ALCo Number AM 44 arrives at Van Buren with the tourist train.

A pair of Arkansas & Missouri ACe's are the power used for the Monett Turn rolling south at Butterfield, MO.

A pair of Arkansas & Missouri Alco C424's are the power used for the south switch at Springdale. The Alcos are getting their cars ready for their first industry of the day up near the Springdale Y... (more)

A&M Ft Smith switcher Ft Smith

Back when Alcos still ruled every job on the A&M, railfans flocked to the line in the summer of 2013 for a last hurrah before a trio of SD70ACes came into service. I was no exception, having made... (more)

Arkansas & Missouri's Fort Smith turn rolls through Chester, Arkansas as the fall foliage has begun to turn.

The Arkansas & Missouri has been pretty busy lately, normally running a daylight Ft. Smith turn on Sundays. While looking for the 1330 passenger train, we stumbled into the freight train instead c... (more)

Saturday morning local working Springdale with the 18 and 57.

Derailment put three Alcos on the ground.

Welcome to Springdale!

The 1987 Arkansas & Missouri photographers special included a stop at the remote South Mountain viaduct. Here is the Fort Smith Turn on the viaduct.

Arkansas and Missouri's original owners, the Hannolds, were very receptive to rail photography - so much so that they sponsored several invitation-only photographer specials. My friend Rich Jahn w... (more)

Late in the day, bathed in golden sunlight, the Monett Turn scoots through Gateway in run 8. They're running way behind today and will waste no time getting back to Springdale. Even running track ... (more)

A&M's Monett Turn rolls north through Seligman bound for the BNSF interchange.

A&M's Monett Turn heads north behind five Alco C420s as it crawls upgrade at Wimpy Jones Road.