The Pacific & Greater Eastern Railway was incorporated on Oct. 23, 1884, but construction didn’t begin immediately. The line connected to the Frisco mainline on the north side of the Fayetteville Depot on Dickson and headed south on West Avenue before following a downhill grade. The present-day Frisco Trail follows the original railroad grade as … More Pacific & Greater Eastern Railway
The Ozark & Cherokee Central Railway was a rail line built from Fayetteville through the western part of Washington County to Oklahoma, connecting the mainline of the St. Louis & San Francisco Railway with agriculturally rich areas. Such a line that connected the newly built was discussed by Fayetteville advocates as early as 1888. A … More Ozark & Cherokee Central Railway
Based in Rogers, Arkansas, the Kansas City & Memphis Railroad was organized in 1910 and initially absorbed the three-year-old Arkansas & Oklahoma Western Railroad line from Rogers to Siloam Springs. The KC&M then built a line south through Cave Springs, Elm Springs, Tontitown, Steele, Litteral and Mount Comfort before reaching the southwest part of Fayetteville … More Kansas City & Memphis Railroad