Dardanelle and Russellville SW-1 #16 was originally built in 1942. Now, in 2025 this little loco has more than paid for itself, still working at over 83 years of age. One of their customers is Ste... (more)

Big BNSF power waits near the south end of the Dardanelle and Russellvlle for a sixty-car unit tie train to be assembled. Once the train is ready, these locos will lead it up a serious grade towa... (more)

Snappy SD40N 1793 (rebuilt at Jenks Shop in NLR from an SD40-2 delivered to UP in May 1973) and a couple leased geeps are refueled.

A northbound empty gain train passes the Dardanelle and Russellville interchange.

A former Rock Island GP38-2 leads a former Conrail GP38-2 on the former Missouri Pacific.

The red on the switch stand doesn't quite go with the red on the HLCX leasers. FYI - 3812 started out as Texas Mexican 863, delivered in June 1978.

For the last several years, D&R has moved unit tie trains from a treatment plant near their North Dardanelle yard to the UP interchange in Russellville. The trains, which run perhaps 15-18 times ... (more)

D&R 18 was delivered to East St Louis Junction Railroad in October 1948, but it isn't nearly as venerable as the old locomotive shed at North Dardanelle, which - I believe - was demolished in 2019... (more)

This D&R train has just about reached top of the grade at Oakland Heights, as it passes behind the elementary school of the same name just after the end of the school day.

The engineer of D&R's 'regular' train has his SW1 and covered hoppers in the scale house track to allow passage of a pair of BNSF veterans towing a string of empty hoppers. Over the next few days... (more)

Dinosaur 1143 brings a half-dozen cars around the curve just outside the yard at North Dardanelle. The GMD-1 was built in Canada, and spent 40 years there before heading to Arkansas to put in ano... (more)

A Russellville PD cruiser is first in line at the D&R crossing at a spot the railroad refers to as Bernice. The crew will be dropping that bulkhead lumber flat in a shipper's siding just ahead be... (more)

One of D&R's venerable SW!'s - this one dating to 1942 - passes a concrete crossing sign post at 8th Street as it starts its trip home to North Dardanelle.

About 15 times a year UP/BNSF/D&R coordinate on a unit train of treated ties from a plant in Russellville for BNSF. It uses BNSF power, and runs via UP's Van Buren Sub from Russellville to N Litt... (more)

The D&R crew works the UP interchange as light power returns on the UP main after working eastside industries.