On our way home we heard the Ft. Smith KCS local doing his thing in Ft. Smith. So we checked out the yard where they flip. The 106 job was in the process of doubling up their train to head back to... (more)

After interchanging with the CPKC, 3832 shoves a cut of cars back to the Fort Smith Railroad yard

Katy was desperate for motive power when they got some KCC high cab units. When chopping the cab and hood they got it almost right but somewhat lower than normal. Other units were repainted but ... (more)

A rare former Santa Fe GP20 sits at the Fort Smith Railroad Yard in Fort Smith Arkansas.

Steamy in Arkansas The morning Arkansas & Missouri job serving Van Buren run back south across the Arkansas River lift bridge towards the yard at Fort Smith. Thick foliage make this look s... (more)

The KCS Fort Smith Dodger passes an old Dodge pickup truck that has seen better days on its trip back to Heavener Oklahoma.

St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad 119 is a GP15-1 locomotive, built in September 1977 by General Motors Electro-Motive Division. (Fort Smith, Arkansas – December 17, 1980) Douglas G. Walker p... (more)

There is a lot of history under the black paint on this Pioneer locomotive. This unit was originally built in 1951 for the Atlantic Coast Line. The Seaboard Coast Line rebuilt this unit in the lat... (more)

KCS trains headed out of Fort Smith face a substantial climb, but typically short trains and more-than-adequate power (often trios of GP40s) mean the hill isn't usually much of a challenge.

On a beautiful spring afternoon, a Fort Smith RR crew services customers on the north side of the city. They are about to work the big Gerber plant, a chore that will include some time inside the ... (more)

Fort Smith Trolley stops at the Fort Smith Museum of history before proceeding to the Fort Smith Trolley Museum and Fort Smith National Cemetery.

Arkansas & Missouri’s Fort Smith turn passes a shut-downT6 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. A replacement T6 is tucked behind the three C420’s on the turn. Number 14 will return to Springdale for serv... (more)

The power from Arkansas & Missouri’s Fort Smith turn makes some smoke while breaking apart its train in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Arkansas & Missouri T6 14 stands in the yard at Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Arkansas & Missouri’s Fort Smith Turn arrives in its destination town of Fort Smith, Arkansas after crossing the Arkansas River, which can be seen to the right. Also to the right are the poletop... (more)