The Arkansas, Louisiana and Gulf Railway (AL&G) was incorporated in July 1906 to connect Monroe with Pine Bluff, Arkansas.[3] The latter city was never reached, and the line as opened in October 1908 ended at Hamburg and Crossett. It entered receivership in May 1913, and in December 1914 the newly organized Arkansas, Louisiana and Gulf Railroad leased both the Arkansas, Louisiana and Gulf Railway and the Crossett-MonticelloAshley, Drew and Northern Railway (AD&N), the latter owned by the Crossett Lumber Company. Alfred Cowles of Chicago bought the AL&G's property at foreclosure in September 1915, and in November the reorganized Arkansas and Louisiana Midland Railway (A&LM) acquired the Monroe-Crossett line, but the branch to Hamburg remained with Cowles. The A&LM took over the AL&G Railroad's lease of the AD&N, and leased the Hamburg line.[4] Steam operations on the line ended by 1960.
The A&LM was not successful, and entered receivership in February 1920, terminating the AD&N lease in March.[5] Operations north of Bastrop were suspended in May, and the property was sold in July and conveyed in August to the new Arkansas and Louisiana Missouri Railway. The Interstate Commerce Commission approved permanent abandonment of the Hamburg branch, now a county road, and resumption of operation to Crossett. The new AL&M also obtained trackage rights over the Missouri Pacific Railroad from Bastrop to Dollar Junction and Huttig, Arkansas, the two ends of the 1.88-mile (3.03 km) Louisiana and Pine Bluff Railway.[6] The AL&M leased the latter company,[7] which provided access to a saw mill, until its dissolution in 1979.[8]
The current name was adopted in September 1991,[1] when Georgia-Pacific organized the Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad to purchase the A&LM. The AD&N, then owned by Georgia-Pacific as successor to the Crossett Lumber Company, was abandoned in August 1995,[9] and Genesee & Wyoming Inc. purchased several of Georgia-Pacific's railroads, including the AL&M, in January 2004.[2] In 2006, the AL&M leased from the Union Pacific Railroad 4.24 miles (6.82 km) of line at Bastrop,[10] which had previously been owned by the Missouri Pacific Railroad.
Referencesedit
^ abcLewis, Edward A. (1996). American Shortline Railway Guide (5th ed.). Kalmbach Publishing. pp. 31–32.
^ ab. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved February 7, 2009.
^"The Railroads. Two Railroads Given Charters". Fort Smith Times. Fort Smith, AR. July 22, 1906. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
^Interstate Commerce Commission, 135 I.C.C. 424 (1928): Valuation Docket No. 606, Arkansas & Louisiana Midland Railway Company et al.
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arkansas, louisiana, mississippi, railroad, reporting, mark, mile, short, line, railroad, northern, louisiana, southern, arkansas, opened, 1908, undergone, several, corporate, reorganizations, remained, independent, larger, carriers, 2004, paper, producer, geo. The Arkansas Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad reporting mark ALM is a 52 9 mile 85 1 km short line railroad in northern Louisiana and southern Arkansas Opened in 1908 it has undergone several corporate reorganizations but has remained independent of larger carriers In 2004 paper producer Georgia Pacific sold the company to shortline operator Genesee amp Wyoming Inc Traffic generally consists of lumber paper forest products and chemicals 1 Arkansas Louisiana and Mississippi RailroadALM 1812 a rare EMD GP28 westbound through Norfolk Southern Norris Yard in Irondale Alabama OverviewHeadquartersCrossett ArkansasReporting markALMLocaleArkansas and LouisianaDates of operation1991 TechnicalTrack gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm standard gauge The AL amp M runs north from Monroe Louisiana on the Canadian Pacific Kansas City s Meridian Speedway through Bastrop to Crossett Arkansas generally paralleling U S Routes 165 and 425 At Crossett the AL amp M interchanges with the affiliated Fordyce and Princeton Railroad which hauls its cars to the Union Pacific Railroad at Fordyce 1 2 A branch from Rolfe Junction to Hamburg Arkansas was abandoned in 1920 with the grade reused for a county road in 2006 the AL amp M leased a segment of line in Bastrop from the Union Pacific Railroad History editThe Arkansas Louisiana and Gulf Railway AL amp G was incorporated in July 1906 to connect Monroe with Pine Bluff Arkansas 3 The latter city was never reached and the line as opened in October 1908 ended at Hamburg and Crossett It entered receivership in May 1913 and in December 1914 the newly organized Arkansas Louisiana and Gulf Railroad leased both the Arkansas Louisiana and Gulf Railway and the Crossett Monticello Ashley Drew and Northern Railway AD amp N the latter owned by the Crossett Lumber Company Alfred Cowles of Chicago bought the AL amp G s property at foreclosure in September 1915 and in November the reorganized Arkansas and Louisiana Midland Railway A amp LM acquired the Monroe Crossett line but the branch to Hamburg remained with Cowles The A amp LM took over the AL amp G Railroad s lease of the AD amp N and leased the Hamburg line 4 Steam operations on the line ended by 1960 The A amp LM was not successful and entered receivership in February 1920 terminating the AD amp N lease in March 5 Operations north of Bastrop were suspended in May and the property was sold in July and conveyed in August to the new Arkansas and Louisiana Missouri Railway The Interstate Commerce Commission approved permanent abandonment of the Hamburg branch now a county road and resumption of operation to Crossett The new AL amp M also obtained trackage rights over the Missouri Pacific Railroad from Bastrop to Dollar Junction and Huttig Arkansas the two ends of the 1 88 mile 3 03 km Louisiana and Pine Bluff Railway 6 The AL amp M leased the latter company 7 which provided access to a saw mill until its dissolution in 1979 8 The current name was adopted in September 1991 1 when Georgia Pacific organized the Arkansas Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad to purchase the A amp LM The AD amp N then owned by Georgia Pacific as successor to the Crossett Lumber Company was abandoned in August 1995 9 and Genesee amp Wyoming Inc purchased several of Georgia Pacific s railroads including the AL amp M in January 2004 2 In 2006 the AL amp M leased from the Union Pacific Railroad 4 24 miles 6 82 km of line at Bastrop 10 which had previously been owned by the Missouri Pacific Railroad References edit a b c Lewis Edward A 1996 American Shortline Railway Guide 5th ed Kalmbach Publishing pp 31 32 a b Union Pacific Short Line Railroad Directory Arkansas Louisiana amp Mississippi Railroad Company Archived from the original on September 27 2007 Retrieved February 7 2009 The Railroads Two Railroads Given Charters Fort Smith Times Fort Smith AR July 22 1906 p 6 via Newspapers com nbsp Interstate Commerce Commission 135 I C C 424 1928 Valuation Docket No 606 Arkansas amp Louisiana Midland Railway Company et al Moody s Transportation Manual 1975 p 49 Interstate Commerce Commission 67 I C C 781 1921 Finance Docket No 73 via Google Books a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Moody s Transportation Manual 1979 p 874 Moody s Transportation Manual 1984 p xxii Railroad Retirement Board August 8 2003 Employer Status Determination Ashley Drew amp Northern Railway Company Archived from the original on January 17 2009 United States Surface Transportation Board July 17 2006 STB Finance Docket No 34838 External links edit nbsp Trains portal Arkansas Louisiana amp Mississippi Railroad Official Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arkansas Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad amp oldid 1174329367, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
