Having just come to a stop in Van Buren, AR at the end of an evening run to Winslow and back, the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad excursion train waits for passengers to disembark on a warm August 27... (more)

The Arkansas & Missouri excursion train, having just run an evening trip to Winslow and back, arrives at the depot in Van Buren, AR on August 27, 2022.

Arriving in Van Buren, AR on a cloudy July 30, 2022, the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad's excursion train out of Springdale prepares to let passengers off for a couple of hours. After disembarking, ... (more)

A&M ALCO's in 2022: Also having disrupted traffic flow on the A&M, the derailment prompted some unusual movements. This included a train swap at Van Buren, where the mainline turn dropped t... (more)

After crossing the Arkansas River, Arkansas & Missouri’s Fort Smith Turn diverges from its route and enters UP’s ex-MP trackage in Van Buren, Arkansas. Once it has completed its interchange m... (more)

Arkansas & Missouri’ Fort Smith Turn enters Van Buren, Arkansas on the massive lift bridge over the Arkansas River. Tucked behind the three C420’s is a T6 being ferried to Springdale for maint... (more)

Running "elephant-style," 4 units head up a northbound Union Pacific manifest train as it approaches Van Buren, AR where a fresh crew will climb aboard on March 3, 2021.

A duo of A&M Alco C420’s slowly wade through the water that is covering their trackage in Van Buren after heavy rains hit the area. The job had just got done serving a few industries near town a... (more)

Arkansas & Missouri C420s 68 and 44 stand at the depot in Van Buren, Arkansas as passengers board their Springdale bound excursion on September 19, 2020.

Arkansas & Missouri C420s 68 and 44 lead a Springdale bound excursion through the quiet neighborhoods of Van Buren, Arkansas on September 19, 2020.

UP 4014 resting under the stars in Van Buren awaiting its Saturday adventure.

The Arkansas and Missouri’s Fort Smith Turn eases toward the crossing with the Missouri Pacific in Van Buren Arkansas. MOPAC’s Wagoner Subdivision is in the foreground.

A&M C420 Nº58, a non dynamic model is at Van Buren, Arkansas on May 1, 2019. Unlike most Alco variants, 58 has had it's hood door handles replaced with standard knuckle busters.

It's a wet and dreary day at Van Buren, Arkansas as A&M's Ft Smith Local retrieves the day's cars from UP with it's pair of immaculate Alco C420s.

The engineer on the Arkansas & Midland invited me inside the cab to take photographs of the old Alco number 34. The train had stopped and was waiting for clearance to cross the Arkansas River bri... (more)