Fordyce and Princeton Railroad
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The Fordyce and Princeton Railroad Company is a short-line railroad headquartered in Crossett, Arkansas
.
F&P operates 57 miles (91.7 km) of line from Fordyce, Arkansas
(where it interchanges with Union Pacific), to an interchange with Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad
at Crossett.
F&P traffic generally consists of lumber
and paper
products.
F&P incorporated on February 25, 1890 as a 9.4 miles (15.1 km) line between Fordyce and Toan, Arkansas. The railroad expanded, then downsized to a mere 1.14 miles (1.8 km) of switching track near Fordyce. After the liquidation of Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
, F&P acquired the line between Fordyce and Crossett, via Banks, Craney, Hermitage, Ingalls, Vick, Broad, Emery, and Whitlow.
F&P was owned by Georgia Pacific from 1963 until March 2004, when it was sold to Genesee and Wyoming.
Crossett, Arkansas
Crossett is the largest city in Ashley County, Arkansas, United States, with a population of 5,507, according to 2010 Census Bureau estimates. Combined with North Crossett and West Crossett, the population is 10,752...
.
F&P operates 57 miles (91.7 km) of line from Fordyce, Arkansas
Fordyce, Arkansas
Fordyce is a city in Dallas County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 4,799 at the 2000 census.The city is the county seat, home to the 1911 Dallas County Courthouse .-Geography:...
(where it interchanges with Union Pacific), to an interchange with Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad
Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad
The Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad is a short-line railroad in northern Louisiana and southern Arkansas. Opened in 1908, it has undergone several corporate reorganizations, but has remained independent of larger carriers. In 2004, paper producer Georgia-Pacific sold the company to...
at Crossett.
F&P traffic generally consists of lumber
Lumber
Lumber or timber is wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural material for construction, or wood pulp for paper production....
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....
products.
F&P incorporated on February 25, 1890 as a 9.4 miles (15.1 km) line between Fordyce and Toan, Arkansas. The railroad expanded, then downsized to a mere 1.14 miles (1.8 km) of switching track near Fordyce. After the liquidation of Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...
, F&P acquired the line between Fordyce and Crossett, via Banks, Craney, Hermitage, Ingalls, Vick, Broad, Emery, and Whitlow.
F&P was owned by Georgia Pacific from 1963 until March 2004, when it was sold to Genesee and Wyoming.