St. Louis Southwestern Railway (Cotton Belt Route)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/St._Louis_Southwestern_Railway_(Cotton_Belt_Route)

GPTKB entity

Statements (88)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:SSW
gptkbp:acquiredBy	gptkb:Southern_Pacific_Transportation_Company
gptkbp:acquisitionYear	1932
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Cotton_Belt_Route
gptkbp:ceased_operations	1992
gptkbp:founded	1891
gptkbp:gauge	standard gauge
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:Tyler,_Texas
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	major transporter of cotton in the southern United States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	St. Louis Southwestern Railway (Cotton Belt Route)
gptkbp:length	1,607 miles (at peak)
gptkbp:logo	gptkb:Cotton_Belt_Route_herald
gptkbp:mainCargo	wood agricultural products cotton freight
gptkbp:mergedInto	gptkb:Southern_Pacific_Transportation_Company
gptkbp:notableStation	gptkb:Morning_Star gptkb:Lone_Star gptkb:Blue_Streak
gptkbp:operatesIn	gptkb:Arkansas gptkb:Illinois gptkb:Kentucky gptkb:Louisiana gptkb:Mississippi gptkb:Missouri gptkb:Tennessee gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:parentCompany	gptkb:Southern_Pacific_Transportation_Company
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Texas_and_St._Louis_Railway gptkb:Tyler_Tap_Railroad
gptkbp:route	St. Louis, Missouri to Texarkana, Arkansas to Dallas, Texas to Pine Bluff, Arkansas to Shreveport, Louisiana
gptkbp:servesCity	gptkb:East_St._Louis,_Illinois gptkb:Memphis,_Tennessee gptkb:Shreveport,_Louisiana gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri gptkb:Tyler,_Texas gptkb:Paducah,_Kentucky gptkb:Clarendon,_Arkansas gptkb:Greenville,_Texas gptkb:Dexter,_Missouri gptkb:Waco,_Texas gptkb:Corsicana,_Texas gptkb:Texarkana,_Texas gptkb:Camden,_Arkansas gptkb:Dallas,_Texas gptkb:Fort_Worth,_Texas gptkb:Alexandria,_Louisiana gptkb:Bastrop,_Louisiana gptkb:Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana gptkb:Cairo,_Illinois gptkb:Cape_Girardeau,_Missouri gptkb:El_Dorado,_Arkansas gptkb:Helena,_Arkansas gptkb:Jonesboro,_Arkansas gptkb:Kennett,_Missouri gptkb:Malden,_Missouri gptkb:Monroe,_Louisiana gptkb:New_Orleans,_Louisiana gptkb:Paragould,_Arkansas gptkb:Pine_Bluff,_Arkansas gptkb:Poplar_Bluff,_Missouri gptkb:Sikeston,_Missouri gptkb:Hope,_Arkansas gptkb:Commerce,_Texas gptkb:Brinkley,_Arkansas gptkb:Marianna,_Arkansas gptkb:Earle,_Arkansas gptkb:Hayti,_Missouri gptkb:Lewisville,_Arkansas gptkb:Osceola,_Arkansas gptkb:Wynne,_Arkansas gptkb:Longview,_Texas gptkb:Marshall,_Texas gptkb:Hillsboro,_Texas gptkb:Magnolia,_Arkansas gptkb:Sulphur_Springs,_Texas gptkb:Texarkana,_Arkansas gptkb:Mount_Pleasant,_Texas gptkb:Blytheville,_Arkansas gptkb:Caruthersville,_Missouri gptkb:Forrest_City,_Arkansas gptkb:Prescott,_Arkansas gptkb:Stuttgart,_Arkansas
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Southern_Pacific_Transportation_Company
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Cotton_Belt_Depot_Museum
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6