Rock Island Railroad in Arkansas / Michael E. Hibblen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hibblen, Michael E., author.

Series:

Images of rail.

Images of Rail

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Railroads--Arkansas--History.

Railroads.

Railroads--Arkansas--Pictorial works.

Arkansas.

Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway Company.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 pages).

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2017]

Summary:

For nearly 80 years, the Rock Island was a major railroad in Arkansas providing passenger and freight services. A decline in rail travel after World War II and an increase in trucks hauling freight over government-subsidized interstates were among factors that left the railroad struggling. Efforts to merge with other railroads were stalled for years by federal regulators. The Rock Island filed for bankruptcy in 1975 and attempted a reorganization, but creditors wanted the assets liquidated, with a judge shutting it down in 1980. Most of the tracks that traversed the state were taken up, but a few relics, like the Little Rock passenger station and the Arkansas River bridge, remain as monuments to this once great railroad.

Contents:

Introduction

The Rock Island takes over in Arkansas

A new era of passenger service

Quiet stations and depots

Arkansas River Bridge

Freight service

Final years of the Rock Island

After the Shutdown.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781439659892

1439659893