Contemporary Ft. Smith Sub Pics...

[Coonskin]

Well... I truly wish that blk&y and/or orange & white Geeps and F's were in these pics, but alas, 'tis only the nose of a burgundy Alco. However, it IS the former Frisco Ft. Smith Sub... so that's surely worth a look-see at how the "trustee" (the A&M ) of this sacred ground is taking care of the property.

That so... hop on board with me as we take a couple of Winslow Psgr Turns up The Mountain. First up... a few from a trip I ran last year:

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psgr1: Waiting for the Arkansas River drop span to settle into place. Soon we'll be back on our way north to Winslow.

psgr2: Only to stop short at a stop signal at the UP interlocker just a few hundred yards later!

psgr3: "Civilization" well behind us, We're now motoring along at the allowable 35 MPH through fantastic Ozark scenery.

psgr4: A pine tree lined curving cut. Around the curve is the bridge just south of the long-gone town of "Lancaster".

psgr5: And here's the bridge! That's Frog Creek below us.

psgr6: A neat valley scene as we click past "Granny's". As tradition has handed down, I give a little "toot" on the whistle for her. (I'm told she has watched trains past this spot for many a decade.)

psgr7: On the longest tangent on the line, just north of Chester.

psgr8: We're on our way up The Mountain now, and ahead is Bridge 3, the smallest of the three bridges we'll cross on our climb.

psgr9: Bridge 2. The second biggest bridge!

psgr10: Ahead is Bridge 1. It's The Biggie. My first time over this bridge I was in the hotseat of an orange & white GP7 (trailed by a black & yellow and two more orange & white's). The quartet was working a tonnage train up to Winslow on the "Winslow Turn". I recall the Geeps were doing about 8 MPH at that time. Alas, it's an Alco for today.

Welp... all for this post. To be continued!

Andre Ming