Arkansas & Missouri Alco C420s 57 and 52 compare features during their overnight slumber in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

An Arkansas & Missouri local crew switches grain cars just south of the shops in Springdale, Arkansas. The Monett turn arrived just a short time before, and its cars are already being parsed for d... (more)

One year after the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad began operations, two friends and I made the pilgrimage to see the new Alco center of the universe. Arriving at the Fayetteville airport by early af... (more)

Arkansas & Missouri’s freight from Fort Smith arrives at Springdale, Arkansas, on May 7, 2014. A&M’s three big EMD SD70ACes power the train—quite a bit different than the rest of their Alco/... (more)

Multiple Alco's await their fate on Arkansas & Missouri Railroad deadline including ex OHCR, IBCX, and BRC.

A lone C420 running long hood forward lugs a cut of cars across the vertical-lift through truss bridge spanning the Arkansas River on its way to the Fort Smith interchange yard.

The engineer works his pair of Alco's kicking cars around in Springdale, AR.

The Arkansas & Missouri’s Fort Smith Turn enters the yard at its destination. Joining the three C420’s on the head end is a T6 being ferried to Fort Smith for local service.

A pair of A&M ACe's pull ahead before setting out loaded Grain cars at Butterfield on the Southbound run out of Monnett.

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)