The Arkansas Midland Railroad is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Malvern, Arkansas.
AKMD operates of line in Arkansas consisting of seven disconnected branch lines and two sister railroads, the Prescott & Northwestern (PNW) and the Warren & Saline River (WSR). The AKMD branches were formerly part of the Union Pacific Railroad, or a predecessor, while the PNW and WSR lines were acquired from Potlatch Corporation. All branch lines connect (interchange traffic) with Union Pacific Railroad. AKMD also interchanges with BNSF in North Little Rock, and the North Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad at McGehee.
Hot Springs Branch: from Malvern, through Hot Springs, to Mountain Pine North Little Rock Branch: from North Little Rock to Galloway (7.8 mi. former Cotton Belt, . former Rock Island) Warren Branch: from Warren to Dermott, with trackage rights over an additional to McGehee Cypress Bend Branch: from McGehee to Cypress Bend Helena Branch: from Lexa to Helena Jacksonville Branch: Prescott and Northwestern Railroad (PNW, affiliated): Warren and Saline River Railroad (WSR, affiliated): Gurdon Branch (emergency operation of a segment of the Caddo Valley Railroad):
AKMD traffic generally consists of forest and agricultural products, aggregates, aluminum, building materials and chemicals.
AKMD was a subsidiary of Pinsly Railroad Company, a holding company owning seven short-line railroads in the United States. The Hot Springs, Helena and Galloway branches are owned by AKMD (purchased in 1992); the Warren, Cypress Bend and Jacksonville branches are leased; the PNW and WSR are owned by Pinsly and operated by AKMD.
On December 5, 2014, Genesee & Wyoming filed a Notice of Exemption with the Surface Transportation Board to acquire AKMD (along with affiliates PNW and WSR) from Pinsly. The acquisition was complete by 2015.
Locomotive fleet No.ModelBuilderBuilt dateStatusNotes707GP8EMD -ScrappedScrapped due to G&W's EPA scandal722EMDMarch 1953Operational728EMD -Slated for scrapSet to be scrapped due to G&W's EPA scandal908EMDJanuary 1952Operational2076GP38-2EMDNovember 1963Sold2500GP35EMDMay 1964Operational2501EMDNovember 1963Operational2502EMDApril 1965Operational2503EMDMay 1964Operational2504EMDFebruary 1964Operational2505EMDFebruary 1964Sold3500GP38-2EMD -Operational3502EMD -Operational3558EMDNovember 1976Operational
References
External links Arkansas Midland Railway Company, Inc. AKMD #77 Union Pacific Railroad Arkansas Midland Railroad (Genesee & Wyoming website)