Difference between revisions of "Memphis and Little Rock Railroad"
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| − | The '''Memphis & Little Rock Railroad''' was chartered by an act of the [[Arkansas General Assembly]] on January 11, 1853. The railroad company began laying track at West Memphis on the Mississippi River in 1854 | + | The '''Memphis & Little Rock Railroad''' was chartered by an act of the [[Arkansas General Assembly]] on January 11, 1853. The railroad company began laying track at West Memphis on the Mississippi River in 1854. The [[Little Rock locomotive]] crossed the Mississippi for the first time on September 12, 1857. |
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| + | Iron rails reached Madison, Arkansas, in 1858. The railroad bridged the White River, a key gap in the route, near DeVall's Bluff in 1871. | ||
The railway reached the [[Argenta]] (North Little Rock) in 1869, and locomotives moved freely from Memphis to Little Rock in 1871. The [[Choctaw, Oklahoma, and Gulf Railroad Company]] bought the Memphis & Little Rock in 1898, and built what is now known as the [[Rock Island Bridge]] across the [[Arkansas River]]. The Choctaw, Oklahoma, and Gulf Railroad was purchased by the [[Rock Island Railroad]] in April 1, 1904. | The railway reached the [[Argenta]] (North Little Rock) in 1869, and locomotives moved freely from Memphis to Little Rock in 1871. The [[Choctaw, Oklahoma, and Gulf Railroad Company]] bought the Memphis & Little Rock in 1898, and built what is now known as the [[Rock Island Bridge]] across the [[Arkansas River]]. The Choctaw, Oklahoma, and Gulf Railroad was purchased by the [[Rock Island Railroad]] in April 1, 1904. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | *Gene Hull, "First Iron Horse Runs on Memphis & Little Rock," ''Arkansas Railroader'' 37.7 (July 2006): 4. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
[[Category:Railroads]] | [[Category:Railroads]] | ||
Revision as of 21:08, 18 January 2009
The Memphis & Little Rock Railroad was chartered by an act of the Arkansas General Assembly on January 11, 1853. The railroad company began laying track at West Memphis on the Mississippi River in 1854. The Little Rock locomotive crossed the Mississippi for the first time on September 12, 1857.
Iron rails reached Madison, Arkansas, in 1858. The railroad bridged the White River, a key gap in the route, near DeVall's Bluff in 1871.
The railway reached the Argenta (North Little Rock) in 1869, and locomotives moved freely from Memphis to Little Rock in 1871. The Choctaw, Oklahoma, and Gulf Railroad Company bought the Memphis & Little Rock in 1898, and built what is now known as the Rock Island Bridge across the Arkansas River. The Choctaw, Oklahoma, and Gulf Railroad was purchased by the Rock Island Railroad in April 1, 1904.
References
- Gene Hull, "First Iron Horse Runs on Memphis & Little Rock," Arkansas Railroader 37.7 (July 2006): 4.
