It's a busy morning just after sunrise on the A&M as the power from the Fort Smith Turn is positioned by the shops for servicing. Soon, four of the C420's will be left on the shop lead and three w... (more)
The engineer on the Rogers job turns up the juice as he shoves out onto the main. They had to clear up on the branch for the Monett turn to run through to Springdale.
While A&M's operating road power gets the glory, they've got an amazing collection of stored units as well that function as a parts source for the operating fleet, seeing that one can't exactly ca... (more)
The highlight of the trip? It was very likely this. Just north of the A&M shops, we see this ex-N&W ALCO T6 kicking cars in the Springdale, AR yard. While the road trains had the bigger power, t... (more)
The Alcos leading the Monett Turn are almost as old as the 55 Caddy next to the right-of-way in Purdy, MO. But unlike the Cadillac they are still earning their keep.