Cotton Belt Rail Historical Society
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The Cotton Belt Rail Historical Society, Inc. (CBRHS) is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to the restoration and preservation of the history of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway
(SSW), commonly referred to as the "Cotton Belt".
The CBRHS is headquartered in the Arkansas Railroad Museum
located in the former SSW yards at the end of East Second Avenue in Pine Bluff, Arkansas
.
The society accepts donations of railroad memorabilia, particularly historical items about the SSW and other railroads that operate, or have operated, in Arkansas
and East Texas
.
St. Louis Southwestern Railway
The St. Louis Southwestern Railway , known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply Cotton Belt, was organized on January 15, 1891, although it had its origins in a series of short lines founded in Tyler, Texas, in 1870 that connected northeastern Texas to Arkansas and southeastern...
(SSW), commonly referred to as the "Cotton Belt".
The CBRHS is headquartered in the Arkansas Railroad Museum
Arkansas Railroad Museum
Arkansas Railroad Museum is located on Port Road in Pine Bluff, Arkansas at the former Cotton Belt 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...
located in the former SSW yards at the end of East Second Avenue in Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
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The society accepts donations of railroad memorabilia, particularly historical items about the SSW and other railroads that operate, or have operated, in Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
and East Texas
East Texas
East Texas is a distinct geographic and ecological area in the U.S. state of Texas.According to the Handbook of Texas, the East Texas area "may be separated from the rest of Texas roughly by a line extending from the Red River in north central Lamar County southwestward to east central Limestone...
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