Delta Valley and Southern Railway

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Delta Valley and Southern Railway
System map
Map of Delta Valley and Southern's active (red) and abandoned (pink) line
Reporting marks DVS
Locale Arkansas
Dates of operation – present
Track gauge ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge)
Headquarters Wilson, Arkansas

The Delta Valley and Southern Railway (AAR reporting marks DVS) is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Wilson, Arkansas.

DVS operates a two mile line in Arkansas near Wilson with one switch engine.

The line is a former St. Louis-San Francisco Railway branch. It currently operates, if at all, from its enginehouse at the present end of the line to a connection with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) south of Wilson. The line serves one cotton processing plant. Current motive power is a GE 45-tonner side-rod locomotive. Corporate headquarters are located in the company town of Wilson, Arkansas.

Coordinates: 35°33′07″N, 90°05′11″W


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