Rock Island Railroad in Arkansas

Rock Island Railroad in Arkansas
Author: Michael E. Hibblen
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 1
Release: 2017
Genre: History
ISBN: 1467125385

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.

Historic Rock Island County

Historic Rock Island County
Author: Rock Island Ill Kramer & Company
Publisher: Franklin Classics
Total Pages: 532
Release: 2018-10-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9780342553792

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Historic Rock Island County; History of the Settlement of Rock Island County from the Earliest Known Period to the Present Time ... Embracing Referenc

Historic Rock Island County; History of the Settlement of Rock Island County from the Earliest Known Period to the Present Time ... Embracing Referenc
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: Nabu Press
Total Pages: 560
Release: 2014-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9781295494842

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