Cotton belt rail historical society inc.free admission 9 - 2in the old cotton belt yard
Tucked away in Pine Bluff is the fascinating Arkansas Railroad Museum, a perfect place for aficionados of railway history. Children and adults will find the magnificent displays both interesting and informative. The place houses the Steam Engine 819 - the last steam engine manufactured by SSW. You can visit the museum from Monday to Saturday between 9:00a. and 2:00p. There is no admission fee....
Arkansas Railroad Museum is located on Port Road in Pine Bluff, Arkansas at the former Cotton Belt (SSW) yard.The former SSW shops are occupied by the historic collection of railroad equipment. This museum is about an hour's drive from Little Rock, AR, and is one of the largest displays of historic railroad equipment in Arkansas. Between the disappearance of SSW in 1992 into parent Southern...
Engine 819 was built by the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company (Cotton Belt Route) at it's Pine Bluff, Arkansas shops in 1942, the mighty locomotive ruled the rails for a dozen years before being replaced by diesel locomotives. The engine was donated to the city in 1955 and "Old 819" reposed in Oakland Park until 1983 when Cotton Belt brought it out of the park for restoration by the Cotton...