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Little Rock, Mississippi River and Texas Railway

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Little Rock, Mississippi River and Texas Railway
Arkansas Valley Route
Overview
Current operatorUnion Pacific Railroad
HeadquartersLittle Rock
Reporting markL. R., M. R. & T.
LocaleArkansas
Dates of operation1875 (1875)–1887 (1887)
PredecessorsLittle Rock, Pine Bluff and New Orleans Railroad Company;
Mississippi, Ouachita and Red River Railroad Company
SuccessorSt. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length172 miles (277 km)
Route map

St. L. I. M. & S.
0 mi
0 km
Little Rock
3 mi
5 km
5 mi
8 km
Sweet Home
12 mi
19 km
Wrightsville
16 mi
26 km
Woodson
22 mi
35 km
Redfield
27 mi
43 km
Jefferson Springs
33 mi
53 km
Dexter
42 mi
68 km
Pine Bluff
Rob Roy Branch
48 mi
77 km
Fairfield
52 mi
84 km
Noble Lake
55 mi
89 km
Linwood
59 mi
95 km
Toronto
64 mi
103 km
Grady
69 mi
111 km
Varner
78 mi
126 km
Reedville
81 mi
130 km
Dumas
85 mi
137 km
Walnut Lake
89 mi
143 km
Winchester
91 mi
146 km
Embree's Switch
94 mi
151 km
Tillar
99 mi
159 km
Clark's
Ouachita Division
106 mi
171 km
Trippe
113 mi
182 km
Arkansas City
with steamers
on Mississippi River

The Little Rock, Mississippi River and Texas Railway (L. R., M. R. & T.), commonly known as the Arkansas Valley Route, was an American railway company that operated in southeastern Arkansas from 1875 to 1887. The railway's mainline was 113 miles (182 km) long and ran between Little Rock (near the center of the state) and Arkansas City (near the Mississippi River), passing through Pine Bluff. It had about 172 miles (277 km) of track, including sidings, rail yards and branch lines, including the Ouachita Division to Collins (with stage for points in southeastern Arkansas and northern Louisiana) and Monticello.

History

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The mainline to Pine Bluff was completed by the Little Rock, Pine Bluff and New Orleans Railroad in 1873,[1] and then to Little Rock by the Little Rock, Mississippi River and Texas Railway on February 25, 1881.[2] Sold under foreclosure to the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway on January 28, 1887, it was subsequently merged into the Missouri Pacific Railroad.[3] Today, most of the line is owned and operated by Union Pacific.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Arkansas State Building. Philadelphia: Collins. 1876. p. 13. LCCN 05038223. OL 25159410M – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ Poor, Henry V., ed. (1887). Manual of the Railroads of the United States. New York: Poor's Pub. Co. p. 761. OCLC 867917295 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ Leslie, James W. (1981). Pine Bluff and Jefferson County: A Pictorial History. Norfolk, Va.: Donning Co. pp. 42, 61. ISBN 978-0898651485. LCCN 81005481. OCLC 7462693.

Further reading

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