Downhill At Nightfall | After meeting a northbound manifest train at the top of Rich Mountain, loaded CPKC grain train G362 descends the hill as it heads south on the cool evening of Sunday... (more)

Eagleton Evening | As the sky begins to darken over the community of Eagleton, AR on the evening of Sunday, January 26, 2025, a northbound CPKC manifest train climbs up the eastern (timetab... (more)

Ouachita Autumn | A southbound CPKC manifest train descends the eastern slope of the Rich Mountain grade at Eagleton, AR on the sunny morning of Sunday, October 6, 2024.

Ouachita Nightfall | Descending the Rich Mountain grade in the heart of the Ouachita Mountains, a southbound coal train passes through the community of Eagleton, AR on a cool Saturday, Nove... (more)

Daybreak In The Ouachitas | Northbound CPKC intermodal train I181 is under full power climbing the famed Rich Mountain grade at Eagleton, AR early in the morning on a sunny Sunday, June 25,... (more)

All Just A Blur | Just a couple of hours after midnight on the morning of Sunday, June 25, 2023, southbound CPKC manifest train M262 cruises down the Rich Mountain grade at Eagleton, AR. Li... (more)

High Heat On The Mountain | A hot Saturday, June 24, 2023 afternoon sees a northbound train of empty grain hoppers churning out even more heat as it climbs the eastern (timetable southern) ... (more)

The northbound KCS OCS accelerates through the Ouachita mountains on it's way towards Rich Mountain and a overnight stay in Heavener.

After cresting the summit at Rich Mountain, KCSM 4537 leads a train around the curve at Eagleton picking up speed as it descends the grade into Mena Arkansas.

From an overlook on the side of Rich Mountain in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas, a southbound Kansas City Southern train is seen descending the grade as it approaches the town of Mena. Stars s... (more)

As the sun descends over the Ouachita Mountains, a fully loaded BNSF coal train heads south through the community of Eagleton, AR on a sunny November 22, 2021. Nestled in the Ouachita National For... (more)

A well-worn ES44AC leads a northbound Kansas City Southern grain train through the valley below Rich Mountain at Eagleton, AR on a very warm July 6, 2021.

KCS 1 climbs the hill at Eagleton, bringing the business train from Laredo, TX to Kansas City, MO over the railroad's iconic route through Rich Mountain.

A solo CP SD70ACU grinds up the 1.3 percent grade through some impressive frost towards the Rich Mountain summit.

Another southbound train led by BNSF power rides the dynamics after passing the summit at Rich Mountain.