Arkansas Logging Railroads in 1887 (Official Railway List)
 
 
Source: Monthly Official Railway List, 1887. Chicago: Railway Purchasing Agent Co., 1887.
 
     
     
 

Alexander -- Pierce Lumber Co.; m., 2;  g., 58-1/2 in.
Arkadelphia -- Ultima Thule, Arkadelphia & Mississippi R.;  Arkadelphia Lumber Co.;  m., g., 57 in.
Brinkley -- Brinkley & Helena R.; Brinkley Car Works & Manufacturing Co.;  m., 10;  g., 36 in.
Corning -- Williams Mills & Little Bl’k Riv. R.;  H.H. Williams;  m., 10;  g., 40 in.
Cummins -- Varner Branch R.;  E. Urquhart & B.W. Green;  m., 5-1/2;  g., 56-1/2 in.
Donaldson -- Donaldson Lumber Co.;  m., 6;  g., 36 in.
Dry Run -- Dry Run Lumber Co.;  m., 1-3/4; g., 36 in.
Gifford -- Gifford Lumber Mills Logging R.;  Joseph Brown;  m., 3-1/2;  g., 31 in.
Gifford -- Wyandotte Logging R.; Hearne Lumber Co.; m., 6;  g., 31 in.
Gurdon -- Vinegar Central R.;  St. Louis Refrigerator & Wooden Gutter Co.;  m., 5;  g., 36 in.
Humphrey -- Nathaniel Weston Lumber Co.;  m., 1-1/2;  g., 36 in.
Jonesboro -- Hasbrook & Son;  m., 2.
Little Rock -- Wrightsville Narrow Gauge; Wm. Farrell; m., 7;  g., 36 in.
Lutherville -- Lutherville & Colony Mountain;  Mlks Bros.;  m., 3;  g., 36 in.
Malvern -- Malvern Lumber Co.; m., 5;  g., 36 in.
Moark -- Solon Ferguson;  m., 1-1/2;  g., 42 in.
Moark -- Williams’ Mills & State Line;  H.H. Williams;  m., 6;  g., 40 in.
Newport -- Pond City, Centreville & Northern R.;  Morrison, Decker & Co., m., 4-1/2;  g., 36 in.
Paragould -- Paragould & Buffalo Island R.; Paragould Stave Manufacturing Co.;  m., 8-1/2; g., 56-1/2 in.
Pine City -- Pine City R.; Parker C. Ewan and A.H. Johnson; m., 5; g., 36 in.
Portia -- K.A. Flagg; m., 1-1/2; g., 57 in.
Ravenden -- North Arkansas Tram R.; Hungerford Bros. & Harmon; m., 7-1/2; g., 54 in.
Russell -- Oak Land & Lumber Co.; Griffith & Hunt; m., 7; g., 36 in.
Russell -- Lefferman & Chatterson; m., 3-1/2; g., 56 in.
Texarkana -- Allen Bros; g., 36 in.
Texarkana -- Gate City Lumber R. C.; m., 7; g., 57 in.
Texarkana -- Texarkana & Northern; Bowie Lumber Co.; m., 10; g., 57 in.
Wrightsville -- Wm. Farrell & Co., m., 6; g., 36 in.

 
     
     
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