Arkansas Midland Santa train

[trainman1980]

This train went from Warren to McGhee,AR.The trip from Monticello to Dermott took over 2 hours because the track is bad and the train can do only around 10 mph on it.My friend and I took the videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYKWo0pGSuo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0SyVAhtLW4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDUG9bfc6hM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyC9FEhcFo8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE1ipCdSMF8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkPRS4U5AoE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N15v7fV2Q8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if7FRMCN4ks
This is last year's video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqUxqb9N8Lo

 

[UP2CSX]

Man, that engineer sure loved to play that horn. Bad trackage doesn't even begin to describe parts of the line. I thought the line coming in to Warren was an abandoned industrial spur until I saw the train coming.

 

[trainman1980]

Man, that engineer sure loved to play that horn. Bad trackage doesn't even begin to describe parts of the line. I thought the line coming in to Warren was an abandoned industrial spur until I saw the train coming.

My mom was 5 months pregnant with me when this picture was taken.This is Warren,AR back in Apr 1980 by the fire station downtown.A MOPac GP15 on the same line.
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=258735

 

[UP2CSX]

Looks like there was at least still some ballast on the line and the weeds were kept down. That line looks really unsafe now.