Little Rock, Mississippi River and Texas Railway

American railway company

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

Little Rock, Mississippi River and Texas RailwayArkansas 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

Legend

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|  | St. L. I. M. & S.
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| 0 mi

0 km

Little Rock
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| 3 mi

5 km

Fourche Creek

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| 5 mi

8 km

Sweet Home
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| 12 mi

19 km

Wrightsville
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| 16 mi

26 km

Woodson
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| 22 mi

35 km

Redfield
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| 27 mi

43 km

Jefferson Springs
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| 33 mi

53 km

Dexter
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| 42 mi

68 km

Pine Bluff
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|  | Rob Roy Branch
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| 48 mi

77 km

Fairfield
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| 52 mi

84 km

Noble Lake
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| 55 mi

89 km

Linwood
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| 59 mi

95 km

Toronto
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| 64 mi

103 km

Grady
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| 69 mi

111 km

Varner
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| 78 mi

126 km

Reedville
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| 81 mi

130 km

Dumas
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| 85 mi

137 km

Walnut Lake
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| 89 mi

143 km

Winchester
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| 91 mi

146 km

Embree's Switch
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| 94 mi

151 km

Tillar
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| 99 mi

159 km

Clark's
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|  | Ouachita Division
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| 106 mi

171 km

Trippe
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| 113 mi

182 km

Arkansas City
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on Mississippi River
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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

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The mainline to Pine Bluff was completed by the Little Rock, Pine Bluff and New Orleans Railroad in 1873,[1] and then to Little Rock by the Little Rock, Mississippi River and Texas Railway on February 25, 1881.[2] 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.[3] Today, most of the line is owned and operated by Union Pacific.

## See also

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* List of Arkansas railroads

## References

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1. ^ Arkansas State Building. Philadelphia: Collins. 1876. p. 13. LCCN 05038223. OL 25159410M - via Internet Archive.
2. ^ Poor, Henry V., ed. (1887). Manual of the Railroads of the United States. New York: Poor's Pub. Co. p. 761. OCLC 867917295 - via Internet Archive.
3. ^ Leslie, James W. (1981). Pine Bluff and Jefferson County: A Pictorial History. Norfolk, Va.: Donning Co. pp. 42, 61. ISBN 978-0898651485. LCCN 81005481. OCLC 7462693.

## Further reading

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* 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.

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