Delta Valley and Southern Railway
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The Delta Valley and Southern Railway is a short-line railroad headquartered in Wilson, Arkansas
.
DVS operates a two mile line in Arkansas
near Wilson with one switch engine.
The line is the former 18.1 miles (29.1 km) St. Louis-San Francisco Railway
branch from Elkins
to Tyronza
. All but 2 miles (3.2 km) from Delpro to Elkins
was abandoned in 1947.
It currently operates, if at all, from its enginehouse at the present end of the line to a connection with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) south of Wilson. The line serves one cotton processing plant. As of 1996, motive power was a GE 45-tonner side-rod locomotive, purchased new in May, 1954, GE s/n 32129. The locomotive, DV&S 50, is on the National Register of Historic Places
. Corporate headquarters are located in the company town of Wilson, Arkansas.
The locomotive, if it is still there, is housed in a single stall engine house built right over the main line of this short railroad, at the end of the line. It can be accessed by country roads.
The Corporate Office is on the south side of the central business district in Wilson, which is also a company town and very picturesque.
Wilson, Arkansas
Wilson is a town in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 939 at the 2000 census.The town was named after Robert E. Lee Wilson, a landowner and logging business owner in the area in the late 19th century....
.
DVS operates a two mile line in Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
near Wilson with one switch engine.
The line is the former 18.1 miles (29.1 km) St. Louis-San Francisco Railway
St. Louis-San Francisco Railway
The St. Louis – San Francisco Railway , also known as the Frisco, was a railroad that operated in the Midwest and South Central U.S. from 1876 to 1980.-History:...
branch from Elkins
Elkins, Arkansas
Elkins is a city in Washington County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,251 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
to Tyronza
Tyronza, Arkansas
Tyronza is a town in Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 762 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Tyronza is located at ....
. All but 2 miles (3.2 km) from Delpro to Elkins
Elkins, Arkansas
Elkins is a city in Washington County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,251 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
was abandoned in 1947.
It currently operates, if at all, from its enginehouse at the present end of the line to a connection with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) south of Wilson. The line serves one cotton processing plant. As of 1996, motive power was a GE 45-tonner side-rod locomotive, purchased new in May, 1954, GE s/n 32129. The locomotive, DV&S 50, is on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. Corporate headquarters are located in the company town of Wilson, Arkansas.
The locomotive, if it is still there, is housed in a single stall engine house built right over the main line of this short railroad, at the end of the line. It can be accessed by country roads.
The Corporate Office is on the south side of the central business district in Wilson, which is also a company town and very picturesque.