Recent Digital Photos
by Mike Condren
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54 Years of Railroad Photography |
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Mike's Main Railroad Web Site
2014 NRHS Natonal Convention
Springdale, AR
June 11
| I also discovered this power in the A&M yard from a grain train off the BNSF. |
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| This A&M C424 has a portable DPU setup hung on the rear hand rail, the silver boxes. The pole supports the antenna for the DPU. |
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| This S6 and C420 were parked in front of the new back shop. |
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| A&M #32 was found switching the yard north of town. |
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| J P Bell's photo display of trains in movies as seen from the 3rd floor of the Holiday Inn convention hotel. |
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| The A&M train from Van Buren is seen returning near the George's Feed Mill. |
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| The train is finally near the station. |
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| The passenger train gets into the clear for the southbound switcher sitting just north of Emma St. |
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| The passenger train then backs out on to the mainline. |
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| The passenger train power then started switching the order of the cars for the train on the next day. |
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| This is the view of the registration tables for the convention in the attrium of the Holiday Inn. |
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June 12, 2014
| When I got to the station in Springdale, they were putting the train together. |
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| The first coach was the "Biloxi Blues". |
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| The last 3 cars are all streamlined cars. |
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| The train is about ready to start loading the passengers. |
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| The 3 SD70ACes were all just north of Emma St. |  |
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| The first class passengers are seen lined up to board the last 3 cars. |
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| The coach class passengers are seen lined up to board the first 3 cars. |
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| The street is into a couple of apartment house complexes near the US71 underpass with the A&M. |
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| US71 underpass |
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| The A&M passenger to the Ft Smith Trolley Museum is seen crossing US71. |
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| I then headed to Fayette Junction, hoping to shoot the train again there. After waiting several minutes, I assumed that I had missed the train so I headed to Winslow. I visited the museum in the City Hall. Some nice displays. |
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| In the museum I found this painting by John Bell, a long time dear friend. It is of Burns Gable, a spot at the top of Gaylor Mtn. One of my most prized possessions is the painting that John did of an area of my HO layout which he had never seen. The painting was done from a B&W photo. It was a wedding gift to me and my wife and hangs where I can see it from my recliner next to my computer desk. |  |
| After several minutes, I decided to head to Van Buren in case I had missed the train. Again I was about to give up and get some lunch. I drove along its path with windows down. At Blakemore field, I heard a horn and positioned myself to get my photos. |  |
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June 13, 2014
| Upon getting to the A&M shop area, I caught 2 of the SD70ACes heading north for the train to Monett. |
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| I then shot the Amtrak display train which was part of the NRHS convention. |
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| Former F40PH locomotive 406, now serves as a power sourse for the exhibit cars. |
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| My last photos from the NRHS Convention were of this south bound passenger train for Van Buren at Fayette Junction. |
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