Our Story
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“Proudly Serving for over 30 Years!”
The Arkansas & Missouri Railroad is an independent, Class III railroad serving a 150 mile corridor from Fort Smith, AR to Monett, MO. Together with our affiliates, we are committed to continually improving our transportation services for the long-term success of the company and the communities we serve.
The A&M Railroad operates an excursion train that is a major tourist attraction for the state. Riding the train allows one to take in some of the most scenic and rugged parts of the Boston Mountains. Regular excursions depart from depots in Springdale and Van Buren. Private and corporate charters are available for all occasions, including holiday themed trains. Fundraising opportunities are available for nonprofit organizations. Special rates are offered to groups of (15) or more.
At the Springdale depot you will also find the J Reilly McCarren Transportation Museum with a focus on rail memorabilia.
Working with several businesses in the River Valley, we also move rail freight in tandem with barges traveling the Arkansas River. For customers not directly located on our line, our affiliates and third parties provide rail service through transloading of goods to and from trucks.
Our affiliate, Ozark Transmodal, Inc. (OTI) supplies these transloading services at Fort Smith and Springdale, AR with specially designed facilities. OTI can also store customers’ goods in a modern, 100,000 square foot warehouse in Fort Smith that is easily accessible to interstate highways. OTI’s Springdale location offers indoor and outdoor storage capabilities for handling and storage of multiple commodities, with close proximity to businesses in Northwest Arkansas. With OTI’s local truck hauling services, we offer a full range of logistics choices to our valued clients.
At Butterfield, MO (just north of the Missouri state line), OTI offers concrete sand for sale to customers in far northwest Arkansas and southwestern Missouri. OTI also offers truck hauling of sand for a total delivery system. The Butterfield facility also offers outdoor storage space, with truck to rail or rail to truck transloading of bulk commodities.
If you have freight to move, contact us.
QUALITY SERVICES OFFERED:
- Car leasing
- Certified freight car inspections and repairs
- Excursion Train
- Hazmat Qualified
- Logistics
- Service and Design
- Storage Space
- Switching Operations
- Transloading
- Warehousing
FOR GREAT SCENERY…
The Best Ride’s on us!
Ride in style on our meticulously restored passenger cars. Our fleet consists of 1920’s to 1950’s vintage coaches. Relax as you wind through the river valleys, traverse high trestles, and cut into a quarter-mile tunnel. Our friendly and fun-loving conductors will enhance the journey with anecdotes about the area’s rich history, while tending to your safety and other needs.
If you are young or young at heart and ready to experience the scenic foothills of the Boston Mountains, click here for our calendar. Sorry, we cannot accommodate pack mules or pet chickens on our train rides.