Ft. Smith & Western Engine Terminal

J. H. Westbay Photo, Louis A. Marre Collection
This was taken in Ft. Smith on August 20, 1923.
Mike Condren Collection
FS&W 4-4-0 #2

Mike Condren Collection
FS&W 4-4-0 #2

FS&W 4-4-0 #2

Jack Avery Photo, Louis A. Marre Collection
FS&W 4-4-0 #4 9/2/38

Louis A. Marre Collection
Second #4 is seen in Ft. Smith outside the engine house on March 27, 1938. Note the piping on the fireman side of the engine leading to the second tender

J. H. Westbay Photo, Louis A. Marre Collection
This was taken in Ft. Smith on August 20, 1923.

Louis A. Marre Collection
This was not in Ft. Smith but in Guthrie, OK in 1907, depending when that year it was taken.

ALCo Photo
1907

Louis A. Marre Collection
The FS&W installed the piston valves seen on this engine in 1923. The engine is seen outside the shops on Feb 16, 1933.

Joseph Schick Photo, Louis A. Marre Collection
FS&W 4-6-0 #14 in Ft. Smith, 2/14/34

Robert Hanft Photo, Louis A. Marre Collection
FS&W 4-6-0 #14 Ft. Smith 9/2/38

Louis A. Marre Collection
FS&W #23 in Ft. Smith 7/37

Mike Condren Collection
FS&W 2-8-2 #23

FS&W 2-8-2 #23

Baldwin Locomotive Works Photo, Louis A. Marre Collection
This was one of 5 locomotives (23-28) which were sold to the Columbus & Greenwille Railroad in Mississippi.

J. H. Westbay Photo, Louis A. Marre Collection
This was taken in Ft. Smith on August 20, 1923.

Louis A. Marre Collection
This photo appeared in a special issue of the newspaper in 1937 focusing on coal mining, All three of these engines were sold to the Columbus & Greenwille Railroad in Mississippi.

J. H. Westbay Photo, Louis A. Marre Collection
FS&W 4-8-0 #31 in Ft. Smith 8/20/23 shortly after it arrived and before it saw service.

J. H. Westbay Photo, Louis A. Marre Collection
FS&W 4-8-0 #31 in Ft. Smith 8/12/26

Louis A. Marre Collection
FS&W 4-8-0 #32 Ft. Smith 7/6/39 This engine was retained by scrapper to power scrap train.

FS&W 2-6-0 #41 Ft. Smith

John Fink Photo, Louis Marre Collection
Charles Winters and Herb Huber accompanied John Fink when this photo was taken on July 20, 1939. The dog was Charles' dog "Spot".

From Ft. Smith Historical Soicety "The Journal", April 1992
The rear of the FS&W engine house .

Louis A. Marre Photo
This view of the former Fortt Smith & Western engine house was taken on Aug. 10, 1967.

Mike Condren Photo
Views of the FS&W enginehouse area, 2/20/82.

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