Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Prescott & North Western RR, Arkansas

Received the following from Kermit Geary, Jr. Pictures, text, and captions are his.

A true survivor in today's shortline scene is the tiny Prescott & North Western Railroad located in Prescott, Arkansas. The railroad started out as a lumber carrier of Potlatch Industries, carrying log trains from the woods to the mill at Prescott. When Potlatch closed the Ozan Mill in Prescott, the railroad continued to soldier on, serving its only customer...a Firestone Tire plant. Still on the roster are the three GE 70-Ton locomotives that the Railroad had dieselized with in the 1950's. A recently acquired EMD sw-1200 is on the property but seldom sees service as the 70-tonners are more fuel efficient!!!

Enjoy the photos of their operations as seen today, 9-10-2008

SW-1200 # 26


Leaving Firestone Plant

at shop


Making interchange with UP in Prescott, AR