Steam Locomotive 201 on the Eureka Springs & North Arkansas

October 1997 visit to the ES&NA Railway at Eureka Springs, Arkansas. While the line is still in operation today, steam hasn't run in many years. The featured locomotive is No. 201, a 1906 Alco 2-6-0 from the Moscow, Camden & San Augustine.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Eureka Springs
• Arkansas
• steam train
• steam locomotive
• 201
• ES&NA
• tourist railroad
• tourist train
• passenger train

[EddBassMasterFan1011]

I use to serve food on the dineing train.When we ran out we starting taking food off of the plates of people who had finished and raked it back into the steam trays to reheat it and served it again to the other side of the car.Man if thoses people knew they were eating other peoples leftovers.can you say law suit.That is back when bob dortch was still alive.

[jterry618]

Yechhh!

[chemicalreaction94]

This makes me sad. Me and my cousin rode the train back when we were little, and I remember this engine blasting us with water. When I went back before Halloween, I found it sitting in the grass. So sad.

[Strasburg1991]

when will steam ever again??

[atsf3415dbr]

Unfortunately, I was only 2 when the ES&NA stopped running steam. On my first vacation there, I was expecting steam to be running, but I was WRONG!

[q5632]

Super video, and brings back lots of memories! I had the opportunity to run 201 and 1 when I would go down on vacation. I would like to get a whistle made like the higher pitched one. I do have a Burlington 5 chime repro but it the one on the loco isn't a Q whistle. Bob Dortch Sr. told me that he bought it locally , found it on the floor of a shed when looking at other items to buy.

[Jemalacane]

I have seen this locomotive in person. This locomotive played an enormous role in my love for steam.

[railsrust]

@razgrizaceblaze259 I spoke with a guy on the phone about what these whistles are. He makes whistles for living. The higher pitched whistle is definitely a 5 chime, but it is slightly a wonder what it is. Mostly likely though, iti s a CB&Q 5 chime. That deeper whistle is more of a mystery. It is likely a hancock, specifically one from the Frisco. I hope that helps.

[razgrizaceblaze259]

Does anyone have any idea what kind of whistles are being used by #201 in this video? I know that in the videos of #201 uploaded by shay29772003, #201 is wearing a Powell 3-chime. However, neither of the two whistles that #201 is wearing in this video sound like Powell 3-chime, to me. Any guess at what kind of whistles these are would be greatly appreciated.