January 10, 2012

Train wrecks were common in late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Arkansas. Poorly constructed or maintained tracks often resulted in de-railings that destroyed rolling stock, cargo, and human lives. One such wreck from the early 1900s is shown hereon the Cotton Belt line near Stephens (Ouachita County).

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