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**Arkansas and Missouri Railroad**

Reporting marks	AM
Locale	Arkansas, Missouri
Dates of operation	1880 – present
Track gauge	4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge)
Headquarters	Springdale, Arkansas

Arkansas and Missouri Railroad (AAR reporting mark AM) is a short-line railroad headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas. This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Reporting marks on two CP Rail covered hoppers passing Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, June 20, 2004. ... Official language(s) English Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 29th 137 732 kmÂ² 385 km 420 km 2. ... Official language(s) none, English most common Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 21st 69,709 miÂ²; 180,693 kmÂ² 240 mi; 385 km 300 mi; 480 km 1. ... Rail gauge is the distance between two rails of a railroad. ... A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a meter. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ... Springdale is a city located in Washington and Benton counties in Arkansas. ... A World War II era print advertisement for the Association of American Railroads (AAR). ... Reporting marks on two CP Rail covered hoppers passing Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, June 20, 2004. ... A short line is an independent railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance. ... Springdale is a city located in Washington and Benton counties in Arkansas. ...

A&M operates 139.5 miles of line from Fort Smith, Arkansas to Monett, Missouri. A&M interchanges with Kansas City Southern Railway at Fort Smith, with Union Pacific Railroad at Van Buren, Arkansas and with BNSF Railway at Monett. A branch line connects Bentonville, Arkansas, with the main line at Rogers, Arkansas. A&M also leases 3.2 miles of track (locally known as "the Bottoms") from Union Pacific at Van Buren, and provides haulage services for Union Pacific between Van Buren and the Fort Smith Railroad in Fort Smith. The Fort Smith Railroad is owned by Pioneer Railcorp of Peoria, IL. Fort Smith, situated at the junction of the Arkansas and Poteau rivers, is a city and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County, Arkansas. ... Monett is a city located in Barry and Lawrence County, Missouri. ... The Kansas City Southern Railway (AAR reporting mark KCS) is a United States-based Class I railroad operating over 3,130 track miles in 10 central and southeastern states. ... The Union Pacific Railroad NYSE: UNP is the largest railroad in the United States. ... Van Buren is a city located in Crawford County, Arkansas. ... The BNSF Railway (AAR reporting mark BNSF), headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is one of the largest railroad networks in North America (only one competitor, the Union Pacific Railroad, is comparable in size). ... Bentonville is a city located in Benton County, Arkansas. ...

Operations are based out of the headquarters location in Springdale as well as Fort Smith. A&M's customers are predominantly located in those two geographic areas. A&M substantially upgraded its rail line between 2002 and 2005 and features continuous welded rail across its entire main line. The line handles 286,000 lb. railcars and is double stack-cleared throughout. Most traffic is handled in scheduled A&M freight trains although shuttle trains of corn make regular appearances in the Springdale area with run-through locomotives from Union Pacific. Freight services operate seven days per week.

A&M traffic generally consists of grain and feed supplements, paper products, sand, plastic, food products, steel, scrap,lumber, aluminum, and mineral products. AM also operates seasonal excursion trains between Springdale, Van Buren, and Winslow, Arkansas. Excursion trains generally operate Friday and Saturday April - November, featuring a tunnel and several major bridges as they pass through the Boston Mountains. Trains operate Sundays between Springdale and Fort Smith, Arkansas in the summer. Additional trains operate in the October - November fall foliage season and special trains operate at other times of the year. More details can be found at www.arkansasmissouri-rr.com. This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... For other uses, see Sand (disambiguation). ... Plastic covers a range of synthetic or semisynthetic polymerization products. ... The old steel cable of a colliery winding tower Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon being the primary alloying material. ... Lumber is the name used, generally in North America, for wood that has been cut into boards or other shapes for the purpose of woodworking or construction. ... Aluminum is a soft and lightweight metal with a dull silvery appearance, due to a thin layer of oxidation that forms quickly when it is exposed to air. ... Springdale is a city located in Washington and Benton counties in Arkansas. ... Van Buren is a city located in Crawford County, Arkansas. ... Winslow is a city located in Washington County, Arkansas. ... Fort Smith, situated at the junction of the Arkansas and Poteau rivers, is a city and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County, Arkansas. ...

The line was built between 1880 and 1882 by the St. Louis - San Francisco ("Frisco") Railroad, a predecessor of Burlington Northern Santa Fe, and was sold to AM in 1986. The lease of "the Bottoms" (former Missouri Pacific trackage) occurred in 2000. A&M serves numerous warehouse and transload facilities, as well as port facilities on the Arkansas River in Fort Smith and Van Buren.

The A&M also uses an all Alco/MLW locomotive fleet. This fleet consists of a mix of C-420s, T-6s, an RS-32, two C-424s, three MLW M-420's and one MLW/Bombardier HR-412. The company also retains an ALCO RS-1. The American Locomotive Company, shortened to ALCo was a builder of railroad locomotives in the United States. ... Montreal Locomotive Works builders plate, 1913 Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) was a Canadian railway locomotive manufacturer which existed under several names from 1883-1985, producing both steam and diesel locomotives. ... Ex-Lehigh Valley ALCo C420 in service with the Southern Appalachian Railroad Museum in Oak Ridge, TN. The ALCO Century 420 was a four-axle, 2000 horsepower (1. ... The ALCO Century 424 was a four-axle, 2400 horsepower (1. ...

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The Portland & Western is a 520 mile class 2 regional railroad serving the state of Oregon, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of shortline and regional railroad holding company Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. ... The Quincy Railroad (AAR reporting mark QRR) is a 3. ... The Red River Valley and Western Railroad (AAR reporting mark RRVW) is a regional railroad operating in the US state of North Dakota. ... The Riceboro Southern Railway (AAR reporting mark: RSOR) began operations in 2004 operating on about 33 miles of track, some of which is leased from CSX Transportation. ... The Richmond Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark RPRC) is a terminal/switching railroad owned by the Levin-Richmond Terminal Corporation. ... The Rochester and Southern Railroad (RSR or R&S), a subsidiary of Genesee and Wyoming, Inc. ... The Rockdale, Sandow and Southern Railroad (AAR reporting mark RSS) is a Class III railroad operating in the United States state of Texas. ... The Savannah Port Terminal Railroad (AAR reporting mark: SPTR) began operations on June 9, 1998, taking over track operations from the Savannah State Docks Railroad. ... The South Buffalo Railway operates more than fifty miles of railway lines along the southeast shore of Lake Erie. ... South Central Florida Express, Incorporated (originally known as the South Central Florida Railroad and run by the Brandywine Valley Railroad until September 17, 1994), is a short line railroad in southern Florida run by U.S. Sugar. ... The San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad (AAR reporting mark SDIY) is a shortline operator on the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway track in the United States (the Carrizo Gorge Railway (CZRY) is the SD&AEs operator in Mexico and the Imperial Valley). ... The Seminole Gulf Railway is a short line railroad in southwest Florida. ... The San Joaquin Valley Railroad is one of several short line railroad companies and is part of the Sunset Divison of RailAmerica. ... The Salt Lake City Southern Railroad (AAR reporting mark SL) is a 25-mile shortline operating between Salt Lake City and Murray, Utah. ... The St. ... The Santa Maria Valley Railroad (AAR reporting mark SMV) is a 14. ... Tacoma Rail is a public utility in Tacoma, Washington. ... Talleyrand Terminal Railroad See also List of United States railroads List of Florida railroads External links Official page Jacksonville Port Authority - Talleyrand Marine Terminal Categories: Stub | Railway companies of the United States | Florida current railroads ... The Trona Railway (AAR reporting mark TRC) is a 30. ... Utah Railway, railway in the American state of Utah. ... The Valdosta Railway (AAR reporting mark: VR) was founded in about 1992 to take over operations from the Valdosta Southern Railroad. ... // Ventura County Railroad (VCRR) The Ventura County Railroad (AAR reporting mark VCRR) is a subsidiary shortline railroad within RailAmericas Sunset Division. ... The Virginia Southern Railroad (AAR reporting mark VSRR) is a short-line railroad that started in November 1988. ... The Portland & Western is a 520 mile class 2 regional railroad serving the state of Oregon, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of shortline and regional railroad holding company Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. ... The Warren and Saline River Railroad Company (WSR) is a short-line railroad headquartered in Warren, Arkansas. ... The Winchester and Western Railroad is a railroad line that today operates between Gore and Winchester, Virginia. ... Yorkrail Inc (AAR reporting mark YKR) is now the York Railway Company (AAR reporting mark YRC) which is owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. ...

Historic (fallen flag) Class III railroads of the United States

DTRR, PSR, TIRL A fallen flag, in United States railroaders and railfans terminology, is a railroad company no longer in existence due to bankruptcy or merger. ... The Housatonic Railroad (AAR reporting mark HRRC) is a Class III railroad operating in southwestern New England. ... The Pittsburg and Shawmut Railroad Company (AAR reporting mark PSR) also known as the Shawmut Line, was a former short line railroad company operating passenger and freight service on standard gauge track in central and southwestern Pennsylvania. ... The Tonawanda Island Railroad (AAR reporting mark TIRL) operated on a 1. ...

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