Had never gotten a shot of a train on this line before. You can see a hint of the MS River bridge and the Memphis Pyramid in the background.

This UP manifest had a brand new Ferromex GEVO trailing. Quite a nice train to catch going across the bridge.

2656 looks pretty new. Paint is still fresh.

Previously KCS ATLA??? 90% JB Hunt on this pig

Citgo Siding held this Autorack train while the sun quickly set. It didn't disappear completely... just enough left to get a last minute shot

This loaded coal train, C BTMMHK0 99A, seems to go on forever as it waits for a crew to take it over to Memphis and exchange with the NS.

If you're from Memphis and were crossing the MS River yesterday, you probably saw some guy running like a crazy man up the pedestrian walk on the bridge. I was trying to get this shot. I didn't qu... (more)

Local power UP 1529 idles on the Riverbend Warehouse Lead off the Brinkley Sub in West Memphis, Arkansas.

Loaded coal train C ATMMHS0 47A holds in the new siding at Critco in Eastern Arkansas. The power of telephoto gives that extra rail a snake-like appearance.

The loaded coal train, C ATMMHS0 47A, seems to go on forever on this eastbound train stopped at Critco.

Westbound over the flooded Mississippi River

An unusal transfer from the NS rolls into Arkansas from Memphis with IC 6018 out front of the UP IMEDIX 15. The train is seen here crossing Mound City Road in West Memphis, Arkansas heading west.

An old Cotton Belt ON the old Cotton Belt. SSW 9642 makes its way through West Memphis. The yellow sign still says Cotton Belt Railroad on it. Railroad: St. Louis Southwestern Railway (Cotton Belt)
Locomotive: EMD GP60
Location: West Memphis, Arkansas, USA
Locomotive #: SSW 9642
Train ID: UP MMEPBB
Photo Date: July 24, 2005

An empty Scherer coal train rolls over the old Frisco bridge into Arkansas. The other bridge and signals in the background is the double track UP bridge and mainline that runs parallel over the Mi... (more)

With the Memphis Pyramid in the background, the warbonnet BNSF 880 leads the Q ATGLAC1 27K train into West Memphis, Arkansas. This re-routed train is seen on UP's Brinkley Sub at MP 6 headed west.