led (alone) a very sharp-looking new tank car, hopper train past Union Station in Little Rock, Arkansas on Friday night, January 30, 2015 right before midnight (right after Amtrak's Texas Eagle left the station). I could smell the new paint and they all looked shiny and reflected the platform lights like a mirror. Since they were so new, all the wheels were perfectly rounded so you could barely hear them moving - they just glided smoothly along the track. These new hoppers and tank cars were built in January 2015 with paint applied at Paragould, Arkansas. A couple of the cars were SHPX 214637 and NASX 4338.

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http://thundertrain.org/new-tanks-hoppers-013015.html

1-KCS 4814 led a long train of brand new (built Jan 2015) tank cars and hoppers past Union Station in Little Rock, Arkansas on Friday night, January 30, 2015 just before midnight. KCS 4814 was the only locomotive on the train.
2-The beginning of the train passed at 11:52 p.m. The end passed at 11:58 p.m. I'd estimate speed about 10 mph.
3-There were both black and white tank cars and all-white hoppers on this train.

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