| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Harrison, AR |
| Reporting mark | M&NA |
| Locale | Midwestern United States |
| Dates of operation | August 6, 1906–1946 |
| Predecessor | St. Louis and North Arkansas Railway |
| Successor | Arkansas and Ozarks Railway |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 335.21 miles (539.47 km) in 1919 |
The Missouri and North Arkansas (reporting mark M&NA) was a railroad in Missouri and Arkansas from 1906 to 1946.[1][2]
History
The railroad began as the Eureka Springs Railway in 1883 as a line from the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway in Seligman, MO, reaching the resort town of Eureka Springs, AR in 1883.[1]
The railroad was extended east, reaching Harrison, AR in 1901, including a branch from Freeman to Berryville, AR.[3] Leslie, AR was reached in 1903, Kensett, AR in 1908, and on to Helena, AR in 1909.[1] In addition, the railroad was extended northwest from Wayne, MO to Neosho, MO in 1908.[1] This section was reached using trackage rights from the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway between Seligman and Wayne, Missouri. Joplin, MO was reached using trackage rights via the Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) from Neosho, Missouri.[3]
In August 1914, a steam locomotive owned by the KCS collided with a M&NA doodlebug, killing thirty-eight passengers and five crew members.[4][1][5] In March 1918, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that the KCS and MN&A should share liability and pay their own costs.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "H. Glenn Mosenthin, "Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad"". encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
- ^ "J. W. Williams, "Kell, Frank"". The Handbook of Texas. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
- ^ a b "Valuation Docket No. 511 Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad Company". Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States (Valuation Reports) March-July 1927. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. 125: 639–673. 1927. hdl:2027/mdp.39015024015581 – via HathiTrust Digital Library.
- ^ Fair, pp. 113.
- ^ Woodin, Debby. "Train crash a century ago among area's worst disasters". Joplin Globe. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Fair, pp. 123.
- Fair, James (1969). The North Arkansas Line (1st ed.). Howell-North. p. 304. ISBN 978-0831070779.
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