Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad

The Missouri and North Arkansas (reporting mark M&NA) was a railroad in Missouri and Arkansas from 1906 to 1946.[1] [2]

Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad
Overview
HeadquartersHarrison, AR
Reporting markM&NA
LocaleMidwestern United States
Dates of operationAugust 6, 1906 (1906-08-06)–1946 (1946)
PredecessorSt. Louis and North Arkansas Railway
SuccessorArkansas and Ozarks Railway
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length335.21 miles (539.47 km) in 1919
Not to be confused with the still running Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad.

History

The railroad began as the Eureka Springs Railway in 1883 as a line from the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway in Seligman, MO, reaching the resort town of Eureka Springs, AR in 1883.[1]

The railroad was extended east, reaching Harrison, AR in 1901, including a branch from Freeman to Berryville, AR.[3] Leslie, AR was reached in 1903, Kensett, AR in 1908, and on to Helena, AR in 1909.[1] In addition, the railroad was extended northwest from Wayne, MO to Neosho, MO in 1908.[1] This section was reached using trackage rights from the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway between Seligman and Wayne, Missouri. Joplin, MO was reached using trackage rights via the Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) from Neosho, Missouri.[3]

In August 1914, a steam locomotive owned by the KCS collided with a M&NA doodlebug, killing thirty-eight passengers and five crew members.[4][1][5] In March 1918, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that the KCS and MN&A should share liability and pay their own costs.[6]

See also

References
  1. "H. Glenn Mosenthin, "Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad"". encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  2. "J. W. Williams, "Kell, Frank"". The Handbook of Texas. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  3. "Valuation Docket No. 511 Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad Company". Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States (Valuation Reports) March-July 1927. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. 125: 639–673. 1927. hdl:2027/mdp.39015024015581 – via HathiTrust Digital Library.
  4. Fair, pp. 113.
  5. Woodin, Debby. "Train crash a century ago among area's worst disasters". Joplin Globe. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  6. Fair, pp. 123.
  • Fair, James (1969). The North Arkansas Line (1st ed.). Howell-North. p. 304. ISBN 978-0831070779.
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