Arkansas & Missouri alcos are lined up waiting for work at Springdale on a quiet Independence Day morning.

A journal box on A&M (ex MP) work car at Springdale, AR on Oct. 13, 1999.

A very late Northbound turn nears the yard in Springdale.

When you are a major railroad you can utilize equipment like drop tables and overhead cranes to replace locomotive trucks. When you are a shortline or a regional railroad, most often, you are not... (more)

#48 gets some TLC in the Springdale shops. Photo taken during shop tour in conjunction w/Arkansas-Boston Mountains Chapter NRHS rare mileage mixed train weekend. Thanks to the A&M folks for roll... (more)

I am amazed every time I go to this railroad. There's just a bunch of dinosaurs out there doing their job and there's no admission charge or anything. And a real touch of class shows up here and ... (more)

Former Belt Railway of Chicago #604 was brought by the A+M as a parts donor and some less useful remenants of it are seen here at the back of the shops. See more at www.youthwith.fotopic.net

A&M's ALCOs maneuver in tight space. Their yard in Springfield is crammed between two sets of commercial buildings.

Sitting at the Arkansas and Missouri's shops. IIRC was to be parted out to keep their other Alcos running.

The C420's that the A&M is famous for throttle and smoke it up leaving Springdale on a little switch job.

From under a native Pine tree. We witness AM 62 working Frez-N-Stor. This view allows us to see the confined space between the concrete loading dock. Soon their work here will be done and will pul... (more)

We had just pulled into town and found out from the lady at the station that a SB passenger train was due any minute. It turned out to be a director's special headed for a dinner reservation at a... (more)

On this beautiful Spring morning, with the rest of the train tied down on the main. The Conductor has been joined by the Train master, as the Engineer eases the train back across Porter Ave to swi... (more)

Waiting for their next call to duty A&M RS1 20 and T6 12 sit outside of the shops.

What an Alco heaven this was! D&H, Guilford C420s, A&M C420s, RS32s, T6s, and you really had the run of the place; I hear it's not quite as friendly now.