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| Title: |
Diner |
| Description: |
This stainless steel diner is now in the A&M stable. Today it is providing hot chocolate to Santa train riders. |
| Photo Date: |
12/5/2015 Upload Date: 12/17/2015 4:50:54 AM |
| Location: |
Springdale, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger,Action |
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715 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
At the station |
| Description: |
C 420 68 is the north end power as the Santa train sits at Springdale station. |
| Photo Date: |
12/5/2015 Upload Date: 12/15/2015 3:07:41 AM |
| Location: |
Springdale, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 68(C420) |
| Views: |
600 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Headed back |
| Description: |
The Santa train approaches the road crossing at Johnson, now on the way back to Springdale with its happy riders. |
| Photo Date: |
12/5/2015 Upload Date: 12/15/2015 3:01:37 AM |
| Location: |
Johnson, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 68(C420) |
| Views: |
656 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Going round the bend |
| Description: |
The train has left Winslow and is now headed for the tunnel, around the bend and in a deep cut. |
| Photo Date: |
2/11/2017 Upload Date: 2/18/2017 4:07:38 AM |
| Location: |
Winslow, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 54(C420) AM 58(C420) |
| Views: |
666 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Hunting frogs |
| Description: |
The northbound train crosses Frog Bayou, just south of Mountainburg, as it heads toward Winslow. |
| Photo Date: |
2/11/2017 Upload Date: 2/17/2017 4:41:43 AM |
| Location: |
Mountainburg, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 58(C420) AM 54(C420) |
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669 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
Clear of the tunnel |
| Description: |
The train from Ft Smith arrives at Winslow, having just cleared the tunnel, which is out of sight on the right side of the photo. The entrance is around the curve, in a deep cut. |
| Photo Date: |
2/11/2017 Upload Date: 2/17/2017 4:48:18 AM |
| Location: |
Winslow, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 58(C420) AM 54(C420) |
| Views: |
689 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Spirit of Arkansas |
| Description: |
The stainless steel car Spirit of Arkansas was the second car on todays train. |
| Photo Date: |
2/16/2017 Upload Date: 2/18/2017 3:53:48 AM |
| Location: |
Mountainburg, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,RollingStock,Passenger,Action |
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587 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Waiting for time |
| Description: |
The crew on the Ft Smith-Winslow excursion waits for time at the Ft Smith Trolley Museum. |
| Photo Date: |
2/16/2017 Upload Date: 2/18/2017 3:55:15 AM |
| Location: |
Fort Smith, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 58(C420) AM 54(C420) |
| Views: |
1073 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Coming into the station again. |
| Description: |
Another Christmas Train. |
| Photo Date: |
12/5/2020 Upload Date: 4/5/2022 11:35:25 PM |
| Location: |
Springdale, AR |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Yard,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AM 68(C420) AM 72(SD70ACe) |
| Views: |
377 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Barton Jennings leading the train today |
| Description: |
This man is especially important here at VB, in fact hes been with the A&M since the very beginning and helped rebuild it in 1987. |
| Photo Date: |
12/8/2020 Upload Date: 4/6/2022 12:30:57 AM |
| Location: |
Van Buren, AR |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AM 68(C420) |
| Views: |
342 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
A&M 109 |
| Description: |
Back in Springdale now, I shot this photo of 109s interior. |
| Photo Date: |
12/15/2020 Upload Date: 4/6/2022 12:36:03 AM |
| Location: |
Springdale, AR |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
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| Views: |
192 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
68 leads the way north |
| Description: |
We stopped briefely to pick up my partner Nick. The view is from car 108. |
| Photo Date: |
12/20/2020 Upload Date: 4/6/2022 5:23:22 AM |
| Location: |
Rogers, AR |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
RollingStock |
| Locomotives: |
AM 68(C420) |
| Views: |
321 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The ride was fun |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
12/20/2020 Upload Date: 4/6/2022 5:34:48 AM |
| Location: |
Exeter, MO |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 68(C420) |
| Views: |
344 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Goin' round |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
12/20/2020 Upload Date: 4/6/2022 5:36:14 AM |
| Location: |
Exeter, MO |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 68(C420) |
| Views: |
333 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The Consist 1 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
12/20/2020 Upload Date: 4/6/2022 5:39:32 AM |
| Location: |
Monett, MO |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Passenger |
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| Views: |
320 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The Consist 3 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
12/20/2020 Upload Date: 4/6/2022 5:44:20 AM |
| Location: |
Monett, MO |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AM 68(C420) |
| Views: |
362 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The Consist 6 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
12/20/2020 Upload Date: 4/6/2022 5:47:46 AM |
| Location: |
Monett, MO |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AM 44(C420) AM 68(C420) |
| Views: |
429 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The Consist 7 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
12/20/2020 Upload Date: 4/6/2022 5:49:14 AM |
| Location: |
Monett, MO |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AM 68(C420) |
| Views: |
381 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
All in a hard days work |
| Description: |
And here we kick back and relax with pizza in car 109. Despite it being such a crappy year, at least we could end it on a high note, and I had made many memories I will never forget. |
| Photo Date: |
12/20/2020 Upload Date: 4/6/2022 5:52:52 AM |
| Location: |
Purdy, MO |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger |
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| Views: |
190 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Rounding back to Arkansas |
| Description: |
It seriously was an experience you cant replicate. |
| Photo Date: |
12/20/2020 Upload Date: 4/6/2022 5:58:26 AM |
| Location: |
Butterfield, MO |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,Winter,Passenger,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 44(C420) |
| Views: |
357 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Friends |
| Description: |
Here, I pose with one of the Van Buren volunteers, who just so happened to be in a Discord server I am in by sheer coincidence. Pretty neat. |
| Photo Date: |
4/17/2021 Upload Date: 5/1/2022 2:12:14 AM |
| Location: |
Van Buren, AR |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger |
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| Views: |
203 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Rounding back into Springdale |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
4/24/2021 Upload Date: 5/1/2022 2:38:52 AM |
| Location: |
Springdale, AR |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 44(C420) AM 62(C420) |
| Views: |
465 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
A&M 109 all fancy |
| Description: |
I dont remember the event lol |
| Photo Date: |
8/28/2021 Upload Date: 5/1/2022 3:40:58 AM |
| Location: |
Springdale, AR |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
180 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Food. |
| Description: |
Yum. |
| Photo Date: |
8/28/2021 Upload Date: 5/1/2022 3:42:23 AM |
| Location: |
Springdale, AR |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
186 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
A&M 109 Detail A |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/2/2021 Upload Date: 5/1/2022 4:12:28 AM |
| Location: |
Springdale, AR |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
RollingStock |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
210 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
A&M 109 Detail B |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/2/2021 Upload Date: 5/1/2022 4:14:00 AM |
| Location: |
Springdale, AR |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
RollingStock |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
178 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
A&M 109 Detail C |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/2/2021 Upload Date: 5/1/2022 4:15:11 AM |
| Location: |
Springdale, AR |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
RollingStock |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
193 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
A&M 109 Detail D |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/2/2021 Upload Date: 5/1/2022 4:16:29 AM |
| Location: |
Springdale, AR |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
RollingStock |
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| Views: |
172 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
109 and the wheelchair lift |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/2/2021 Upload Date: 5/1/2022 4:21:25 AM |
| Location: |
Van Buren, AR |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger |
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| Views: |
236 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Directing |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/2/2021 Upload Date: 5/1/2022 4:22:51 AM |
| Location: |
Van Buren, AR |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action |
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| Views: |
246 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Van Buren |
| Description: |
We aren't allowed to block the crossing for very long. |
| Photo Date: |
10/2/2021 Upload Date: 5/1/2022 4:26:33 AM |
| Location: |
Van Buren, AR |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action |
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| Views: |
290 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Van Buren |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/2/2021 Upload Date: 5/1/2022 4:28:48 AM |
| Location: |
Van Buren, AR |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
220 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Van Buren |
| Description: |
On the way back, apparently the rain and wind was so strong that 62 actually hit a tree. Two of them. |
| Photo Date: |
10/2/2021 Upload Date: 5/1/2022 4:38:11 AM |
| Location: |
Van Buren, AR |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AM 62(C420) AM 44(C420) |
| Views: |
369 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Van Buren |
| Description: |
Preparing to open up the vestibule. |
| Photo Date: |
10/2/2021 Upload Date: 5/1/2022 4:52:46 AM |
| Location: |
Van Buren, AR |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
190 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
General Maintenence |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
3/16/2022 Upload Date: 5/2/2022 2:44:06 AM |
| Location: |
Springdale, AR |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger |
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| Views: |
185 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Maintenence crews |
| Description: |
And our engineer. |
| Photo Date: |
3/16/2022 Upload Date: 5/2/2022 2:47:06 AM |
| Location: |
Springdale, AR |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action |
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| Views: |
263 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Morning moon... |
| Description: |
while Nick go zoom. |
| Photo Date: |
3/19/2022 Upload Date: 5/2/2022 3:20:46 AM |
| Location: |
Springdale, AR |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
174 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Smokey |
| Description: |
Oil buildup so I've been told. |
| Photo Date: |
3/19/2022 Upload Date: 5/2/2022 3:23:50 AM |
| Location: |
Springdale, AR |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
242 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Conductors |
| Description: |
Me and a few others got to get off at Van Buren for the day |
| Photo Date: |
3/19/2022 Upload Date: 5/2/2022 3:46:50 AM |
| Location: |
Van Buren, AR |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
195 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Lead Conductor James |
| Description: |
Cool guy. |
| Photo Date: |
3/19/2022 Upload Date: 5/2/2022 3:48:15 AM |
| Location: |
Van Buren, AR |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
214 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"All clear." |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
3/19/2022 Upload Date: 5/2/2022 3:49:38 AM |
| Location: |
Van Buren, AR |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
198 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Helicopter |
| Description: |
Theres an airfield nearby. |
| Photo Date: |
3/25/2022 Upload Date: 5/2/2022 5:16:16 PM |
| Location: |
Springdale, AR |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
Station |
| Locomotives: |
AM 44(C420) AM 62(C420) |
| Views: |
340 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Spirit of Arkansas |
| Description: |
What a shot. |
| Photo Date: |
3/25/2022 Upload Date: 5/2/2022 5:17:33 PM |
| Location: |
Springdale, AR |
| Author: |
Ian Hilderbrand |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
182 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AM Diner-Lounge #109 "Spirit of Arkansas" is part of the consist of a southbound excursion train |
| Description: |
#109 “Spirit of Arkansas” Diner-Lounge #8322 entered service on August 20, 1950, as a Southern Pacific Sunset Limited “Pride of Texas” coffee shop-lounge car. |
| Photo Date: |
6/13/2025 Upload Date: 6/20/2025 8:07:13 PM |
| Location: |
Springdale, AR |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger,Action |
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| Views: |
7 Comments: 0 |
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