Switching Fort Smith
Having completed their 28 mile trip from the mainline in Poteau, OK the Fort Smith Dodger (train RHV106 03) is seen working in their historic original Kansas City Southern Yard in the town that gives them their name.
While their are a few smaller customers they switch and they do handle a bit of interchange with both shortlines in town, the Arkansas and Missouri and Fort Smith Railroad's, their main reason for continued existence is to serve the OK Foods feed mill on the edge of downtown. I was astonished to find that the 10 story tall grain towers were decorated with three truly stunning portraits. Fort Smith has a surprisingly vibrant downtown full of historic sites, good restaurants, and public art but few art pieces can compare to this. Sponsored by the company and painted over only the span of two weeks back in 2016 by Australian visual artist Guido van Helten they are inspiring pieces worthy of reflection. To learn more check out this article: www.swtimes.com/news/20160919/guido-van-helten-transforms...
Here is one of the countless angles I captured of the pair of KCS GP40-2s switching beneath it.
And if you missed it and want to learn a bit more about this line check out the caption with my first post of this chase: flic.kr/p/2mmgpqZ
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Friday September 3, 2021
Switching Fort Smith
Having completed their 28 mile trip from the mainline in Poteau, OK the Fort Smith Dodger (train RHV106 03) is seen working in their historic original Kansas City Southern Yard in the town that gives them their name.
While their are a few smaller customers they switch and they do handle a bit of interchange with both shortlines in town, the Arkansas and Missouri and Fort Smith Railroad's, their main reason for continued existence is to serve the OK Foods feed mill on the edge of downtown. I was astonished to find that the 10 story tall grain towers were decorated with three truly stunning portraits. Fort Smith has a surprisingly vibrant downtown full of historic sites, good restaurants, and public art but few art pieces can compare to this. Sponsored by the company and painted over only the span of two weeks back in 2016 by Australian visual artist Guido van Helten they are inspiring pieces worthy of reflection. To learn more check out this article: www.swtimes.com/news/20160919/guido-van-helten-transforms...
Here is one of the countless angles I captured of the pair of KCS GP40-2s switching beneath it.
And if you missed it and want to learn a bit more about this line check out the caption with my first post of this chase: flic.kr/p/2mmgpqZ
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Friday September 3, 2021