One crew member waits in SW1 15, while his colleague uses Alco 18 to shove cars into one leg of the Union pacific wye. A third crew member is getting cars on the other leg of the wye (dropped ear... (more)

The tie train power hits the steepest grade and iffiest track on their trip down the D&R. A few hundred feet ahead, the big GEs will be tucked into a siding and the regular D&R crew - already sitt... (more)

This pair of BNSF GEs is in Russellville to power a sixty-car tie train put together by D&R. They were dropped off by UP late in the afternoon on November 19, and spent the night on the north leg... (more)

UP 8088, DPU on a northbound freight, slides at track speed between local power awaiting the call to duty in UP's tiny Russellville yard. There are 5 geeps present on this morning: 3 maroon HLCX ... (more)

The engineer drags a pair of gons through the scale track at Bernice. When done, he'll hook up with the cars on the main (with Alco 18 stuck on the rear) and proceed south to North Dardanelle

A local crew works sidings and the D&R interchange before heading south. Both Helm units are classed GP38-2s, but the rear unit is a redo of a GP40, with the three fan shrouds still on its roof.

A bit unusual for the Van Buren sub, a KCS loco is DPU on a northbound as it passes the restored MP depot and small UP yard in downtown Russellville.

With just 10 cars on the home-bound leg of the weekday turn, SW1 15 goes it alone, with SW1 16 tagging along in the distance. Most days D&R uses two units. It simplifies the swap at with UP, and... (more)

The D&R turn is not moving fast, but it is moving. Yeah, this guy will probably make it with time to spare. Unless he trips or blows a hammy or something. But that stuff never happens. Note th... (more)

A broken rail stopped activity for a couple hours, but the MOW guys have finished their work, and are watching as the engineer eases S1 18 over the patch.

Other than on unit trains, use of DPUs was slow to come to the Van Buren Sub, but these days they're finally showing up on just about every 'big' train.

The north end of the D&R has gotten a lot of attention over the last few years. Big power from UP and BNSF now come as far as Bibler Lumber Company, just past MP1. As you head south, the track g... (more)

The engineer on 1143 has left his short train on the scale track at Bernice and is waiting for the engineer of 15 to shove his cut clear of the switch. When that move is complete, 1143 will pull ... (more)

In a move that only happens once every few weeks, a UP crew gets their BNSF diesels ready to head down the hill on the D&R to the UP interchange just east of downtown Russellville. On the other e... (more)

Their work on the east side of town completed, a switch crew heads back to UP's small UP Russellville yard. I think yard limits apply on this stretch, so they are allowed to amble along in sight ... (more)