Passenger Trains > Amtrak Texas Eagle arriving LIttle Rock, AR Nov 5

The northbound Texas Eagle arrived in Little Rock, AR at 11:43 p.m. Monday, November 5, 2012, 10 minutes late. I also got some shots of UP and BNSF freights, including a light engine move passing the Eagle as it was arriving.

Click this link to view more photos:
http://thundertrain.org/Amtrak-Eagle-110512.html

Ken Z

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Photo 1 takes the cake on nice night shots with 22 pulling in next to that UP Local!

No through cars from LA on this date, I presume. But when they are included, are both the coach and sleeper attached to the rear? Or is the sleeper spliced in to the consist in front of the diner?

Thanks for the link. I checked it out and it sure gives me a taste of a depot I have never seen and possibly may never see since I don't head that way. If my memory is good the Eagle has increased in cars from its early days and if I count correctly can have 9 cars when the L.A. cars are in the consist. How well does one engine do with 9 cars since the South West Chief has two motors with 8 or 89 cars although it has more grades to climb?

Phil Blommendahl
Getzville, NY

Phil1 Wrote:
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> How well does one engine do with 9
> cars since the South West Chief has two motors
> with 8 or 89 cars although it has more grades to
> climb?

One engine handles it fairly nicely as long as everything goes good. If ANYTHING happens, you're screwed. The Eagle has a few decent grades in eastern Missouri, and 2 engines would make it go a little bit faster, but there's plenty of leftover time in the schedule most nights.

Pump

ProAmtrak Wrote:
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> Photo 1 takes the cake on nice night shots with 22
> pulling in next to that UP Local!

Thanks. That was taken with a Sony a65 camera with ISO 1600. I rarely see a UP train passing when Amtrak is in the station, but I don't usually go there every night.

You're welcome!