Arkansas Southern Railroad

The Arkansas Southern Railroad (reporting mark ARS) is a short-line railroad which started service in October 2005.

ARS operates two disconnected lines consisting of 61 total miles, which are leased from the Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS):

The Northern Branch (formerly the KCS Waldron Branch) operates from Waldron, Arkansas to Heavener, Oklahoma, where it interchanges with KCS.
The Southern Branch (formerly the KCS Nashville Branch) operates from Ashdown, Arkansas (where it interchanges with KCS) to Nashville, Arkansas (where it interchanges with the Union Pacific Railroad).

ARS is owned by Watco Companies, a short-line railroad holding company.

Watco Companies

American railroads	Alabama Southern Alabama Warrior Ann Arbor Arkansas Southern Austin Western Autauga Northern Baton Rouge Southern Bogalusa Bayou Birmingham Terminal Blue Ridge Southern Boise Valley Eastern Idaho Grand Elk Great Northwest Kanawha River Kansas & Oklahoma Kansas City Terminal Kaw River Louisiana Southern Mission Mountain Mississippi Southern Pacific Sun Palouse River & Coulee City Pennsylvania Southwestern Pecos Valley Southern San Antonio Central South Kansas and Oklahoma Stillwater Central Swan Ranch Timber Rock Vicksburg Southern Wisconsin & Southern Yellowstone Valley

Australian railroads	Watco Western Australia

Common carrier railroads of Arkansas

Current	AKMD ALM AM ARS BXN BNSF CVYR DKS DQE DR DSRR DVS EACH EDW FP FSR KCS KRR LNW LRPA LRWN MNA OUCH PNW UP WSR

Common carrier railroads of Oklahoma

Current	AOK ARS ATLT BNG BNSF CVR FMRC GNBC KCS KRR NOKL SKOL SLWC SS SW TOE TSU UP WTJR

See also: List of United States railroads by political division

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