D-25 at De Queen, AR.
D-30 at De Queen, AR.
A Martin Lake empty coal train has a good roll on them as they pass thru De Queen with a KCS leader. The train is at D&E Connection between north and south De Queen. This control point is jacked u... (more)
FTRL 1670 sits at the De Queen and Eastern diesel service area. Photo taken with permission.
D-13 and D-24 from the Texas, Oklahoma and Eastern sit at the diesel service facility in the De Queen and Eastern yard. Photo taken with permission.
Union Pacific 6747 rounds the curve as it rolls downhill towards De Queen, Arkansas.
The De Queen & Eastern has just picked up a cut of cars from the neighbouring KCS as they trundle over the Little Bear Creek in De Queen, Arkansas. Lead locomotive no. D-7 was purchased new from E... (more)
A woodchip train on the De Queen and Eastern RR is moving near De Queen with TO&E D-20 on the point. Both the DQ&E and the TO&E were a subsidiary of the Weyerhaeuser Company at the time, but have... (more)
West bound heading to Valliant OK crossing the KCS interlocker. We chased this train all the way. Good chase with Cary Poole.
3 De Queen and Eastern units lead there road freight a few miles shy of town as it heads west.
Back in those days we would spent 5 minutes in a yard and stupidly head off to the next one which might be 200 miles away. I'm glad we got one of this old scheme.
I must confess that when it comes to diesels the more "stuff" you hang on them the better and this one is a classic.
A rebuilt SD-40 awaits an assignment. Most are now gone. I always liked the Gyralite.
