The St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company (reporting mark SSW), known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply "Cotton Belt", was a Class I railroad that operated between St. Louis, Missouri, and various points in the U.S. states of Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Texas from 1891 to 1980, when the system added the Rock Island's ...

Oct 13, 2024 · The Cotton Belt Railroad, officially known as the St. Louis Southwestern Railway, connected St. Lous with Texas and was a SP subsidiary after 1932.

Jul 1, 1995 · The St. Louis Southwestern doubled its size in May 1980 when it began operating the former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company track from Tucumcari, New Mexico, through Dalhart to Kansas City and St. Louis.

The St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company (reporting mark SSW), known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply "Cotton Belt", was a Class I railroad that operated between St. Louis, Missouri, and various points in the U.S. states of Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Texas from 1891 to 1980, when the system added the Rock Island's ...

The St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company (reporting mark SSW), known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply "Cotton Belt", is a former Class I railroad that operated between St. Louis, Missouri, and various points in the U.S. states of …

Sep 20, 2024 · The St. Louis Southwestern Railway began in Tyler, Texas, in 1875. Construction began in Arkansas in 1881. When completed in 1883, the railroad ran diagonally across the state from Texarkana (Miller County) to St. Francis (Clay County). In 1930, the company operated 712 miles of track in Arkansas.

The story of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Lines, familiarly known as the "Cotton Belt Route," is best seen through the development of the territory it serves.

St. Louis-Southwestern Railroad (Cotton Belt Route), Historical Timeline Map, 1877-1957. Source: St. Louis-South Western Railway Company. "80 Years of Transportation Progress", Cotton Belt News , October 1957.

The St. Louis Southwestern, known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply the Cotton Belt, was organized on January 12, 1891, although it had its origins in a rail line founded in 1871 in Tyler, Texas that eventually connected northeastern Texas to …

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