The train passed the Van Buren station and I was now on new mileage.
A few minutes later, we came to a red signal at the Union Pacific crossing.
A Union Pacific freight was sitting down the track half mile away to the east.
Once we received a yellow signal, we crossed the Union Pacific mainline and proceeded to the Arkansas River bridge.
Crossing the Arkansas River.
Going through some forest before arriving in Fort Smith.
We made our way through the Arkansas and Missouri yard in Fort Smith.
Passing some industries.
Fort Smith Railroad 2002, ex. Pioneer Rail Equipment 2002, nee Santa Fe 1102 built by Electro-Motive Division in 1960.
Fort Smith Railroad yard scene.
We passed the Ferris Wheel and diner.
The former St. Louis-San Franscisco Railroad station.
As we arrived, the Fort Smith Historical Site was hosting a Civil War re-enactment this afternoon.
The train had arrived into Fort Smith at MP 416.0. After this picture I walked over to the Fort Smith Trolley Museum and rode the full length of the line. See the story below this one on my website for that trip.
We returned from the Fort Smith Trolley Museum and the train returned from the yard with the engine on the north end running long hood forward.
Our train was ready to head back to Springdale and I would relax and socialize most of the trip back.
The train crossed the Arkansas River on the return trip.
We went over the Union Pacific tracks at Van Buren. It had been a fantastic trip aboard the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad. A big thank you to all the A&M employees as well as to Bart and Sarah Jennings for another wonderful rare mileage trip.
Our train returned us all back to Springdale and I walked over across the street to take pictures of more Arkansas & Missouri locomotives.
Arkansas and Missouri C-420 54, ex. Maryland and Delaware 54, exx. Conrail 2074, nee Lehigh and Hudson River 24 built by American Locomotive Company in 1966.
Arkansas and Missouri C-420 52, ex. Maryland and Delaware 52, exx. Conrail 2073, nee Lehigh and Hudson River 23 built by American Locomotive Company in 1966.
Arkansas and Missouri T6 14, ex. Maryland and Delaware 14, nee Norfolk and Western 43 built by American Locomotive Company in 1959.
Arkansas and Missouri RS-32 30, ex. Maryland and Delaware 42, exx. Conrail 2031, exxx. Penn Central 2031, nee New York Central 8031 built by American Locomotive Company in 1961.
Arkansas and Missouri C-420 60, ex. Delaware and Hudson 413, nee Lehigh Valley 413 built by American Locomotive Company in 1954..
Arkansas and Missouri T6 12, ex. Maryland Delaware 12, nee Norfolk and Western 46 built by American Locomotive Company in 1959.
Arkansas and Missouri C-420 66, ex. Delaware and Hudson 412, nee Lehigh Valley 412 built by American Locomotive Company in 1964.
Arkansas and Missouri TEBU 80, ex. Railway Service Contractors 1606, exx. Southern Pacific 1606, exxx. Morrison Knudsen rebuild to TEBU, nee Southern Pacific U25B 6712 built by General Electric in 1963.
Arkansas and Missouri C-420 46, ex. Louisville and Nashville 1354, exx. Seaboard Coast Line 1215, nee Seaboard Air Line 113, built by American Locomotive Company in 1965.
A line of locomotives.
Arkansas and Missouri C-420 50, ex. Essex Terminal 106, nee Lehigh and Hudson River 22 built by American Locomotive Company in 1963.
Arkansas and Missouri T6 18, ex. Maryland and Delaware 18, nee Norfolk and Western 19 built by American Locomotive Company in 1959.
With that last picture, I went and found Randy and we met his wife Marie back at the car. We went searching for Coleman Steakhouse but never found it, so drove Interstate 540 to Exit 85 and went to the Outback Steakhouse for dinner then returned to the Best Western where I worked on the stories the rest of the evening.
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