The following
railroad
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
s operate in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...
of
Arkansas
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...
.
Class I railroads
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BNSF Railway (BNSF)
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Kansas City Southern Railway
The Kansas City Southern Railway Company is an American Class I railroad. Founded in 1887, it operates in 10 midwestern and southeastern U.S. states: Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and ...
(KCS)
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Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad , legally Union Pacific Railroad Company and often called simply Union Pacific, is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Paci ...
(UP)
Regional railroads
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Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad
The Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad, LLC is a Class III shortline railroad headquartered in Carthage, Missouri. It is not to be confused with the Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad which connected Joplin, Missouri with Helena, Arkansa ...
(MNA)
Shortline and terminal railroads
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Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad (ALM)
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Arkansas Midland Railroad (AKMD)
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Arkansas and Missouri Railroad
The Arkansas and Missouri Railroad is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas.
The A&M, as it is known, operates of line from Fort Smith, Arkansas to Monett, Missouri. The railroad interchanges freight cars wit ...
(AM)
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Arkansas Southern Railroad (ARS)
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Camden and Southern Railroad (CSR)
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Dardanelle and Russellville Railroad
The Dardanelle and Russellville Railroad Company (D&R) is a Class III railroad, Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Russellville, Arkansas.
D&R operates a line in Arkansas from Russellville (where it interchanges with Union Pacific) t ...
(DR)
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Delta Valley and Southern Railway (DVS)
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De Queen and Eastern Railroad (DQE)
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East Camden and Highland Railroad
The East Camden and Highland Railroad is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in East Camden, Arkansas.
EACH operates a 47.6 mile (76.6 km) line in Arkansas from East Camden to Eagle Mills (where it interchanges with Union P ...
(EACH)
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El Dorado and Wesson Railway (EDW)
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Fordyce and Princeton Railroad (FP)
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Fort Smith Railroad (FSR)
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Kiamichi Railroad
The Kiamichi Railroad Company is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Hugo, Oklahoma.
KRR operates two lines totaling which intersect in Hugo, as well as maintaining trackage rights on an additional of track. The main line (1 ...
(KRR)
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Little Rock Port Authority Railroad (LRPA)
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Little Rock and Western Railway (LRWN)
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Louisiana and North West Railroad (LNW)
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North Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad (NLA)
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Ouachita Railroad (OUCH)
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Prescott and Northwestern Railroad
The Prescott and Northwestern Railroad is a short-line railroad headquartered in Prescott, Arkansas. It is operated by Arkansas Midland Railroad, which is owned by Genesee & Wyoming.
The railroad was chartered in 1890, for the purpose of cons ...
(PNW)
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Warren and Saline River Railroad (WSR)
*West Memphis Base Railroad (WMBR)
Passenger railroads
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Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous U.S. States and nine cities in Canada ...
(AMTK): ''
Texas Eagle
The ''Texas Eagle'' is a daily passenger train route operated by Amtrak between Chicago and San Antonio in the central and western United States. Prior to 1988, the train was known as the ''Eagle''.
Trains #21 (southbound) and 22 (northbound) ...
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Heritage and scenic railroads
Northwestern Arkansas A&M Excursion*
Eureka Springs and North Arkansas Railway
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Fort Smith Trolley Museum
Industrial rail operations
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Bauxite and Northern Railway (BXN)
*Granite Mountain Quarries Railroad (GMQX)
Defunct railroads
;Electric
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Inter-City Terminal Railway
Notes
References
Further reading
* Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (May 2002), . Retrieved February 11, 2005.
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* Hull, Clifton E. (1988) ''Shortline Railroads of Arkansas'', University of Central Arkansas Press,
Conway, Arkansas.
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Railroads
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...
Arkansas
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...