Arkansas & Missouri
Cab Ride on Ft Smith Turn
Southbound

On Oct. 24, 1988 I got a cab ride in the third unit of the Ft. Smith turn. This first shot shows the train climbing the grade to Winslow.
The train is then seen arriving at the grade crossing in downtown Winslow.

This view of the Boston Mountains is from just south of the tunnel at Winslow.

The train is then seen on treatle #1, 125 ft tall.

The next view is between trestles 1 and 2.

We are now approaching trestle #2.

These next 4 shots were in the Montainburg area.

The following two images are in the Lancaster area, including the bridge that appears in many photos.

Next comes Rudy. This store was across the road from where the station stood when I shot it in 1961.

The next series of shots were taken passing through Van Buren and out onto the Arkansas River bridge.

Here we see the approach to the bridge.

While we were stopped waiting for the bridge to come down, I went to the lead unit to get this shot. A can of Brass-O was kept in the cab of each locomotive so that the shine on the bell was always fresh.

The next series of shots were made as we arrived in the Ft Smith North Yard.

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