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The Forrest City Herald printed its constitution in 1916. [6] The New Castle Herald noted the group and its officers in 1919. [7] In 1940, Forrest City was a stop for the Choctaw Rocket, a passenger train operated by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. Service was discontinued in 1964.
Incorporated August 29, 1892; consolidated with the Alexandria, Junction City & Shreveport Railway Company in March of 1899, continuing as the Arkansas Southern Railroad Company. Merged into the Rock Island, Arkansas & Louisiana Railroad on October 31, 1905. Leased to the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railway January 31, 1906. [3]
Arkansas and Oklahoma Railroad; Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad; Arkansas and Memphis Railway Bridge and Terminal Company; Arkansas Midland Railroad; Arkansas Midland Railroad (1992) Arkansas and Missouri Railroad; Arkansas Southern Railroad; Arkansas Western Railway; Augusta Railroad
The Yancopin Bridge is an abandoned railroad moveable bridge spanning the Arkansas River, and the last bridge across the Arkansas River before it flows into the Mississippi River 15 miles to the southeast.
Forrest City: St. Francis ... AR-76: Missouri & North Arkansas Railroad Bridge: Extant Baltimore truss: 1908 2008 CR 125 Little Red River middle fork Shirley: Van Buren
Highway 284 (AR 284, Ark. 284, and Hwy. 284) is an east–west state highway in Arkansas Delta. The route of 34.83 miles (56.05 km) runs from U.S. Route 49 (US 49) near Fair Oaks east to Highway 1 Business (AR 1B) in Forrest City .
The Choctaw Rocket followed a railway built by the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad between 1900 and 1902, informally known as the Choctaw Route. The CO&G and its railways were purchased by the Rock Island railroad in 1902. A predecessor train, along the same route, and having the numbers #51/52, had the name, Chocktaw Limited in the 1930s. [2]
The Forrest City business route intersects major routes US 70 and I-40. [11] DeWitt , Marianna , Vanndale , and Cherry Valley all have business routes of less than 3.0 miles (4.8 km). [ 1 ] The Jonesboro business route is the longest, and has an interchange with I-555 .