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Tom Beckett's Collection
 
4/24/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Arkansas & Missouri
Type: Passenger Car
AAR Class: PA: Car equipped to handle passengers.
AAR Type: M500
Detail Info:   Misc Cars
User Notes:   Spirit of Arkansas

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Diner
Title:  Diner
Description:  This stainless steel diner is now in the A&M stable. Today it is providing hot chocolate to Santa train riders.
Photo Date:  12/5/2015  Upload Date: 12/17/2015 4:50:54 AM
Location:  Springdale, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  629   Comments: 2
At the station
Title:  At the station
Description:  C 420 68 is the north end power as the Santa train sits at Springdale station.
Photo Date:  12/5/2015  Upload Date: 12/15/2015 3:07:41 AM
Location:  Springdale, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AM 68(C420)
Views:  504   Comments: 1
Headed back
Title:  Headed back
Description:  The Santa train approaches the road crossing at Johnson, now on the way back to Springdale with its happy riders.
Photo Date:  12/5/2015  Upload Date: 12/15/2015 3:01:37 AM
Location:  Johnson, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AM 68(C420)
Views:  553   Comments: 1
Going round the bend
Title:  Going round the bend
Description:  The train has left Winslow and is now headed for the tunnel, around the bend and in a deep cut.
Photo Date:  2/11/2017  Upload Date: 2/18/2017 4:07:38 AM
Location:  Winslow, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AM 54(C420) AM 58(C420)
Views:  574   Comments: 0
Hunting frogs
Title:  Hunting frogs
Description:  The northbound train crosses Frog Bayou, just south of Mountainburg, as it heads toward Winslow.
Photo Date:  2/11/2017  Upload Date: 2/17/2017 4:41:43 AM
Location:  Mountainburg, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AM 58(C420) AM 54(C420)
Views:  570   Comments: 4
Clear of the tunnel
Title:  Clear of the tunnel
Description:  The train from Ft Smith arrives at Winslow, having just cleared the tunnel, which is out of sight on the right side of the photo. The entrance is around the curve, in a deep cut.
Photo Date:  2/11/2017  Upload Date: 2/17/2017 4:48:18 AM
Location:  Winslow, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AM 58(C420) AM 54(C420)
Views:  565   Comments: 1
Spirit of Arkansas
Title:  Spirit of Arkansas
Description:  The stainless steel car Spirit of Arkansas was the second car on todays train.
Photo Date:  2/16/2017  Upload Date: 2/18/2017 3:53:48 AM
Location:  Mountainburg, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  507   Comments: 1
Waiting for time
Title:  Waiting for time
Description:  The crew on the Ft Smith-Winslow excursion waits for time at the Ft Smith Trolley Museum.
Photo Date:  2/16/2017  Upload Date: 2/18/2017 3:55:15 AM
Location:  Fort Smith, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AM 58(C420) AM 54(C420)
Views:  960   Comments: 1


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