ARKANSAS-MISSOURI RAILROAD offers you 'A Window Seat to History' with an opportunity to travel over high trestles with views for miles... through a quarter mile tunnel... all the way to the top of the scenic Boston Mountains. Click here to check out our Regular Excursion Schedule. Click here to see Arkansas Missouri Railroad's Full System Map. Passenger Services operate from Springdale to Van Buren, departing at 8:00 am Van Buren to Winslow, departing at 10:45 am on Fridays and Saturdays, April through September, and Wednesday, Friday and Saturday October through mid November. Ft. Smith to Winslow on Sundays April - September, departing the Old Frisco depot at 1:00 pm. For other special excursions throughout the year click on Special Train Rides. See Excursions for more information.
RIDE BACK TO THE GOLDEN AGE OF TRAVEL in beautifully restored turn-of-the-century passenger cars with elegant inlaid mahogany interior. Each excursion train is staffed to provide nostalgia for the beginning and seasoned rail traveler alike.
SEE HISTORIC VAN BUREN
Often featured in movies and television filming, Van Buren, Arkansas offers shopping and dining adventures for the young, and young at heart. Our Springdale to Van Buren excursion includes about a three hour stay in this historic town for lunch and shopping. While guests from Springdale enjoy Van Buren the train reboards passengers from Van Buren for a three journey back over the Mountain.
EXPERIENCE THE FRONTIER SPIRIT OF FORT SMITH
Fort Smith to Winslow (2nd year in Operation)
A 4-hour scenic journey. Departs the Historic Frisco Depot, located next to the National Historic Site, at 1:00 pm. Journey includes travel over the Arkansas River Bridge, past Historic Downtown Van Buren. THe Conductors will delight you with rich history as you travel over some of the most rugged and spectacular sections of the Boston Mountains.
A few things to enjoy while in Fort Smith include the Belle Grove historic district, the Darby House where General William O. Darby, founder of the famed "Darby's Rangers" group that fought in Italy during World War II. There is downtown shopping, Fort Smith National Historic Site, U.S. National Cemetery and much more.
EXCURSION HIGHLIGHTS
- Rich history
- Travel through the Boston Mountains.
- Views from three high trestles over 100 feet from the ground
- Burrow through the 1,702-foot Winslow Tunnel
- Concessions available
- Hobo lunch available from Van Buren to Winslow and Fort Smith to Winslow
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