Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.

Extant Arkansas Railroad/Railway Structures

 

Recent Updates Last updated 9/2/07. Contributors to this list include David Batt, Keith Brenton, Jim Dent, Trent Dowler, Judy Galloway, Brian J. Hadley, David Hoge, David Kingsbury, Elvin Klepzig, Norm Metcalf, Bill Pollard, Norbert Shacklette, and Ralph Wilcox.

Updated towns are in red type. 8/28/05 Removed Marshall M&NA, burned down August 6, 2005.

 

 

City

Railroad

Current Location

Type

Current Use

Date Built

Track Status

Bldg. Mat.

Current Railroad

Notes

Altus

MoPac

 on site at 118 Hwy. 64

C

business

c1920 

gone

brick/stucco

none

Field checked 1/05

Argenta

CRI&P

  Fourth St./Hazel St.

C

community center

1913

gone

brick/stucco

none

now part of North Little Rock, Field checked 3/05

Arkadelphia

MoPac

798 S. Fifth St.

P

municipal 

 c1917

in use

brick

UP

Amtrak stop, Central Arkansas Development Council offices, Field checked 1/05

Arkadelphia

MoPac

Ouachita River

B

rr

 

in use

 

UP

 

Arkansas City MoPac relocated to private property C residence   none wood none became freight depot when replaced by now gone new depot, Field checked 3/07

Ashdown

Memphis, Paris, and Gulf

Whitaker Ave./Frisco St.

C

municipal

1908

in use

wood/stucco

KRR

 

Atkins

MoPac

 

C

municipal

c1920

in use

brick/stucco

UP

Field checked 1/05

Augusta (New)

MoPac

 

 

business

 

in use

brick

UP

 

Augusta

MoPac

White River

B

rr

 

in use

 

UP

 

Bald Knob

St. Louis Iron Mountain (MoPac)

 400 E. Market St./ Ramey St.

P

hobby shop

1915

in use

brick

UP

restored, Field checked 5/05
Batesville MoPac   C           ?

Bearden

SLSW

relocated to U.S. 79B/U.S. 79 on east edge of town

C

business

 

none

wood

none

only freight end is original, depot cut in half after rr use and passenger end rotted away in a field, freight end moved severakl times, Field checked 5/06

Beebe

MoPac

Center St.

 P

business

1910

in use

brick

UP

 

Bellefonte

M&NA

on site

C

residence

1901 

gone

stone 

none

Field checked 3/05

Bentonville

SLSF

414 S. Main St.

C

municipal

1925

in use

stucco

AM

restored, chamber of commerce

Benzal

MoPac

White River

B

abandoned

 

abandoned

steel

none

through truss, swing ?

Black Rock

SLSF

Black River

B

rr

 

in use

 

BNSF

 

Blue Mountain

CRI&P

  

C

  

c1898

abandoned

wood

none

  

Booneville

CRI&P

at northern end of Rhyne Ave.

C

after fire only some of the stone arch walls remain

1905 

abandoned

 brick

none

  

Bridge Jct.

CRI&P,MoPac,SLSF

Mississippi River

B

rr

 

in use

 

UP/BNSF

bridge to Memphis, TN, Field checked 1/06

Brinkley

Union Station (CRI&P/SLSW/MoPac)

E. Cypress St./New Orleans Ave.

P

museum/visitor center

1912

SLSW in use/ CRI&P gone

brick

UP

restored, Central Delta Depot Museum, Field checked 8/07

Brinkley

CRI&P

on site

F

business

  

gone

brick

none

Field checked 2/2/03

Brinkley

  

adjacent to depot

M

business

1915

  gone

brick/conc.

none

Rusher Hotel, restored as Great Southern Hotel
Brinkley Farrell's Locomotive about one block south of depot Sh business         repaired locomotives for logging operations, Field checked 8/05
Buckner SLSW relocated to Lewisville C unused c1900 none wood none Field checked 4/07

Buckner

SLSW

east of town, Dorcheat Bayou

B

rr

 

in use

 

UP

  

Buena Vista

SLSW

relocated

C

 

 

none

wood

none

 

Bull Shoals MoPac relocated to 1890 Village & Caverns C museum   none wood none depot from Pyatt, Field checked 1/06

Camden

MoPac

 

P

 

c1917

in use

brick

UP

Checked 1/06 

Carlisle

CRI&P

Main St./Court Ave.

C

business

c1920

gone

brick/stucco

none

Field checked 3/05
Chidester MoPac next to fire station at Main/Beaver C           Field checked 1/06
Chidester replica   C city hall   in use     Field checked 8/05

Clarendon

MoPac

205 Midland

  C

business

c1910,c1912?

gone

 

none

former Arkansas Midland, Checked 1/06

Clarendon

SLSW

White River

B

rr

 

in use

 

UP

 

Clarksville

MoPac

  Johnson St./Main St.

P 

Chamber of Commerce

c1910 

gone

brick/stucco

none

 Field checked 2/06
Corning MoPac relocated to 46 Clay County Rd.148, off S.R. 67 north of town C private   none wood none restored depot from Moark, Field checked 12/06

Cotter

MoPac

700 E. Tyler Rd.

C

rr

c1903

in use

wood

MNA

 Field checked 1/05

Cotter

MoPac

White River

B

rr

1903 

in use

steel 

MNA

deck girder, through truss, 12 span
Cotton Plant M&NA on site C abandoned   gone brick none only foundation and porch pillars remain, Field checked 2/03

Coy

SLSW

  Main St.

C

vacant

c1910 

gone

wood

none

relocated slightly, on National Register, Field checked 2004
Crystal Springs MoPac relocated C     none wood none depot from Lonsdale, Checked 1/06

Decatur

KCS

  S. Main St.

P 

museum

c1920

in use

conc.block

KCS

Decatur Museum, Field checked 6/03
Decatur KCS S. Main St. F     in use   KCS Field checked 6/03
Delaplaine MoPac relocated to 15905 Hwy. 34 C private   none wood none Depot from Peach Orchard, Field checked 4/07
Delpro Delta Valley & Southern on site Eh rr modern in use metal DV&S prefab, Field checked 10/15/01

DeQueen

DeQueen & East.

S.R. 329

Sh

 

 

in use

brick

DQE

machine shops

De Valls Bluff

CRI&P

White River

B

abandoned

 

gone

 steel

none

lift bridge
Des Arc CRI&P relocated near schools near right of way C     none wood none Field reported 2/07 not found 4/07 ??
Donaldson MoPac relocated to Ridge Rd./Coral Dr. south of Malvern C private   none wood none Field checked 12/06

Earle

MoPac

Main St./Commerce St. 

C

museum

1922

in use

brick/stucco

UP

Field checked 1/05
East Camden CRI&P relocated on Highland Lane in Highland Industrial Park C guest house   none wood none depot from Harrell, Field checked 5/06
El Dorado El Dorado and Wesson on site Eh rr modern in use metal EDW two stall, Field checked 9/2/03
El Dorado MoPac   C business   in use     Field checked 8/05

Eureka Springs

Mo. & North. Ark.

299 N. Main St.

P

 tourist railroad

1912 

relaid in 1981 

stone

Eureka Springs & North Arkansas

restored
Eureka Springs SLSF relocated near depot, originally at Ft. Smith Tt tourist railroad 1908 in use steel Eureka Springs & North Arkansas 75 feet, restored
Eureka Springs Eureka Springs & North Arkansas near depot Wt tourist railroad   in use wood Eureka Springs & North Arkansas  
Everton depot replica near original site of M&A depot   community center   none wood none Field checked 3/24/05

Fayetteville

SLSF

550 W. Dickson St.

C

business

1897

in use

stucco/brick

AM

rebuilt 1925
Flippin MoPac                

Fordyce

CRI&P

3rd St.

P 

rr

c1925

aband. N of town

brick

FP

railroad offices

Fordyce

SLSW

Main St./W. First St. 

C

 

1925

in use

brick

UP

 

Ft. Smith Fort Smith Railroad North B St. O rr   in use cement block FSR Field checked 2/21/03

Ft. Smith

KCS

 

C

rr

modern

in use

brick

KCS

 

Ft. Smith

SLSF

100 Garrison

P

  

1910

in use

brick

    

Ft. Smith

 

W side of town, Arkansas River

B

rr

 

in use

 

 

 

Fulton

MoPac

Red River

B

rr

 

in use

 

UP

 

Garland (City)

SLSW

Red River

B

rr

 

in use

 

UP

 

Garner MoPac moved to Searcy C under restoration   none wood none Field checked 1/05
Georgetown M&NA on site C residence   gone wood none greatly modified, Field checked 3/05

Glenwood

MoPac

moved in town

C

visitor center

1910

none

wood

none

Checked 1/06
Grady MoPac relocated to 301 Main St. behind municipal building C     none wood none Field checked 3/07
Green Forest Missouri & Arkansas Broadway St. C unused   none wood none Field checked 3/23/05
Guion MoPac relocated along S.R. 58 C     none wood none Checked 6/01
Gum Springs MoPac relocated to Reader C rr