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The Metro Streetcar, formerly known as the River Rail Streetcar, is a two line heritage streetcar system operating in Little Rock and North Little Rock, Arkansas. It has operated since November 1, 2004.
Metro Streetcar began operation in November 2004, as the River Rail Streetcar. (It was given its current name in 2015.) Operating 3.4 miles (5.5 km) of track in Little Rock and across the Arkansas River in North Little Rock, the streetcar system caters to visitors, tourists, and local downtown residents.
The railway's mainline was 113 miles (182 km) long and ran between Little Rock (near the center of the state) and Arkansas City (near the Mississippi River), passing through Pine Bluff. It had about 172 miles (277 km) of track, including sidings , rail yards and branch lines , including the Ouachita Division to Collins (with stage for points in ...
Little Rock and Fort Smith Branch of the Cairo and Fulton Railroad: MP: 1853 1855 Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad: Little Rock and Helena Railroad: MP: 1869 1870 Arkansas Central Railway: Little Rock, Hot Springs and Texas Railway: MP, RI: 1893 1899 Little Rock and Hot Springs Western Railroad: Little Rock and Hot Springs Western Railroad ...
Little Rock (first era) Horse 1876: 1895 Steam July 3, 1888: 1889 Electric December 23, 1891: September 1, 1947: Also served North Little Rock, which before 1917 was named Argenta. Metro Streetcar: Little Rock (second era) Electric November 1, 2004 Heritage streetcar system. Originally called the River Rail Streetcar; renamed Metro Streetcar in ...
Since November 2004, Rock Region Metro's Metro Streetcar system (formerly the River Rail Electric Streetcar) has served downtown Little Rock and North Little Rock. The Streetcar is a 3.4-mile (5.5 km)-long heritage streetcar system that runs from the North Little Rock City Hall and throughout downtown Little Rock before it crosses over to the ...
The Arkansas River Trail began with funding from a $1.9 million bond issue from the city of Little Rock in 2003. The trail includes a portion of the Little Rock & Western Railway. The former railbed is still in use by the railroad and operates adjacent to the trail. [1]
The Port of Little Rock Railroad, sometimes called the Little Rock Port Authority Railroad, [1] provides switching services through a 20-mile system of tracks at the 4,000-acre Little Rock Port Industrial Park at the Port of Little Rock, Arkansas.