Arkansas and Missouri RR ALCo C420's #58, #42, and BNSF ES44DC #6024 lead a southbound grain train through the "S" curve south of Seligman, MO on this beautiful sunny day.
The 'big' train from Springdale was off its normal schedule today, which caused the turn that forwards cars off that train from Van Buren on to the main A&M yard in Ft Smith to also run late.
Displaced from the 'big' road trains, the C420s still take care of most everything else on the A&M. Late in the afternoon, 56 is climbing out of the Arkansas River valley as it returns to the Ft ... (more)