After picking up sand cars at Gateway, the Monett Turn notches out, struggling with a now much bigger train, heading south to Springdale. Canon 350D.

The southbound Monett turn screams south through the reverse curves at Robert Loop in the last light of day.

Even overnight this busy shortline never stops. AM 50 is in the shops for heavy maintenance and has its long hood completely removed, AM 62 looks on as it is slowly disassembled as a parts source.... (more)

Four C420's smoke it up as the southbound turn crests the grade into Purdy, Missouri.

A 7 unit consist puts the northbound FSTN in the wind as the units notch up to climb the grade out of town.

This A&M engineer keeps a close eye on his switchman as they maneuver one of A&M's eleven ALCO C420's into the shops at Springdale for repairs. Scenes like this just won't be the same with the SD7... (more)

Late in the afternoon the Monett turn shoves down the lead to the large Georges complex at Butterfield in picturesque Southwest Missouri. They will be dropping about half their train here and will... (more)

A re-crewed Fort Smith Turn breaks the silence in the crisp morning air as it thunders upgrade at Greenland heavy with sand cars, coming out of the Boston Mountains. The sound of 7 12-251's in run... (more)

A&M's Monett Turn nears its home at Springdale passing through the dip at Avoca with 5 Alcos and a 48 car train.

AM 62 sits at the shop awaiting its fate.

Sic transit gloria mundi What has been an everyday sight in the hills of Arkansas will soon just be a memory as generic EMD's take over another ALCO bastion.

In a strange move, with no interchange traffic to bring north, the turn runs up to Monett light power, and is seen here coming through the S-curves at Garfield. Canon 350D.

After hog lawing at Winslow and meeting the passenger train and remote job in Fayetteville, 14,000 Horsepower of ALCO 251s growls upgrade at Johnson with the Fort Smith Turn. Canon 350D.

Seven Alco C420's has just cut off from their train and are now rolling toward the shop for servicing before heading out of town to Monett Missouri.