Arkansas Railroad Museum

The Arkansas Railroad Museum is located on Port Road in Pine Bluff, Arkansas at the former Cotton Belt (SSW) yard.
==History==
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 railroad equipment in Arkansas. The Museum is operated by the Cotton Belt Rail Historical Society and local volunteers.
==Locomotive Roster==
Image 	Number 	Builder 	Build Date	Type 	Notes
 	Cotton Belt No. 819 	Pine Bluff Shops 	1943 	4-8-2 "Mountain" 	
 	Cotton Belt No. 336 	Baldwin Locomotive Works 	1909 	2-6-0 "Mogul" 	It is in poor condition and will be cosmetically restored. This locomotive is also listed on the National Register.
 	Union Pacific No. 2907 	ALCO (American Locomotive Company)	1966 	C-630 	
 	Central Texas Gravel Locomotive No. 210	General Electric 	1953 	GE 25-ton switcher	It was acquired by the museum in 2005, with plans to use it for moving rolling stock within its facilities.
frameless	Lake Superior and Ishpeming 2300 	General Electric 	 	GE U23C 	
 	Wabash Alloys Locomotive 	General Electric 	 	GE 25-ton switcher	
 	ATSF No. 843 	ALCO 	1960 	RSD-15 	
frameless	Little Rock and Western No. 102 	ALCO 	 	C-420 	
frameless	KLIX No. 2003 	Electro-Motive Division 	 	EMD GP20 	
frameless	West Tennessee No. 2054 	ALCO 	 	RSD-12 	
frameless	Cotton Belt No. 5006 	Electro-Motive Division 	 	EMD GP30 	
==Trivia==
*The Museum is open Monday through Saturday from 9 AM to 2 PM and on Sunday afternoon by appointment.
*The equipment is mostly housed in the former SSW shops, which was the main heavy repair and erection shop for SSW during the steam era.
*The transfer table is used to move exhibits from time to time. The best time to see the exhibits outside is the first weekend in April (unless that weekend is Easter) when the Museum has its annual show. Many of the exhibits are taken outside so that tables can be set up inside the museum for vendors.
*The Arkansas Railroad Museum is most famous for stabling SSW #819, it was the last steam locomotive built by the Cotton Belt.
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