De Queen and Eastern Railroad
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The De Queen and Eastern Railroad is a Class III
short-line railroad headquartered in De Queen, Arkansas
.
QE operates 87 miles (140 km) of track in Arkansas
on a 45.3 miles (72.9 km) line from De Queen, where it interchanges with both the Kansas City Southern Railway
and Texas, Oklahoma and Eastern Railroad
to Perkins, Arkansas, where it interchanges with Union Pacific Railroad
.
DQE hauls around 35,000 carloads a year; its traffic generally consists of forest products, gypsum
board, grain, and paper
.
DQE was incorporated in 1900. It is a subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser Company, which on 2 August 2010 announced that the DQE, along with Weyerhaeuser's other railroads, will be sold to Patriot Rail in late 2010.
Class III railroad
A Class III railroad, as defined by the Surface Transportation Board, is a railroad with an annual operating revenue of less than $20 million . The term only applies to United States railroads, but is sometimes applied to other countries...
short-line railroad headquartered in De Queen, Arkansas
De Queen, Arkansas
De Queen is a city and the county seat of Sevier County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 5,765 at the 2000 census.-Geography:De Queen is located at ....
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QE operates 87 miles (140 km) of track 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...
on a 45.3 miles (72.9 km) line from De Queen, where it interchanges with both the Kansas City Southern Railway
Kansas City Southern Railway
The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...
and Texas, Oklahoma and Eastern Railroad
Texas, Oklahoma and Eastern Railroad
The Texas, Oklahoma and Eastern Railroad is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in De Queen, Arkansas.TOE operates a 39.8 mile line in Oklahoma from the Arkansas state line to Valliant, Oklahoma .TOE traffic generally...
to Perkins, Arkansas, where it interchanges with Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
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DQE hauls around 35,000 carloads a year; its traffic generally consists of forest products, gypsum
Gypsum
Gypsum is a very soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula CaSO4·2H2O. It is found in alabaster, a decorative stone used in Ancient Egypt. It is the second softest mineral on the Mohs Hardness Scale...
board, grain, and paper
Paper
Paper is a thin material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon, drawing or for packaging. It is produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets....
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DQE was incorporated in 1900. It is a subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser Company, which on 2 August 2010 announced that the DQE, along with Weyerhaeuser's other railroads, will be sold to Patriot Rail in late 2010.