Pine Bluff was once Cotton Belt railway hub
By A Mystery Man Writer
Description
In 1875, the St. Louis Southwestern Railway began in Tyler, Texas. James W. Paramore, who led a group of investors that later owned the company, saw this railroad as a way to establish St. Louis as the primary gateway for selling cotton from the southwest in eastern markets. Thus the St. Louis Southwestern Railway became better known as the Cotton Belt.
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Visit the Museuma in Pine Bluff, Arkansas
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Recent Trains
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Cotton Belt GP30 SSW 5006
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Vintage 1969 RAILWAY PINE BLUFF COTTON BELT TIME RECORD BOOK
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Manhattan-Elevated
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HawkinsRails - Arkansas Railroad Museum
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HawkinsRails - Arkansas Railroad Museum Steam
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Arkansas Railroad Museum
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HawkinsRails - Arkansas Railroad Museum Rolling Stock
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Trackside Travels: Cool Chromes -- Cotton Belt 819
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PB mural to be torn down after fire
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What's In A Photograph?: Cotton Belt On The MoPac At, 42% OFF
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