So I had the day off and it was a beautiful day to have free. And I needed to go to a Michaels to look for a couple of items. There is one in Muskogee but why not try new territory: Fort Smith. I meandered along on route 64 in no real hurry and stopping to grab geocaches and munzees (of course). Just outside of Fort Smith I came across an old railroad depot with what looked like a line of people boarding a train. I could tell it was just an excursion train since there were only 5 cars.But the car that caught my eye was the Silver Feather, a 1940s dome car.
It was just a 2 1/2 hour lunch time ride through a small piece of the Ozarks with a box lunch, some lovely scenery, and some very knowledgeable period dressed crew. Of course there were a couple of real railfans on board and then just some occassional train nuts like me. I mean, I could have gone through the drive up window at Burger King for a lot less time and money, but how often do you get a chance like this? I really enjoyed the ride and talking with my fellow riders. A few knew about the Folkston Funnel and were envious of my many visits there. The route crossed 3 large trestles and went through a nice tunnel ending up in 
Winslow where the engine disconnected, turned around, and took us back down the mountain. Yep, much better than Burger King.
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