Arkansas & Missouri
56-class C420s
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On my way to the Main Street crossing in Van Buren, I noticed that the lift span was down. I raced toward the bridge but the train was already heading down grade into the A&M yard, 8/5/08. |
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| The train then pulled up to the Main Street crossing and stopped. |
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| Here we see A&M #56 on the Ft. Smith turn with cars for the UP climbing the hill up from the Arkansas River bridge, April 23, 2010. | ||
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| Later that day we see the same consist back in the UP yard in Van Buren. |
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A&M 57 |
| A&M C420 #57 is seen MUed to new slug #80 in their River Front yard in Van Buren, AR, 8/4/08. |
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| A&M #57 is seen with #80 and #56 in the UP Van Buren yard, 8/4/08. |
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The A&M consist is now seen on the approach to the Arkansas River bridge in Van Buren, 8/4/08. |
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Once across the bridge, the train switches from the A&M line to the former MP Ft. Smith Railroad line. Here we see the train pulling the grade up from the river, 8/4/08. |
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The A&M is seen crossing North 6th Street on the down grade into the yard, 8/4/08. |
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The A&M train on the Ft. Smith Railroad is seen here passing the Ft. Smith Railroad terminal and the Ft. Smith Visitors Center (the only Visitor Center in a former brothel). In the going away shot, we see the former Frisco station, 8/4/08. |
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| A couple of hours later, the A&M is seen making a run upgrade for the bridge. |
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| On my Sept. 29, 2010 Wednesday trip to Memphis, I stopped by the UP yard in Van Buren as usual. On this trip I found the A&M transfer power sitting just west of Main Street on their lead to the Arkansas River bridge. This day the power is a C425 and slug. |
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