Little Rock and Western Railway
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The Little Rock and Western Railway is a Class III
short-line railroad headquartered in Perry, Arkansas
, and owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc..
LRWN operates over a 79 miles (127 km) line from Danville, Arkansas
to Pulaski, Arkansas, then over 3 miles (4.8 km) of Union Pacific Railroad
(UP) trackage rights to North Little Rock, Arkansas
where it interchanges with Union Pacific. LRWN also serves as the agent for BNSF Railway
to interchange cars between BNSF and UP at North Little Rock.
LRWN traffic generally consists of wood and paper
products, grain, limestone
slurry, cornstarch
, salt
, LP gas
, and pulp mill liquid.
, and became part of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
main line between Memphis, Tennessee
, and Tucumcari, New Mexico
, in 1904. When the Rock Island abandoned operations, Rail Management Corporation
obtained the Perry to Pulaski line and started shortline service in 1980. In 1986, LRWN was authorized to operate the Danville to Perry segment, owned by Continental Grain Company. Genesee & Wyoming Inc. purchased RMC in June 2005.
Class III railroad
A Class III railroad, as defined by the Surface Transportation Board, is a railroad with an annual operating revenue of less than $20 million . The term only applies to United States railroads, but is sometimes applied to other countries...
short-line railroad headquartered in Perry, Arkansas
Perry, Arkansas
Perry is a town in Perry County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 314 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Perry is located at ....
, and owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc..
LRWN operates over a 79 miles (127 km) line from Danville, Arkansas
Danville, Arkansas
Danville is a city in Yell County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,392 at the 2000 census. Along with Dardanelle, it is one of two county seats for Yell County.Danville is part of the Russellville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
to Pulaski, Arkansas, then over 3 miles (4.8 km) of Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
(UP) trackage rights to North Little Rock, Arkansas
North Little Rock, Arkansas
the city was 62.55% White, 33.98% Black or African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.18% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races...
where it interchanges with Union Pacific. LRWN also serves as the agent for BNSF Railway
BNSF Railway
The BNSF Railway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It is one of seven North American Class I railroads and the second largest freight railroad network in North America, second only to the Union Pacific Railroad, its primary...
to interchange cars between BNSF and UP at North Little Rock.
LRWN traffic generally consists of wood and paper
Paper
Paper is a thin material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon, drawing or for packaging. It is produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets....
products, grain, limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
slurry, cornstarch
Cornstarch
Corn starch, cornstarch, cornflour or maize starch is the starch of the corn grain obtained from the endosperm of the corn kernel.-History:...
, salt
Salt
In chemistry, salts are ionic compounds that result from the neutralization reaction of an acid and a base. They are composed of cations and anions so that the product is electrically neutral...
, LP gas
Propane
Propane is a three-carbon alkane with the molecular formula , normally a gas, but compressible to a transportable liquid. A by-product of natural gas processing and petroleum refining, it is commonly used as a fuel for engines, oxy-gas torches, barbecues, portable stoves, and residential central...
, and pulp mill liquid.
History
The line was initially built in 1900 by the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf RailroadChoctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad
The Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad , known informally as the "Choctaw Route," was an American railroad located in located in Arkansas, and Oklahoma. The company, originally known as the Choctaw Coal and Railway Company, completed its main line between West Memphis, Arkansas and western...
, and became part of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...
main line between Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
, and Tucumcari, New Mexico
Tucumcari, New Mexico
Tucumcari is a city in and the county seat of Quay County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 5,989 at the 2000 census. Tucumcari was founded in 1901, two years before Quay County was founded.-History:...
, in 1904. When the Rock Island abandoned operations, Rail Management Corporation
Rail Management Corporation
Rail Management Corporation , based in Panama City Beach, Florida, was a holding company of short line railroads in the southeastern United States.- History :...
obtained the Perry to Pulaski line and started shortline service in 1980. In 1986, LRWN was authorized to operate the Danville to Perry segment, owned by Continental Grain Company. Genesee & Wyoming Inc. purchased RMC in June 2005.