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The portion of the old mainline to
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line instead, which required different locomotives but still made the
Arkansas Central the first narrow-gauge railway in Arkansas. In 1877, amid financial difficulties, the Arkansas Central Railway was sold through an intermediate buyer back to the Midland, which company was still in existence.
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was formed in 1871 specifically to obtain the graded right-of-way of the
Midland. The railroad projected adding a branch from Duncan to Clarendon, the latter being a prosperous river port on the White River and a future connection point for the
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623:"Valuation Docket No. 1006, Missouri Pacific Railroad Company et al"
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535:"Brinkley, Helena and Indian Bay Railroad Memorabilia Value Guide"
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585:October 6,
314:References
300:Fort Smith
199:Pine Bluff
271:Jay Gould
174:Civil War
110:3 ft
56:Technical
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