The El Dorado & Wesson Railway is a shortline rail carrier in the state of Arkansas,[1] Its line runs 5.5 miles from El Dorado, Arkansas to Newell, Arkansas.[1]
The backstory of the line begins with the opening of a small lumber mill in Wesson, Arkansas in 1904.[2] The Arkansas Southern Railroad built a five mile spur to the mill, which the railroad continued to own but which was operated by the mill.[2] However, as the mill expanded, its owners decided to make a change, and on September 17, 1905 incorporated the El Dorado & Wesson Railway.[1] That railroad built 10.2 miles of track from Wesson to El Dorado in October 1907, allowing the mill to bypass the Arkansas Southern trackage and interconnect with another railroad directly.[2][1]
For a time, the line also carried passengers, but that ended about 1953.[1] In January, 1959, trackage was abandoned between Wesson and Oak Hill, Arkansas, about 6.9 miles.[1] However, about 2 miles of that line was reopened from Oak Hill to Newell in 1961.[1] Thus the line as currently configured has about 5.5 miles of track from El Dorado to Newell.[1]
Operationsedit
Traffic on the line is petroleum products, chemicals, and medium density fiberboard.[1]
dorado, wesson, railway, dorado, wesson, railway, shortline, rail, carrier, state, arkansas, line, runs, miles, from, dorado, arkansas, newell, arkansas, overviewheadquartersel, dorado, arkansasreporting, markedwlocalearkansasdates, operation1905, presenttechn. The El Dorado amp Wesson Railway is a shortline rail carrier in the state of Arkansas 1 Its line runs 5 5 miles from El Dorado Arkansas to Newell Arkansas 1 El Dorado and Wesson RailwayOverviewHeadquartersEl Dorado ArkansasReporting markEDWLocaleArkansasDates of operation1905 presentTechnicalTrack gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm standard gauge Contents 1 History 2 Operations 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe backstory of the line begins with the opening of a small lumber mill in Wesson Arkansas in 1904 2 The Arkansas Southern Railroad built a five mile spur to the mill which the railroad continued to own but which was operated by the mill 2 However as the mill expanded its owners decided to make a change and on September 17 1905 incorporated the El Dorado amp Wesson Railway 1 That railroad built 10 2 miles of track from Wesson to El Dorado in October 1907 allowing the mill to bypass the Arkansas Southern trackage and interconnect with another railroad directly 2 1 For a time the line also carried passengers but that ended about 1953 1 In January 1959 trackage was abandoned between Wesson and Oak Hill Arkansas about 6 9 miles 1 However about 2 miles of that line was reopened from Oak Hill to Newell in 1961 1 Thus the line as currently configured has about 5 5 miles of track from El Dorado to Newell 1 Operations editTraffic on the line is petroleum products chemicals and medium density fiberboard 1 The line interconnects with the Union Pacific at El Dorado 1 The company employs 11 people 2 References edit a b c d e f g h i j El Dorado amp Wesson Railway EDW 247 Union Pacific Retrieved August 31 2021 a b c d Railroads lumber mills have long history in Union Co Janice McIntyre El Dorado News Times November 5 2016 Retrieved August 31 2021 External links edit nbsp Railways portal Link to Union Pacific Website with EDW Details Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title El Dorado and Wesson Railway amp oldid 1169841270, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
