Eureka Springs and North Arkansas Railway
| Eureka Springs and North Arkansas Railway | |
|---|---|
Depot of the Eureka Springs & North Arkansas Railway, originally built in 1912-13. | |
| Locale | Carroll County, Arkansas |
| Terminus | Eureka Springs |
| Coordinates | 36°24′49″N 93°44′02″W / 36.413573°N 93.733871°W |
| Commercial operations | |
| Name | Eureka Springs Railway |
| Preserved operations | |
| Owned by | Eureka Springs and North Arkansas Railway Company |
| Stations | 1 |
| Length | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Commercial history | |
| Opened | 1882 |
| 1899 | Becomes St. Louis and North Arkansas Railroad |
| 1906 | Becomes Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad |
| 1913 | Current depot built. |
| 1922 | Becomes Missouri and North Arkansas Railway |
| 1935 | Becomes Missouri and Arkansas Railway |
| 1949 | Becomes Arkansas and Ozarks Railway |
| Closed | 1961 |
| Preservation history | |
| 1978 | Preservation begins. |
| 1982 | Filming of The Blue and the Gray. |
| 2007 | Demolition of engine shed. |
| Headquarters | Eureka Springs |
| Website | |
| http://www.esnarailway.com/ | |
The Eureka Springs & North Arkansas Railway is a for-profit passenger tourist railway established by the late Robert Dortch, Jr. and his wife Mary Jane in 1981 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. The railway offers one-hour excursion tours, a catered luncheon train and a catered dinner train - each lasting a little more than one hour, from April through October. It operates along 2.5 miles (4.0 km) of restored track right-of-way formerly belonging to the defunct Arkansas & Ozarks Railway Co - the last incarnation of the North Arkansas Line.