Fort Smith Railroad

The Fort Smith Railroad (reporting mark FSR) is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Fort Smith Railroad
FSR #2002, an EMD GP20, at Fort Smith in 2002.
Overview
HeadquartersFort Smith, Arkansas
Reporting markFSR
LocaleArkansas
Dates of operation1991present
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length18 miles (29 km)

FSR operates an 18 miles (29 km) line in Arkansas from Fort Smith (where it interchanges with Kansas City Southern Railway, Union Pacific Railroad, and Arkansas and Missouri Railroad) to Fort Chaffee.

FSR traffic generally consists of grain, food products, paper products, scrap and finished steel, lumber, peanuts, alcohol, military equipment, and charcoal.

The FSR currently operates with three ex-Santa Fe Railroad EMD GP20 locomotives.

The original line, consisting of 47 miles (76 km) to Paris, Arkansas, was built in the 1890s by a Union Pacific predecessor, and was leased to FSR in 1991. The portion between Fort Chaffee and Paris was abandoned in 1995. FSR is a subsidiary of Pioneer Railcorp.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.