RICH MOUNTAIN! One of my favorite vacation spots with my favorite railroad! We catch 11 trains in the night and day between Mena, AR and Heavener, OK. Enjoy!
Timestamps:
Night of October 8
0:34 NB empty grain train at North Page, OK
2:10 A BNSF coal train meets a CP empty oil train at Rich Mountain, AR, with CP 7020 as DPU!
6:00 The CP empty oil train (CP 577, KCS OPACPKC) at North Page
8:07 CP 577/OPACPKC at Heavener
10:05 stills of CP 7020 (Army Temperate Regions Unit)
10:38 The KCS Waldron Dodger passes CP 7020
October 9
13:15 MKCSH at Hodgen, OK
16:05 the track joint at Hodgen
16:15 MSHKC at Eagleton, AR
23:28 MKCSH leaving Rich Mtn after meeting MSHKC
25:28 A NB autorack/intermodal train flying down the grade
29:37 The NB auto meets the CP oil train (CP 576, KCS OKCCPPA) at the famous Page SCurves
34:23 CP 576/OKCCPPA from the Eagleton Overlook on the Talimena Drive
37:07 Hotshot ILZKC (CP 183) charges towards the grade north of Mena, AR
40:30 Another BNSF coal train (CBTMMLM) at Eagleton with dynamic brakes
44:28 A SB UP coal train powers up the grade near the state line
51:57 The UP coal at the Ouachita Trail
Thanks for watching and Happy Thanksgiving!
Music: Grieg's Piano Concerto