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| Title: |
Wintry scene |
| Description: |
The Monett Turn passes a snowy field and bare tree in this wintry scene approaching Gateway. Typical of the region, when snow falls, its not much and doesnt stay long. In a couple of days this scene will be just another drab winter day. |
| Photo Date: |
2/5/2007 Upload Date: 10/13/2012 11:29:32 PM |
| Location: |
Gateway, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 60(C420) AM 48(C420) AM 52(C420) AM 66(C420) |
| Views: |
1332 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Georges |
| Description: |
The 1500 trip returns past Georges in Springdale. Its so dark Im getting blur. Shutter speed is about ten minutes at f4. |
| Photo Date: |
12/6/2014 Upload Date: 12/7/2014 2:14:23 AM |
| Location: |
Springdale, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 52(C420) |
| Views: |
245 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Johnson turn around |
| Description: |
The 1500 train leaves Johnson switch, the turn around point, en route back to Springdale. |
| Photo Date: |
12/6/2014 Upload Date: 12/7/2014 2:08:50 AM |
| Location: |
Johnson, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 52(C420) AM 58(C420) |
| Views: |
683 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Riding in style |
| Description: |
The A&M put on their dome, as well as a diner ahead of the dome, seen passing the Tyson mill south of Springdale. |
| Photo Date: |
12/6/2014 Upload Date: 12/7/2014 2:16:48 AM |
| Location: |
Springdale, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 52(C420) |
| Views: |
995 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Arriving at the station |
| Description: |
The 1300 trip arrives at the Springdale station on its return trip. The next group is already lined up under the canopy. |
| Photo Date: |
12/6/2014 Upload Date: 12/7/2014 2:10:34 AM |
| Location: |
Springdale, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 52(C420) |
| Views: |
287 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
By the station |
| Description: |
A&M 52, the power on the north end of the train, poses at Springdale |
| Photo Date: |
12/6/2014 Upload Date: 12/7/2014 2:18:47 AM |
| Location: |
Springdale, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 52(C420) |
| Views: |
293 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Past the mill |
| Description: |
The 1500 trip rolls south past the Tyson feed mill. |
| Photo Date: |
12/6/2014 Upload Date: 12/7/2014 2:20:54 AM |
| Location: |
Springdale, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 52(C420) AM 58(C420) |
| Views: |
958 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Waving good bye |
| Description: |
The folks on the rear platform of this one time LIRR coach, now a chair car with an observation platform, wave as the train pulls from Winslow, headed for the tunnel and the deep Boston Mountains. |
| Photo Date: |
2/18/2017 Upload Date: 3/1/2017 5:05:02 AM |
| Location: |
Winslow, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Model,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 54(C420) AM 52(C420) |
| Views: |
359 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Ten to a hitch |
| Description: |
The power has run around the train at Winslow, and the brakeman helps the engineer back down to couple on for the trip south. |
| Photo Date: |
2/18/2017 Upload Date: 2/27/2017 4:42:24 AM |
| Location: |
Winslow, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 52(C420) |
| Views: |
382 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Backing down |
| Description: |
The power has run around the train, and is now backing to the head car to couple up and head south. |
| Photo Date: |
2/18/2017 Upload Date: 2/27/2017 5:01:41 AM |
| Location: |
Winslow, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 52(C420) AM 54(C420) |
| Views: |
346 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Thatll do |
| Description: |
The power makes the hitch, and does a short tug test. Its good. |
| Photo Date: |
2/18/2017 Upload Date: 2/27/2017 4:57:11 AM |
| Location: |
Winslow, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 52(C420) |
| Views: |
346 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Making the air lines |
| Description: |
The brakeman connects the air hoses now that the power is on. Hell do a terminal brake test, then its back to Ft Smith. |
| Photo Date: |
2/18/2017 Upload Date: 2/27/2017 5:00:40 AM |
| Location: |
Winslow, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 52(C420) |
| Views: |
371 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
One more |
| Description: |
A foot to go |
| Photo Date: |
2/18/2017 Upload Date: 2/27/2017 4:54:10 AM |
| Location: |
Winslow, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 52(C420) |
| Views: |
378 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Two feet |
| Description: |
The power is almost back on the train. |
| Photo Date: |
2/18/2017 Upload Date: 2/27/2017 4:51:42 AM |
| Location: |
Winslow, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 52(C420) |
| Views: |
339 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Coming around |
| Description: |
The power rolls down the siding at Winslow, making its run around move. |
| Photo Date: |
2/18/2017 Upload Date: 2/27/2017 5:04:02 AM |
| Location: |
Winslow, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 54(C420) AM 52(C420) |
| Views: |
380 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Rolling across |
| Description: |
The excursion to Winslow has finally gotten the bridge, and is crossing the Arkansas River and will be back at Fort Smith in about 15 minutes. |
| Photo Date: |
2/18/2017 Upload Date: 2/28/2017 4:34:55 AM |
| Location: |
Fort Smith, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 54(C420) AM 52(C420) |
| Views: |
323 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Coming across |
| Description: |
Now the bridge is down, the train is crossing, and will shortly be in Fort Smith to drop its passengers. |
| Photo Date: |
2/18/2017 Upload Date: 2/25/2017 4:40:15 AM |
| Location: |
Fort Smith, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 54(C420) AM 52(C420) |
| Views: |
294 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Smashing |
| Description: |
The excursion has passed through Van Buren, and is now waiting on the Arkansas River lift bridge to lower. The head end is looking squarely at the counterweight to the lift span, which serves as a smashboard to keep a train from rolling into the river. It will be another 15 minutes til the bridge goes up, despite the lack of river traffic. |
| Photo Date: |
2/18/2017 Upload Date: 2/28/2017 4:20:14 AM |
| Location: |
Fort Smith, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 54(C420) AM 52(C420) |
| Views: |
345 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Straight on |
| Description: |
The excursion to Winslow approaches the I 49 overpass as it rolls through Chester. Theres not much room on the bridge, since the on ramp takes up most of the space there, so I dont recommend this vantage point. |
| Photo Date: |
2/18/2017 Upload Date: 2/28/2017 4:46:39 AM |
| Location: |
Chester, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 54(C420) AM 52(C420) |
| Views: |
378 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Froggy |
| Description: |
The southbound excursion crosses Frog Bayou. |
| Photo Date: |
2/18/2017 Upload Date: 2/28/2017 4:53:33 AM |
| Location: |
Mountainburg, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 54(C420) AM 52(C420) |
| Views: |
351 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Pulling out |
| Description: |
The excursion pulls away from the station at Winslow. |
| Photo Date: |
2/18/2017 Upload Date: 2/27/2017 5:06:24 AM |
| Location: |
Winslow, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 54(C420) AM 52(C420) |
| Views: |
374 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Starting down |
| Description: |
Finally the horn sounded, and the lift span started down. Note the smashboards have lifted up as the structure descends. |
| Photo Date: |
2/18/2017 Upload Date: 2/25/2017 3:57:07 AM |
| Location: |
Fort Smith, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 54(C420) AM 52(C420) |
| Views: |
286 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
A little more |
| Description: |
The bridge descent is now underway, but still a few more minutes til its ready for a train. The train still waits... |
| Photo Date: |
2/18/2017 Upload Date: 2/25/2017 4:12:18 AM |
| Location: |
Fort Smith, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 54(C420) AM 52(C420) |
| Views: |
260 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Half way |
| Description: |
The bridge descent continues, about half way there now. |
| Photo Date: |
2/18/2017 Upload Date: 2/25/2017 4:14:01 AM |
| Location: |
Fort Smith, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 54(C420) AM 52(C420) |
| Views: |
283 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Heading south |
| Description: |
I returned to the Fort Smith area the following Saturday to shoot the southbound excursion. Im in Ft Smith Park for this set. The train has pulled up on the bridge and is waiting for it to descend so it can get back to the station. It took a good 15 minutes for the bridge to start down. There was no river traffic during this time. |
| Photo Date: |
2/18/2017 Upload Date: 2/25/2017 3:55:01 AM |
| Location: |
Fort Smith, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 54(C420) AM 52(C420) |
| Views: |
297 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Down!! |
| Description: |
The Arkansas River bridge is down, and the excursion can finally make the last leg of the trip to the Ft Smith Trolley Museum to drop its riders. |
| Photo Date: |
2/18/2017 Upload Date: 2/25/2017 4:19:48 AM |
| Location: |
Fort Smith, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 54(C420) AM 52(C420) |
| Views: |
266 Comments: 1 |
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