exN&W ALCo sorts out the small yet full yard at Ft. Smith

While shuffling cars, an exN&W ALCo demonstrates what ALCOs do best!

The Monett turn arrives back at Springdale.

Transfer run from UP in Van Buren to Fort Smith RR blasts out of the Arkansas River valley into Ft Smith, behind C420 52, T6 16, C420 56.

The A&M daily transfer run to the Ft Smith RR comes down FSR trackage next to the A&M yard in Ft Smith.

A&M Railraods first slug #80 is built from former SP TEBU. Here on its second day of operation at the Tyson Feed mill in Springdale. It has dropped its train at the feed mill and is proceeding to ... (more)

60-50-54 pull their train into Fort Smith after crossing the Arkansas River.

AM 56, 16, and 632 lead a one car Fort Smith to Van Buren transfer through Fort Smith's industrial northeast side. They're loafing it now, but soon they'll have a few thousand tons for sand to dea... (more)

AM 56, 16, and 632 lead a one car Fort Smith to Van Buren transfer across the Arkansas River Bridge on a very warm summer morning. They will lift a few cars from the UP interchange and 23 loads of... (more)

I'm not sure what A&M's intentions are for this Alco, but it looks like it needs a whole lot of work to get it into running shape.

A pristine set of Centuries switches out its train just outside the A&M headquarters in Springdale.

Looking south on the A&M, here's the view out the door from the caboose of trestle #1, longest of 3 trestles that span the valley in the last three miles nearing Winslow tunnel northbound. This t... (more)

"Through the mirror of my mind...time after time...I see reflections...of you and me..." -Holland/Dozier/Holland Jr. as sung by the Supremes 1968

Due to the Herculean efforts of the A&M forces to rehab this ex-Reserve Mining caboose in time, the mixed train sponsored by the A&M RR and the Boston Mtn. Chapter NRHS had "the look" crossing Fro... (more)

A&M charter mixed train at the foot of Garrison St., where the Fallen Flags that served this city once called. Frisco, MoPac, and KCS had depots here, the Mopac to the left, Frisco to the right a... (more)