Arkansas & Missouri Railroad Overview
The Arkansas & Missouri Railroad is an independent, Class III railroad serving a 150 mile corridor from Fort Smith, AR to Monett, MO. The line was built between 1880 and 1882 by the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway ("Frisco"), a predecessor of Burlington Northern Railroad, and was leased by the latter to the Arkansas and Missouri in 1986. The company completed purchase of the property in early 2001. The lease of Union Pacific trackage in an area known as "the Bottoms" occurred in 2000. In 2010, A&M purchased "the Bottoms" from UP. The railroad serves numerous warehouse and transload facilities, as well as port facilities on the Arkansas River in Fort Smith and Van Buren.
The road is known for its fleet of 4-axle Alcos and MLWs along with its SD70ACes.
In addition to freight service, the A&M also operates passenger excursions year-round.
The railroad interchanges with CPKC at Fort Smith, AR, with Union Pacific Railroad at Van Buren, AR, and with BNSF Railway at Monett, MO
Arkansas & Missouri Railroad Locomotives
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Number
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Model
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Year Built
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History
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Notes
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AM 14
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T6
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1959
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Ex-MDDE 14/NS 43/NW 43.
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AM 18
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T6
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1959
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Ex-MDDE 18/NS 19/NW 19.
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AM 30
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RS32
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1961
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Ex-AM 42/MDDE 42/CR 2031/PC 2031/NYC 8031.
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AM 32
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C424
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1965
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Ex-AM 01/HBRY 601/BRC 601.
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AM 34
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C424
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1965
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Ex-AM 02/HBRY 602/BRC 602.
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OOS. Being rebuilt.
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AM 42
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C420
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1965
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Ex-OHCR 7220/EMCO 600.
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AM 44
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C420
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1965
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Ex-LN 1354/SCL 1215/SAL 112.
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Assigned passenger operations.
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MDDE Northern Line Customers
- Runs from Townsend, DE to Chestertown, MD and Centreville, MD.
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Customer
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Location
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Company Description
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Type of Railcar
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Notes
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Wenger Feeds
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Massey, MD
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Feed Mill
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Covered Hoppers
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Phillips Station
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Kennedyville, MD
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Transload Facility
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Boxcars/Covered Hoppers
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Willard Agri-Service
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Lynch, MD
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Fertilizer Supplier
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Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars
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Perdue AgriBusiness
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Lynch, MD
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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Eastman
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Chestertown, MD
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Non-Phthalate Plasticizers
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Tank Cars
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Harbor Sales
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Sudlersville, MD
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Building Materials
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Boxcars
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Inactive?
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Perdue AgriBusiness
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Roberts, MD
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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Nutrien Ag Solutions
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Carville, MD
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Fertilizer Supplier
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Covered Hoppers
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Growmark FS
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Carville, MD
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Fertilizer Supplier
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Covered Hoppers
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Tidewater Direct
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Centreville, MD
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Printing Company
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Boxcars
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Inactive?
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MDDE Seaford Line Customers
- Runs from Seaford, DE to Cambridge, MD.
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Customer
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Location
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Company Description
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Type of Railcar
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Notes
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Culpeper Wood Preservers
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Federalsburg, MD
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Lumber Products
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Flatcars
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Dart Container
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Federalsburg, MD
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Food & Beverage Packaging
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Covered Hoppers/Boxcars
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MDDE Transload
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Federalsburg, MD
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Transload Facility
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Flatcars/Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars
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Dart Container
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Federalsburg, MD
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Warehouse
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Boxcars
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Tri Gas & Oil
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Williamsburg, MD
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Propane & Oil Terminal
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Tank Cars
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Perdue AgriBusiness
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Hurlock, MD
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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MDDE Snow Hill Line Customers
- Runs from Frankford, DE to Snow Hill, MD.
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Customer
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Location
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Company Description
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Type of Railcar
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Notes
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Pep-Up
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Frankford, DE
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Fuel Oil & Propane Terminal
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Tank Cars
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Tyson Foods
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Snow Hill, MD
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Feed Mill
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Covered Hoppers
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