Just after (cold) dawn, a southbound CPKC train crosses into Texas over the Red River. This vantage point is feet from the northeastern tip of Texas. Arkansas is across the river, and is also abou... (more)

KCS 4866 leading a manifest over Elk River

Easter Morning Railroading | On a sunny Sunday, April 9, 2023 morning, a southbound ethanol train heads across a bridge at Sulphur Springs, AR on the KCS mainline. Captured on Kodak Portra ... (more)

An extended photo stop allowed time for multiple views of Arkansas & Missouri’s 1943 RS1 22 with a truss-rod wooden combine on a rain-soaked Boston Mountain viaduct south of Winslow, Arkansas.

Unfortunately the road was closed back to this bridge over the Little River between Wilton and Horaito on the KCS Shreveport Sub. With seconds to spare I got this 2nd KC to Shreveport freight as t... (more)

Crossing the Arkansas River, and crossing from Little Rock to North Little Rock in the process, is an eastbound Burlington Northern coal train led by BN-subsidiary Colorado & Southern SD40-2 7806 ... (more)

Arkansas & Missouri’ Fort Smith Turn enters Van Buren, Arkansas on the massive lift bridge over the Arkansas River. Tucked behind the three C420’s is a T6 being ferried to Springdale for maint... (more)

The MNA Cotter All Purpose passing over the Rocky Bayou.

Visiting BN power takes an empty unit coal train north on the joint MP/SSW river line.

Early morning July 3, I was on my way back from having a great trip Kayaking on the Buffalo River and decided to follow the rail line back up and over to Memphis. The second train I saw happened ... (more)

About 30 minutes after midnight on May 27, 2021, the nightly A&M road freight rolls across a bridge over Frog Bayou south of Mountainburg, AR.

After recent storms in the area caused minor damage and obstructions on the MNA Aurora subdivision, the arrival of the Carthage South Local into Cotter was pushed back to mid-morning, giving much ... (more)

A pair of BNSF units lead a loaded coal train south through Siloam Springs, AR on a snowy February 14, 2021.

Arkansas & Missouri’s Fort Smith Turn arrives in its destination town of Fort Smith, Arkansas after crossing the Arkansas River, which can be seen to the right. Also to the right are the poletop... (more)

The MNA Cotter All-Purpose crosses over Old US-62 near Yellville with 7 locomotives of lite power headed to Bergman to build a gain train.