calsfoundation@cals.org
June 4, 2012
The Arkansas Railroad Museum in Pine Bluff (Jefferson County) grew out of an effort by the Cotton Belt Historical Society in 1983 to preserve the last steam-powered locomotive built in Arkansas, Cotton Belt SSW 819. The museum, which houses a large collection of railroad artifacts, is located in the old Cotton Belt shops constructed between 1882 and 1894. The building and grounds are still owned by the Union Pacific Railroad but are leased to the City of Pine Bluff.