The CN units never got repainted. In fact, one of them was scrapped and the other two are currently out of service. Track speed on the A&M varies greatly, from Fort Smith to Van Buren speed is 20 mph. From Van Buren to Springdale the speed is 35 mph. From Springdale to Rogers its 35 mph. From Rogers to Monett Missouri its 49 mph. The line is controlled by Track Warrant Control, dispatcher is there but they only do the track warrants and lower the Arkansas River Bridge when needed.
dang, that's the fastest I've seen an M&NA train go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When they go through Lamar they do less than 10 MPH and they take longer than 10 min. to go through. Sigh. That's the first time I've ever seen actual M&NA locos every time an M&NA train goes through Lamar it has UP locos on there for some reason.
Great to see the A&M staying with the used Alco market out of Canada M420s' ? Thanks for Sharing the moment. Brings back old memories of the L&N here in Kentucky in the late 70's and early 80s'.
If I'm not mistaken, the buildings you can see through one of the open cars toward the end were from the Pennington Seed depot I worked at as a young man, shoveling fescue seed during the summers. I think a couple other buildings are new; I haven't been there for a while.
the Arkansas and Missouri railroad runs pretty much from the UP joint at Fort Smith Arkansas, north through Fayetteville, Springdale and Rogers Arkansas, up through Seligman and Washburn Missouri to run with the BNSF to about Springfield MO. like was said, this is at Seligman and Washburn MO.
nice catch
texasrupert 1 year ago
dang i love shortlines that put k5las on thier engines
mjet401bnsf 1 year ago
The A&M is an All ALCo operation if I am not mistaken.
TVRM610 1 year ago
The CN units never got repainted. In fact, one of them was scrapped and the other two are currently out of service. Track speed on the A&M varies greatly, from Fort Smith to Van Buren speed is 20 mph. From Van Buren to Springdale the speed is 35 mph. From Springdale to Rogers its 35 mph. From Rogers to Monett Missouri its 49 mph. The line is controlled by Track Warrant Control, dispatcher is there but they only do the track warrants and lower the Arkansas River Bridge when needed.
mydellcomputerman 2 years ago
what is the speed for the A&M? and is it dispatched with Track warrent Control?
andybowe 2 years ago
did those cn units ever get re painted?
thecommentking1989 2 years ago
Thanks for the great videos I live in Garfield and can't get enough of those Alcos! Great horns!!
docsavage408 2 years ago
Pentrex put out a video on the A&M back in the mid 1990's with a lot of history of the line and why they use Alcos for their power.
turnoutjim 3 years ago
all alcos, great!
NJT4111 3 years ago
dang, that's the fastest I've seen an M&NA train go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When they go through Lamar they do less than 10 MPH and they take longer than 10 min. to go through. Sigh. That's the first time I've ever seen actual M&NA locos every time an M&NA train goes through Lamar it has UP locos on there for some reason.
railfanfromiantha 3 years ago
For one thing that is not M&NA, it is A&M a totally different railroad.
railfanalways 3 years ago
dang...two canadian national engines still in the zebra paint scheme...nice
zackman86 4 years ago
Great to see the A&M staying with the used Alco market out of Canada M420s' ? Thanks for Sharing the moment. Brings back old memories of the L&N here in Kentucky in the late 70's and early 80s'.
bruce6759 4 years ago
Dose the A&M have any highnose Alcos?
trainlord11 4 years ago
if they do, i haven't seen them yet. I think there's a couple of them sitting outside of the Springdale Shops.
Hiei2k7 4 years ago
A&M does not own any high nose Alcos to my knowledge.
ArkansasRailfan 3 years ago
No they do not. I live here in Springdale, AR home of the A&m.
ghutured 2 years ago
@trainlord11 A&M does not have any high nose engines at all
CNtrains1 1 year ago
@trainlord11 yup. There are still a few in service, but not very many.
qfhd766b 8 months ago
Awesome! I just started posting some vids of the A&M today. Gotta love that power! Thanks!
CRAZY4TRAINS 4 years ago
If I'm not mistaken, the buildings you can see through one of the open cars toward the end were from the Pennington Seed depot I worked at as a young man, shoveling fescue seed during the summers. I think a couple other buildings are new; I haven't been there for a while.
davedirt01 4 years ago
The Seligman shots are across the tracks from Norm's grocery in downtown, the Washburn Shots are from MO 90 down from the Southwest Schools.
Hiei2k7 4 years ago
the Arkansas and Missouri railroad runs pretty much from the UP joint at Fort Smith Arkansas, north through Fayetteville, Springdale and Rogers Arkansas, up through Seligman and Washburn Missouri to run with the BNSF to about Springfield MO. like was said, this is at Seligman and Washburn MO.
Hiei2k7 4 years ago
I wanna railfan this railroad sometime... they got two ex- BC Rail units now too!
railwayman 4 years ago
@railwayman those units r numbered 56 and 57
CNtrains1 1 year ago