This road has two divisions. They operate the former Rock Island line from Malvern to Mountain Pine with a branch into Hot Springs. They also operate the former Missouri Pacific line from Smithton to Norman with a branch to Delight.

700, GP9u, was built by Electro-Motive in January 1956, #20806 as Illinois Central 9168,  It was rebuilt at Paducah as 7700 in May 1974.  It was sold as AKMD 700 on January 17, 1992.

7908, GP7u, was built by Electro-Motive in January 1952, #15894, as IC 8800. It was rebuilt at Paducah in June 1977 as ICG 7908. It was later sold to AKMD as 7908.

This line ran between Crossett and Monticello was abandoned in 1996.

This little short line, which connected Augusta to the Missouri Pacific line from Memphis to Bald Knob, died in the early 1980s with little fanfare. Prior to 1918 it was the Augusta Tramway and Transfer.

2 was built by Davenport in March 1914, #1480, for the Manila & Southwestern Ry. It was later acquired by the AT&T and numbered 2.

7, 34 Ton, was built by Vulcan in 1942 as Maumelle Ordnance Works 1. It later became U S Army 8223 before going to the Augusta RR as 7. It was also owned by Tommy Tagert and donated to the museum in 1988.

Thanks to Dave Johnson for his additional information.

Bauxite & Northern RR

11, SW1200, was built by Electro-Motive in June 1954, #19530.  It was sold as Missouri Pacific 1260 and sold to Precision National Corp on June 14, 1985.  It was sold as Columbia Terminal RR 1 in June 1987.

Braswell Sand & Gravel Co.

No number, S2, was built by Alco.

7 was built by Baldwin in May 1919, #51771, as Ozan-Garysonia Lumber Co 2 "George Teat".   It was sold as C&C 7 and resold as Prescott & Northwestern RR 7 in 1938.  It was sold in 1961 as Black Hills Central 7.

11 was built by Baldwin in February 1925. #58194.  It was sold to Reader RR as 11. It went to the Hart County Scenic RR at Hartwell, Georgia, after abandonment. Steve Sandifer reports that it later went to the Kentucky Central at Paris, Ky.

18, S3, was built by Alco in September 1952, #80058.

8 was built by Lima on May 25, 1918, #2977, as Oklahoma Portland Cement Co 2.  It was sold as Virgin Pine Lumber Co 2 in February 1920 and resold as C&R Lumber Co 15 in July 1926.  It was sold as Goodyear Yellow Pine Co 2 in April 1931 and sold as Crosby Lumber & Manufacturing Co 15 on August 14, 1944.  It was renumbered 1 and sold as Pascagoula Veneer Co 1.  It was purchased by C W Witbeck in July 1966 and resold to Thomas Lawson Jr on November 13, 1970, as Dixie Midland Ry 8.  It was sold as ES&NA 8 in 1983 and sold as Lowville & Beaver River RR 8 in 1989.  It is owned by Railway History Society of Northern New York and is stored with boiler problems.

201 was built by Alco-Cooke in January 1906, #39094, as Isthmian Canal Commission 203.  It was sold to Equitable Equipment Co and sold as Carter 201 in 1922.  It was transferred as Moscow Camden & San Augustine 201 in March 1929 and donated to Grisby Foundation in 1970.  It was leased as  Scott & Bearskin RR 201 and later sold to ES&NA as 201 in 1981.

60, VO660, was built in May 1942, #65253, as Alabama Tennesee & Northern 600.  It was merged as St Louis-Ssn Francisco as 60 and later sold to FPCCo as 60.  It was later resold as Arkla Chemical Corp as 60 in 1967.

101 was built by Baldwin in 1918, #48420, for Russia, but was diverted to the Southern Ry as 8029. They sold it to the FSS&RI as 101 shortly afterwards. When St Louis-San Francisco first 1621 was destroyed in a dynamite blast in the 1920s, they traded 4-6-0 614 to them and replaced the 1621. It was sold to Eagle-Picher Co in 1951 and is now on display at the Museum of Transportation at Kirkwood, MO.

2522 was built by Cooke in 1898 as Missouri Pacific 771.  It was renumbered 2522 in 1917 and later sold to FSS&RI as 2522.

102, C420, was built by Alco in August 1966, #3467-01, as Louisville & Nashville 1306, Class C-420.  It was later sold to LRW as 102.

103, GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in April 1957, #22788, as Great Northern 713, Class GP-9.  It later became Burlington Northern 1786, Class GP-9, in 1970 and retired in December 1985.  It was sold to Helm Leasing in January 1986 and sold to LRW as 103 in February 1986.

305, RS20, was built by Alco in May 1951, #78856, as Green Bay & Western 305, RS3.  It was upgraded in June 1973 and sold as LR&W 305 in 1982.  It was sold in August 1994 as Badger Mining Corp 305 and sold and restored as GB&W 305 at Gopher State Railway Museum.

Maumelle Ordnance Works

1, 34 Ton, was built by Vulcan in 1942. It later became United States Army 8223 before going to the Augusta RR as 7. It was also owned by Tommy Tagert and donated to the museum in 1988.

Just south of the station at Fort Smith is the OK Feed Mills which used this home made critter for switching cars. It has since been scrapped, and they borrow a trackmobile from the Fort Smith Trolley Museum from time to time.

2 "George Teat" was built by Baldwin in May 1919, #51771.   It was sold as Caddo & Choctaw RR 7 and resold as Prescott & Northwestern RR 7 in 1938.  It was sold in 1961 as Black Hills Central 7.

AMDG

6/17/2008

Memorial of Saint John Cafasso

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