Shortlines of Arkansas
by Clifton Hull


If you want to model Arkansas railroading, this book is highly recommended.   Many of these shortlines operated as feeders to the MoPac and it's great to have the "supporting cast" show up from time to time if you model.   So many of these lines used GE 70 tonners or S1s long after all the MoP switchers were EMD or reengined units.   Using the book as a guide, the modelor can accurately represent steam operations in the Jenks Blue era!   Can you imagine dropping off tank cars with a GP18 to a connection with a fat-boilered ex-Army 2-8-0?
 
For example, if you don't have the space to do an oil refinery, you can easily have an Alco show up from the El Dorado and Wesson with a cut of cars.   Or, you can have a company delivering bridge traffic (like the A&LM delivering Rock Island cars from Crossett, AR to the MoP in Monroe, LA) that shows up in your yard from time to time.

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