Arkansas & Missouri Railroad (DVD Video)

Alcos in the Ozarks

The last diesel locomotive rolled off the Alco assembly line in 1969 but the hills of northwest Arkansas still echoed those distinctive Alco sounds in 1988, when Pentrex set out to bring you an up close and personal look at the people, places, and equipment of the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad. Running along a 139-mile corridor from Fort Smith, Arkansas to Monett, Missouri, the A&M is a longtime favorite of railfans as its fleet is comprised entirely of Alco locomotives. Heres your opportunity to see Century 420s climbing the steep slopes of the Boston Mountains, the highest mountain grade between the Appalachians and the Rockies. Youll thrill to those unmistakable throaty sounds of an Alco throttle yanked into Run Eight. Youll also ride in the cab of a smoking T-6 as it switches cars on a branch line and visit the shops in Springdale where the locomotives are serviced and kept running strong. A highlight of your adventures is a ride aboard RS-1 #22 as it pulls a passenger train just for us. This entertaining tour of the Arkansas & Missouri is a must-have addition to your railroad DVD collection!

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• pentrex
• railroad
• train
• locomotive
• arkansas
• missouri
• csx
• bnsf
• up
• ns
• rails

[maineboy1979]

The 8 people who "disliked" this video have no taste!

[TrainmanEvan]

OMG! I love this video!! I remember getting from the library when i was little and watching it OVER AND OVER again!! And, yes, they're still open. :)

[megatwingo]

Cool scene. I love the track crossing, because we haven´t such crossings of main lines in Germany. Thumbs up! :)

[skinnyshit8888]

ALCO, A LEGEND TO REMEMBER

[sabethafiredept]

Does anybody know the average number of trains that run per day over the railroad?

[HUTCHtopher]

@arkie74

Just wondering cause the last time I checked RS-1 parts were getting scarce.

[arkie74]

@HUTCHtopher as far as I know, last time i seen her she was in springdale at the shop

[HUTCHtopher]

Wonder if the A&M still hass the 22 running?

[SubwayAddictor]

Nice Video. A lot of Important information

[JDeereGP]

This video is awesome! Lots of great history, you'll see Great Northern sky blue boxcar that missed the green paint gun, along with Frisco covered hopper.. I just got this video and its great!

[pianomanmaestro]

Is this the same one that runs along the river up through perry ville?