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What a morning. Got off work at midnight and came home to walk the dog. Then I went to Walgreens to pick up my roll of film. I found my camera, thank God, it wasn't stolen. So I was a happy camper and took that roll of film to Walgreens when I picked up the first roll. Then I went Krogering and started back home. I stoppped at Hardies, something I rarely do, and got a thickburger and fries and diet drink [;)] [:D] [:p] . On the way home I started to turn down one of the streets going to my house and noticed all the streetlights were out going the opposite directions. So I decided to investigate. [8D] Curiosity may have killed the cat but it so far has missed me. [:D] When I got down the street a little ways I start seeing blue lights flashing (down south the police cars use blue lights not red) then I saw a firetruck. About this time I heard a train horn, so I thought since I was so close to the tracks I might as well check that out too. [;)] [:D] I will make a post about that in the "Recently I Saw" thread in the trains.mag forum. As I was making my railfanning/no street lights investigation I saw a wrecked car setting in the ditch. The train tracks are about 100 yards from the wrecked car. I didn't see, but couldn't see for buildings and trees in the way. So I don't know if there was a wreck of 2 or more cars or just that one. (While I was in Walgreens I heard a police car responding to the wreck but at the time didn't know where the wreck was.) I chased the train and got the lead locos number. Something happened that I didn't know happened at the crossing where the train stopped. There was one of the van/limos setting at the crossing waiting on the train. The train stoppped short of the crossing, the lights stopped flashing and the gate went up. Then the van back down to the engines. So they were changing crews there. This was right about 13 th street in North Little Rock. The wye starts just after 13 th street. I didn't know they changed crews there, but I saw it happen this morning. BTW the lead loco was UP 7112, I couldn't see the second engines's number and the pusher was number 8286. (Sorry, I forgot to tell you all this was a loaded coal train.) I had a difficult time trying to catch up to the train then it slowed down and then it ducked into an area where the land is higher than the tracks. There is also an old, old, old, wooden bridge over the tracks between 13 th street and say 15 th street. I need to take a picture of this bridge. It is old and narrow. It also is dangerous as it rises above the tracks and you can't see over the bridge. I will have to make myself a mental note and take that pic. You all might have to remind me though. So when I finally got home after this unexpected side trip I took the milk and other groceries into the house. [:p] I am surprised the milk wasn't butter the way I was taking curves and bouncing up and down on some bad roads. [:0] [B)] [}:)] [:p] But anyway that was my morning, how is yours going so far? (I am also doing laundry boo, hiss, yuck, yuck.)
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