Don L. Hofsommer - Treasurer & Editor of the Lexington Quarterly P.O. Box 278 St. Cloud, MN 56302 Bart

The Arkansas & Missouri Railroad is running several trips in April and May that are different from their normal operations. On Thursday, April 28th, the railroad is operating a Springdale, Arkansas, t

Not in the Railspot area....but close enough to interest a number of folks..... Here's the latest from the UP Steam Club! Union Pacific Steam Club Update No. 21 - April 11, 2022 Union Pacific's famed

I'm finishing up my book on the Heavener Subdivision, so I cna keep answering these questions. I assume you saw my Siloam Springs depot picture. Here is a bit of the fun - You can almost start a fight

Does this work? I have other shots, plus some with trains. Bart Jennings

I've chased steam and taken photos with Jim for at least 3 decades, and he was always asking questions and trying for a different angle. He also had fun on a few of my photo charters over the years. I

The Arkansas & Missouri Railroad will be running one of their rare Springdale-Monett passenger trains on Thursday, April 28th. This trip is being operated for a large group, but additional space is av

The Northwest Arkansas Model Train Show will be held on Saturday, February 26, 2022, west of downtown Bentonville, Arkansas, at the Benton County Fairgrounds. Details at: 19th Annual Charity Northwest

Well - they actually had several Milepost 50.2 locations. One was on the Alexandria Subdivision between Vacheria (MP 46.3) and St. James (MP 53.1). The Dallas Subdivision had Milepost 50.2 near Jeffer

SInce I'm involved with this event, I am forwarding it at the request of the State Park....I hope to see some of you there.... Barton Jennings Hello, I am a park interpreter at Delta Heritage Trail St

The Arkansas & Missouri Railroad has posted its February - April 2022 passenger schedule. February features several Valentine dinner trains. In March and April, the railroad has about 10 Springdale-Va

From a book I'm working on about the KCS Heavener Subdivision....Bart Jennings North of town at the Industrial Road grade crossing is a relatively new center of activity at Heavener. Here, the Heavene

The Choctaw Route - Book Update I have had several people ask me about the status of The Choctaw Route book which came out last week. Thanksgiving week is probably not the best time to bring a book ou

Delta Heritage Trail Book Signing and Artifact I.D. Day at the Delta Heritage Trail State Park Visitor Center - Barton, Arkansas March 26, 2022 at 1pm-4pm The Delta Heritage Trail State Park is having

Thanks Tom.... 767 pages is pretty big. It is the second largest book I've written. The biggest is a textbook - The Basics of Transportation. This is also book #13. This includes 1 textbook, 11 railro

The book The Choctaw Route: History Through the Mile, went public today. It is immediately available through Amazon and Ron's Books, and within a few weeks other bookstores supported by Ingram Publish

For those looking for some family entertainment, or a series of Alco-powered trains to photograph, the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad is operating various holiday trains from November 27th through Decem

And for those interested in how common cotton gins used to be, here is some data. By 1920, there were 18,440 cotton gins in the United States, producing 13,271,000 bales, or 720 bales per gin. In 1940

The Dolores station is a fake. It was built by locals a number of years ago as a museum. However, it's based upon the original design, and reportedly a few original parts were used. The Goose #5 is ba

I can't remember if this got covered (been busy on the road lately, so i might have missed it). I've had a chance to ride behind this steam locomotive for many-a-mile over the years. From Railway Age