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Arkansas has been hit hard by abandonments since its rail mileage peaked in the 1920's; 2,500 miles have been removed since that time. Arkansas's rich agricultural resources, notably farming products and timber, led to numerous branch lines crisscrossing the state.
27 Φεβ 2019 · Created in 1917 and 1918, the maps document the St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern Railroad (SLIMS) and the Missouri Pacific Railroad (MoPac) in Arkansas. They trace the railroad from MoArk, Arkansas to Texarkana, Arkansas.
In 1850 and 1851, Captain Joshua Barney was ordered by the Secretary of War and the Chief Engineer of the War Department to travel to Arkansas and survey a railroad route from St. Louis, Missouri to the Big Bend of the Red River between Texas and Arkansas. Thus began the railroad age in Arkansas.
16 Ιουλ 2024 · As early as 1835, plans were being made for the construction of railroads in the future state of Arkansas. A group led by Roswell Beebe was planning surveys that had been ordered by the U.S. Department of War for a railroad running from Cairo, Illinois, to Fulton (Hempstead County).
Railroad historical information for all railroads operating through Arkansas or contiguous states. The goal of the Arkansas Railroad History website is to preserve regional railroad history through a digital, web-based format.
7 Ιουν 2017 · Down to 19 employees by 1959, the A&O continued operating until May 5, 1960, when heavy rains in northwest Carroll County, Arkansas, washed out a trestle and damaged track for several miles around Leatherwood Creek.
February 1 – Argentina – Altamirano rail disaster – near Buenos Aires: A Mar del Plata–Buenos Aires Firefly Express with 1,040 passengers on board collided head-on with a freight train, killing 34 people. February 15 – Brazil – Two wooden cars of a train from Petrópolis to Rio de Janeiro derailed and fell into a ravine, killing at least three people and injuring 20.
