Fort Smith Railroad Explained

Railroad Name:Fort Smith Railroad
Marks:FSR
Locale:Arkansas
Start Year:1991
End Year:present
Hq City:Fort Smith, Arkansas
Length:18miles
Map Size:200px

The Fort Smith Railroad is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

FSR operates an 18miles 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 47miles 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.

Locomotive roster

ModelRoad no.
EMD GP161612
EMD GP202002
2031
2038

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