Английская Википедия:Arkansas Midland Railroad (1992)
Шаблон:Refimprove Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox rail The Arkansas Midland Railroad Шаблон:Reporting mark is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Malvern, Arkansas.
AKMD operates Шаблон:Convert of line in Arkansas consisting of seven disconnected branch lines and two sister railroads, the Prescott & Northwestern (PNW) and the Warren & Saline River (WSR). The AKMD branches were formerly part of the Union Pacific Railroad, or a predecessor, while the PNW and WSR lines were acquired from Potlatch Corporation. All branch lines connect (interchange traffic) with Union Pacific Railroad. AKMD also interchanges with BNSF in North Little Rock, and the North Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad at McGehee.[1]
- Hot Springs Branch: Шаблон:Convert from Malvern, through Hot Springs, to Mountain Pine
- North Little Rock Branch: Шаблон:Convert from North Little Rock to Galloway (7.8 mi. former Cotton Belt, Шаблон:Convert. former Rock Island)
- Warren Branch: Шаблон:Convert from Warren to Dermott, with trackage rights over an additional Шаблон:Convert to McGehee
- Cypress Bend Branch: Шаблон:Convert from McGehee to Cypress Bend
- Helena Branch: Шаблон:Convert from Lexa to Helena
- Jacksonville Branch: Шаблон:Convert
- Prescott and Northwestern Railroad (PNW, affiliated): Шаблон:Convert
- Warren and Saline River Railroad (WSR, affiliated): Шаблон:Convert
- Gurdon Branch (emergency operation of a segment of the Caddo Valley Railroad): Шаблон:Convert
AKMD traffic generally consists of forest and agricultural products, aggregates, aluminum, building materials and chemicals.
AKMD was a subsidiary of Pinsly Railroad Company, a holding company owning seven short-line railroads in the United States. The Hot Springs, Helena and Galloway branches are owned by AKMD (purchased in 1992); the Warren, Cypress Bend and Jacksonville branches are leased; the PNW and WSR are owned by Pinsly and operated by AKMD.
On December 5, 2014, Genesee & Wyoming filed a Notice of Exemption with the Surface Transportation Board to acquire AKMD (along with affiliates PNW and WSR) from Pinsly.[2] The acquisition was complete by 2015.[3]
References
External links
- Arkansas Midland Railway Company, Inc. AKMD #77 Union Pacific Railroad
- Arkansas Midland Railroad (Genesee & Wyoming website)
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