Arkansas Midland Railroad (1992)
Template:Refimprove Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters". The Arkansas Midland Railroad (reporting mark AKMD) is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Malvern, Arkansas.
AKMD operates Script error: No such module "convert". of line in Arkansas consisting of seven disconnected branch lines and two sister railroads, the Prescott & Northwestern (PNW) and the Warren & Saline River (WSR). The AKMD branches were formerly part of the Union Pacific Railroad, or a predecessor, while the PNW and WSR lines were acquired from Potlatch Corporation. All branch lines connect (interchange traffic) with Union Pacific Railroad. AKMD also interchanges with BNSF in North Little Rock, and the North Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad at McGehee.[1]
- Hot Springs Branch: Script error: No such module "convert". from Malvern, through Hot Springs, to Mountain Pine
- North Little Rock Branch: Script error: No such module "convert". from North Little Rock to Galloway (7.8 mi. former Cotton Belt, Script error: No such module "convert".. former Rock Island)
- Warren Branch: Script error: No such module "convert". from Warren to Dermott, with trackage rights over an additional Script error: No such module "convert". to McGehee
- Cypress Bend Branch: Script error: No such module "convert". from McGehee to Cypress Bend
- Helena Branch: Script error: No such module "convert". from Lexa to Helena
- Jacksonville Branch: Script error: No such module "convert".
- Prescott and Northwestern Railroad (PNW, affiliated): Script error: No such module "convert".
- Warren and Saline River Railroad (WSR, affiliated): Script error: No such module "convert".
- Gurdon Branch (emergency operation of a segment of the Caddo Valley Railroad): Script error: No such module "convert".
AKMD traffic generally consists of forest and agricultural products, aggregates, aluminum, building materials and chemicals.
AKMD was a subsidiary of Pinsly Railroad Company, a holding company owning seven short-line railroads in the United States. The Hot Springs, Helena and Galloway branches are owned by AKMD (purchased in 1992); the Warren, Cypress Bend and Jacksonville branches are leased; the PNW and WSR are owned by Pinsly and operated by AKMD.
On December 5, 2014, Genesee & Wyoming filed a Notice of Exemption with the Surface Transportation Board to acquire AKMD (along with affiliates PNW and WSR) from Pinsly.[2] The acquisition was complete by 2015.[3]
Locomotive fleet
| No. | Model | Builder | Built date | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 707 | GP8 | EMD | - | Scrapped | Scrapped due to G&W's EPA scandal |
| 722 | EMD | March 1953 | Operational | ||
| 728 | EMD | - | Slated for scrap | Set to be scrapped due to G&W's EPA scandal | |
| 908 | EMD | January 1952 | Operational | ||
| 2076 | GP38-2 | EMD | November 1963 | Sold | |
| 2500 | GP35 | EMD | May 1964 | Operational | |
| 2501 | EMD | November 1963 | Operational | ||
| 2502 | EMD | April 1965 | Operational | ||
| 2503 | EMD | May 1964 | Operational | ||
| 2504 | EMD | February 1964 | Operational | ||
| 2505 | EMD | February 1964 | Sold | ||
| 3500 | GP38-2 | EMD | - | Operational | |
| 3502 | EMD | - | Operational | ||
| 3558 | EMD | November 1976 | Operational |
References
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External links
- Arkansas Midland Railway Company, Inc. AKMD #77 Union Pacific Railroad
- Arkansas Midland Railroad (Genesee & Wyoming website)
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