A&M's Springdale to Van Buren excursion train crosses one of many creeks and small streams on its way south through the Ozarks.
A&M's Monett Turn winds around the curves near Washburn, MO with 5 Alco C420s for power on its way to deliver interchange to BNSF.
A&M's Monett Turn charges uphill at Purdy, MO bound for Springdale, AR with interchange from BNSF.
The Monett Turn gathers speed through Avoca to prepare for the assault on the "Devils Eyebrow", a series of reverse curves and steep grades near Garfield, AR.
Arkansas & Missouri alcos are lined up waiting for work at Springdale on a quiet Independence Day morning.
Just south of Holbrook, 3 Apache Alcos lead empty baretables that will be put into long term storage on the Snowflake Branch.
In the late afternoon on the Apache Railway's Snowflake Branch, finds 3 of the Company's Alco's setting out a string of well cars for long term storage.
After dropping there train of empty well cars at the end of the Snowflake Branch, 3 Apache units head back west light engines as they smoke it up in the late afternon sun.
APA 81 eases its train to a stop as they prepare to drop a cut of empty well cars for long term storage on the Snowflake Branch.
3 Apache Alco's lead a baretable move off the BNSF for storage on the Apache Property.
The Springfield-Monett turn glides downgrade at Roberts Loop just east of Garfield, AR.
AM 44, a former SAL locomotive, leads the charge up grade just north of Rogers, AR.
A heavy Apache Railway manifest climbs through the high desert toward Snowflake, AZ.
The Monett Turn races North.
