Little Rock, Mississippi River and Texas Railway

For the current line that uses most of this railway‘s route, see Union Pacific Railroad.

Little Rock, Mississippi River and Texas Railway

Arkansas Valley Route
Overview
Current operator	Union Pacific Railroad
Headquarters	Little Rock
Reporting mark	L. R., M. R. & T.
Locale	Arkansas
Dates of operation	1875 (1875)–1887 (1887)
Predecessors	Little Rock, Pine Bluff and New Orleans Railroad Company; Mississippi, Ouachita and Red River Railroad Company
Successor	St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length	172 miles (277 km)
Route map St. L. I. M. & S. 0 mi 0 km Little Rock 3 mi 5 km Fourche Creek 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

The mainline to Pine Bluff was completed by the Little Rock, Pine Bluff and New Orleans Railroad in 1873, and then to Little Rock by the Little Rock, Mississippi River and Texas Railway on February 25, 1881. 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. Today, most of the line is owned and operated by Union Pacific.

See also

• List of Arkansas railroads

Further reading

• Woodruff, William E. Jr. (1879). The Arkansas Year Book for 1879. Little Rock: Printed for the author. p. 42. LCCN ca10005134. OL 26455327M – via Internet Archive.