On a warm Sunday, October 24, 2021 morning, the Arkansas & Missouri excursion train makes its way through Fayetteville, AR as it heads south towards Van Buren.

The Sunday excursion train on the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad rolls into Winslow, AR on a sunny October 17, 2021.

The Sunday excursion train on the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad cruises through West Fork, AR on a sunny October 17, 2021.

IAIS 6988 brings the excursion train eastbound through West Liberty for firefighter fundraising trips out of Wilton Iowa.

#6988 heads east with a fire department fundraising excursion bound for Coralville.

IAIS QJ 6988 crosses the Iowa River at Iowa City.

IAIS 6988 leads a positioning move East through Moscow.

IAIS 6988 leads a positioning move East past the depot and elevator in Atalissa

IAIS 6988 leads a positioning move East past the depot in West Liberty.

Iowa Interstate's QJ 6988 leads the deadhead excursion consist over the Cedar River. 6988 will make four scheduled trips between Wilton and Stockton.

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

WSOR 101 brings up the rear of the Milwaukee Road #261's North Pole Express.

IAIS 707 bringing up the rear of the IAIS 6988 excursion train. This was the morning deadhead move from Stuart to Menlo.

After a weekend of excursions in nearby Anita and Menlo, Iowa Interstate 's QJ blows through my favorite Iowa town, enroute to Newton from Council Bluffs.

After weekend trips out of Menlo on Saturday and Anita on Sunday, IAIS6988 deadheaded from Council Bluffs back to Newton on Monday morning, crossing this viaduct over McPherson Avenue shortly afte... (more)