Poking Through Town | The southbound Arkansas & Missouri Railroad's excursion train to Van Buren is seen here slowly rolling through the cut near downtown Fayetteville, AR on the morning of... (more)

There is a lot going on for Steamtown's Railfest. Here, the Scranton Limited, at left, waits for the excursion train, at right, to yard its train before proceeding. The Delaware Lackawanna Railro... (more)

As part of Steamtown's Railfest weekend, an excursion trip was offered to Moscow and back. Here, the train has departed the Steamtown station. The Delaware Lackawanna Railroad allowed Steamtown ... (more)

Just shy of the 10th anniversary of my first visit I made it back to the Alco shrine and found this ex D&H unit basking the soft northern Arkansas sun.

Business took me to Ft. Smith so only a slight detour was needed to do some railfanning and I found this. Freshly in from Essex Terminal but some what obscure. I find no shots of it on this site... (more)

The Holbrook Turn is headed back to Snowflake, hauling about 40 empty tanks cars destined for rehab that it picked up from the BNSF interchange at Holbrook. Apache runs maybe once a week now-a-da... (more)

Diesel at Steamtown: Though steam is quite literally the reason for the museum's existence, Steamtown NHS has plenty to offer to the discerning diesel fan as well. More highlights from this... (more)

4 DL units, each a rarity in their own rights, hide out under Linden Rd as the sun comes up on another day in Scranton, PA. The sun managed to find a gap as it rose over an otherwise overcast day.

A&M ALCO's in 2022: After a derailment on the Fort Smith bridge in early May stranded 3 for A&M's SD70's, the ALCO C420's were pressed back into road service. Just past a slow order, the S/... (more)

A&M ALCO's in 2022: After a derailment on the Fort Smith bridge in early May stranded 3 for A&M's SD70's, the ALCO C420's were pressed back into road service. Passing a car that was set out... (more)

A&M ALCO's in 2022: After a derailment on the Fort Smith bridge in early May stranded 3 for A&M's SD70's, the ALCO C420's were pressed back into road service. Now past the steepest grade on... (more)

ex-LIRR 203. Photo by Bob Elliott.

A&M ALCO's in 2022: After a derailment on the Fort Smith bridge in early May stranded 3 for A&M's SD70's, the ALCO C420's were pressed back into road service. Showing they're worth keeping ... (more)

A&M ALCO's in 2022: After a derailment on the Fort Smith bridge in early May stranded 3 for A&M's SD70's, the ALCO C420's were pressed back into road service. Nothing says America like Ame... (more)

At the north end of the yard, just hanging around. This was their territory. Photo by Dave Petke. From my collection.