Eureka Springs and North Arkansas Railway Overview
The Eureka Springs & North Arkansas Railway is a for-profit passenger tourist railway established by the late Robert Dortch, Jr. and his wife Mary Jane in 1981 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. The railway offers one-hour excursion tours, a catered luncheon train, and a catered dinner train - each lasting a little more than one hour, from April through October. It operates along 2.5 miles of restored right-of-way formerly belonging to the defunct Arkansas & Ozarks Railway.
Eureka Springs and North Arkansas Railway Locomotives
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Number
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Model
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Year(s) Built
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History
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Notes
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ESNA 700
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25-Ton
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1950
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Ex-GNAX 25/IDEAL/Holcim Cement.
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Main locomotive. Used for the excursion trains. Named "Oscar."
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ESNA 4742
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SW1
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1942
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Ex-CEI 98.
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Main locomotive. Used for the luncheon/dinner trains.
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ESNA 226
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2-8-2
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1927
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Ex-Dierks Lumber & Coal Co. #226.
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Display only.
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ESNA ???
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0-4-0T
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1935
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Ex-Buescher & Sohn.
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Display only. Used atop a sometimes-rotating sign to advertise the railway.
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Eureka Springs and North Arkansas Railway Rolling Stock
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Number
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Type of Railcar
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Built
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History
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Notes
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ESNA 1
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Passenger Car
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1927
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Ex-CRIP.
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Used for the luncheon/dinner trains. Named "The Eurekan."
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ESNA 2
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Passenger Car
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1927
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Ex-CRIP.
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Used for the luncheon/dinner trains.
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ESNA 60
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Caboose
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19??
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Ex-GNA 60.
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Displayed.
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ESNA 214
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Caboose
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19??
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Ex-SSW 214.
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Displayed.
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ESNA 2515
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Passenger Car
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1923
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Ex-CRIP 2515.
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Used as a snack bar.
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ESNA 2523
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Passenger Car
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1923
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Ex-CRIP 2523.
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Used as a office.
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ESNA 2560
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Passenger Car
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1927
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Ex-CRIP 2560.
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Stored.
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ESNA 2585
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Passenger Car
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1927
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Ex-CRIP 2585.
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Used for the excursion trains.
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ESNA 3428
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Tank Car
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19??
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Ex-UTLX 3428.
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Displayed.
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ESNA 6009
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Combine
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1927
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Ex-CRIP 95035/CRIP 6009.
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Stored.
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ESNA 12153
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Caboose
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1977
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Ex-BN 12153.
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Displayed.
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ESNA 41397
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Boxcar
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19??
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Ex-MP 41397.
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Displayed.
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ESNA 72453
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Boxcar
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19??
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Ex-??
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Used for the luncheon/dinner trains.
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ESNA ?????
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Boxcar
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19??
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Ex-MP.
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Displayed.
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ESNA ?????
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Boxcar
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19??
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Ex-MP.
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Displayed.
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ESNA ?????
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Stockcar
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19??
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Ex-??.
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Displayed.
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ESNA ?????
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Flatcar
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19??
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Ex-??.
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Displayed.
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ESNA ?????
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Flatcar
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19??
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Ex-??.
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Displayed.
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ESNA ?????
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Tank Car
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19??
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Ex-??.
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Displayed.
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ESNA ?????
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Flatcar
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19??
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Ex-??.
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Displayed.
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ESNA ?????
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Boxcar
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19??
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Ex-??.
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Displayed.
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ESNA ?????
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Reefer
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19??
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Ex-??.
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Displayed.
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ESNA ?????
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Hopper
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19??
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Ex-??.
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Displayed.
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Former Eureka Springs and North Arkansas Railway Locomotives
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Number
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Model
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Year(s) Built
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History
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Notes
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ESNA 1
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2-6-0
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1906
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Ex-WTC&B 1/CKL 1/SH&G 1/LL&L 1.
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Now at the Reader Railroad.
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ESNA 201
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2-6-0
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1906
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Ex-MCSA 201/WTC&B 201/ICC 203.
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Sold in 2019 to the city of Anna, Texas. It will be displayed at Shereley Heritage Park.
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