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Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad information


Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad
Overview
LocaleArkansas
Dates of operation1853 (1853)–1875 (1875)

The Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad was a railroad that operated in the state of Arkansas, United States, between 1853 and 1875. It came to national prominence when its bonds were the subject of a scandal involving Republican presidential candidate James G. Blaine in 1876.

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Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad

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Liberty Bartlett

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succeed, and the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad ended up acquiring the property and naming it Warren Station. It was later named Marche, and settled...

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1884 United States presidential election

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2010 dollars) from the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad for securing a federal land grant, among other things. Democrats and anti-Blaine Republicans...

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line from Fort Smith, Arkansas to Monett, Missouri. The railroad interchanges freight cars with Kansas City Southern Railway at Fort Smith, with Union...

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Fort Smith Railroad

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The Fort Smith Railroad (reporting mark FSR) is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Fort Smith, Arkansas. FSR operates an 18 miles (29 km)...

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Dardanelle pontoon bridge

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Dardanelle to North Dardanelle and hauled by wagon to Russellville to be loaded on Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad (LR&FS) freight cars. In an eight-month...

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List of common carrier freight railroads in the United States

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(FRVT) Fort Smith Railroad (FSR) Fort Worth and Western Railroad (FWWR) Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System (FOXY) Fredonia Valley Railroad (FVRR)...

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The Port of Little Rock Railroad, sometimes called the Little Rock Port Authority Railroad, provides switching services through a 20-mile system of tracks...

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Saint Meinrad Archabbey

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and diocesan assignments. In 1877, the Abbot of Saint Meinrad Abbey, Martin Marty, negotiated an agreement with an agent of the Little Rock and Fort Smith...

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Grover Cleveland

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Blaine had corruptly influenced legislation in favor of the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad and the Union Pacific Railway, later profiting on the sale...

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Fort Smith Trolley Museum

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The Fort Smith Trolley Museum is a streetcar and railroad museum in Fort Smith, in the U.S. state of Arkansas, which includes an operating heritage streetcar...

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Dardanelle and Russellville Railroad

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agricultural products—primarily cotton—from Dardanelle to the Little Rock and Fort Smith (LR&FS) Railway in Russellville. In an eight-month period in the...

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