Five Alco's roll south to pick up their train prior to departing Springdale en-route to Monett Missouri on a hot late summer day.
Monday's turn departing the yard northbound for Monett.
Twilight for A&M's ALCO fleet.
Even overnight this busy shortline never stops. AM 50 is in the shops for heavy maintenance and has its long hood completely removed, AM 62 looks on as it is slowly disassembled as a parts source.... (more)
This A&M engineer keeps a close eye on his switchman as they maneuver one of A&M's eleven ALCO C420's into the shops at Springdale for repairs. Scenes like this just won't be the same with the SD7... (more)
With a crispness in the air just before sunrise, C424 number 34 stands at the ready next to the A&M's new shops. 34 is RC equipped and is the normal unit on the remote job. Canon 350D.
Sure hope this one and only A&M former SP TEBU slug does not end up being added to the pile of parts in the foreground.
AM 62 sits at the shop awaiting its fate.
Seven Alco C420's has just cut off from their train and are now rolling toward the shop for servicing before heading out of town to Monett Missouri.
AM 62 is now a parts donor as pieces are slowly stripped off this once proud running Alco.
AM 34 belches black smoke on the way south to get out of the way of the Monett Turn, arriving from the north.
A&M's Monett Turn pulls across Old Wire Road as it switches cars before its northward journey to the BNSF interchange.
Arkansas & Missouri 44 lays over in Springdale after returning from Ft. Smith earlier in the morning.
A&M's Springdale Local accelerates from the small yard in Springdale as the Monett Turn looks on awaiting its opportunity to yard its train.
