Fort Smith Railroad
The Fort Smith Railroad (reporting mark FSR) is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
 FSR #2002, an EMD GP20, at Fort Smith in 2002. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Fort Smith, Arkansas |
| Reporting mark | FSR |
| Locale | Arkansas |
| Dates of operation | 1991–present |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 18 miles (29 km) |
FSR operates an 18 miles (29 km) line in Arkansas from Fort Smith (where it interchanges with Kansas City Southern Railway, Union Pacific Railroad, and Arkansas and Missouri Railroad) to Fort Chaffee.
FSR traffic generally consists of grain, food products, paper products, scrap and finished steel, lumber, peanuts, alcohol, military equipment, and charcoal.
The FSR currently operates with three ex-Santa Fe Railroad EMD GP20 locomotives.
The original line, consisting of 47 miles (76 km) to Paris, Arkansas, was built in the 1890s by a Union Pacific predecessor, and was leased to FSR in 1991. The portion between Fort Chaffee and Paris was abandoned in 1995. FSR is a subsidiary of Pioneer Railcorp.