to Springdale while the train returned almost empty later. Wednesday was spent visiting vari-
ous Ozark Mountain tourist railroads. First up was a stop at Silver Dollar City outside Branson, Mo., to ride and pho- tograph the park’s two-foot gauge rail- road. Built in 1962, the railroad is one of the oldest attractions in the park. While it originally used an American- built engine, the railroad now uses Ger- man-built tank engines. Once finished at Silver Dollar City,
the group moved on to the Branson Belle boat cruise before heading back into Arkansas to visit the Eureka Springs & North Arkansas Railroad. The railroad uses an EMD SW1 for the 2.5-mile slow speed run. There was also an opportunity to ride in their 1951 Chevrolet track inspector’s car.
ABOVE: Tuesday’s photo train featured stops at hard-to-reach places, including two spec- tacular trestles south of Winslow, Ark. Alco C420 No. 44 (ex-Louisville & Nashville 1353) makes for a grand sight as the clouds parted for the stop.
ABOVE RIGHT: NRHS convention chairman Bart Jennings downs a cold Coke early in the morning as he gets ready for another near- perfect day on the railroad.
RIGHT: Tuesday’s photo train included night photo opportunities on the return trip. A&M Alco C420 No. 68 (ex-Lehigh Valley 411) pauses at Winslow for the last photo opportu- nity of the long day.
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