Английская Википедия:Arkansas Southern Railroad

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Шаблон:Distinguish Шаблон:Infobox rail The Arkansas Southern Railroad Шаблон:Reporting mark is a short-line railroad which started service in October 2005.[1] ARS operates two disconnected lines consisting of Heavener, Oklahoma to Waldron, Arkansas (32 miles), and Ashdown to Nashville, Arkansas (29 miles), plus a switch track at Ashdown,[1] for a total of 63 miles.[2] The lines are leased from Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) to ARS's owner, the Watco Companies (Watco).[3]

History

The Ashdown to Nashville trackage (now known as the Southern Branch), which also serves Saratoga, Tollette, and Mineral Springs, Arkansas,[3] started in 1907 as the Memphis, Paris & Gulf Railroad, later reorganized as the Graysonia, Nashville & Ashdown Railroad.[4] By mid-century, 75% of its business came from hauling cement and quarry rock.[4] After the line was relocated in the 1960's to make room for a dam project, it was purchased in 1998 by KCS.[4] Watco leased the line in 2005,[3] and ARS began operating it in October of 2005.[4]

The Heavener to Waldron line (now known as the Northern Branch), which also serves Bates, Cauthron, and Hon, Arkansas,[3] was completed in 1901 by the Arkansas Western Railroad (later the Arkansas Western Railway), after the KCS had arrived in Heavener five years earlier.[5] In 1904, the line became a KCS subsidiary.[5] In 1960, a large feed mill was built in Waldron, and by the time Tyson Foods acquired the mill, traffic on the rail line was down to twice-a-week shipments of animal food to that plant.[5] With so little traffic, maintenance was deferred and the line deteriorated.[5] In 1983, state and federal funds went to rehabilitating the line.[5] In 1992, Arkansas Western Railroad was merged into KCS, and in 2005, KCS leased the line to Watco.[5] The plant remains a major customer.[5]

Operations

The ARS has eight employees and four locomotives.[4]

The tonnage today is primarily corn and soy, carbon dioxide, and chemicals such as bauxite and acid.[2] The line also offers car storage.[2][4]

On the Northern Branch, the railroad interchanges with the KCS at Heavener.[2] On the Southern Branch, it interchanges with the KCS at Ashdown, and the Union Pacific Railroad at Nashville.[2]

In 2020, the leases from the KCS on the lines were extended through November 30, 2034.[1]

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  1. ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 Шаблон:Cite web
  2. ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 Шаблон:Cite web
  3. ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 3,3 Шаблон:Cite web
  4. ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 4,3 4,4 4,5 Шаблон:Cite web
  5. ↑ 5,0 5,1 5,2 5,3 5,4 5,5 5,6 Шаблон:Cite web
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