There ARE many, many reminants of the old railroad still visible today....most of the old Railroad beds are now county & rural roads...the old Cove road that parallels hwy 65 between Leslie and Marshall is the old RR track.....the old county road from Marshall to Zack is on the old RR track.....most all of the old RR track along the Red River from Leslie to Shirley and beyond is now old county roads.....as for other visible evidence, the great bridge trussle across the Buffalo River near the mouth of Brush Creek, near Gilbert, is still standing and quite an awesome site!!! The old concrete trussles where the RR crossed many parts of Brush Creek are still standing....some evidence of the old track can be seen driving down hwy 333 from hwy 65 to Gilbert...just look on your left when you get close to the creek just before Gilbert...there are many other signs of the old RR still around....just have to get off the main roads to see them!!! Hope this means something to somebody...my grandpa, Grover TREAT, was a RR bridge builder from 1920's to the closing of the RR in 1945-46...being a member of the RR maintenance crew kept Grover from going to WW 2.....see ya! Dewayne Treat

Thanks Dewayne for this information. When back in Searcy County in October will be on the lookout for some of these sites. Thanks for the input. Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dewayne Treat" <dtreat@bulldog.afsc.k12.ar.us> To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 4:34 PM Subject: [ARSEARCY] M & NA Railroad > There ARE many, many reminants of the old railroad still visible > today....most of the old Railroad beds are now county & rural > roads...the old Cove road that parallels hwy 65 between Leslie and > Marshall is the old RR track.....the old county road from Marshall to > Zack is on the old RR track.....most all of the old RR track along the > Red River from Leslie to Shirley and beyond is now old county > roads.....as for other visible evidence, the great bridge trussle across > the Buffalo River near the mouth of Brush Creek, near Gilbert, is still > standing and quite an awesome site!!! The old concrete trussles where > the RR crossed many parts of Brush Creek are still standing....some > evidence of the old track can be seen driving down hwy 333 from hwy 65 > to Gilbert...just look on your left when you get close to the creek just > before Gilbert...there are many other signs of the old RR still > around....just have to get off the main roads to see them!!! Hope this > means something to somebody...my grandpa, Grover TREAT, was a RR bridge > builder from 1920's to the closing of the RR in 1945-46...being a member > of the RR maintenance crew kept Grover from going to WW 2.....see ya! > Dewayne Treat > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >

Thanks Dewayne for answering my question about the Dinky Line - And also - JJJ for your input - I'm working on my Watts Family Reunion plans and want to include the Dinky Line in part of it - your information has sure helped. Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: Dewayne Treat <dtreat@bulldog.afsc.k12.ar.us> To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 2:34 PM Subject: [ARSEARCY] M & NA Railroad > There ARE many, many reminants of the old railroad still visible > today....most of the old Railroad beds are now county & rural > roads...the old Cove road that parallels hwy 65 between Leslie and > Marshall is the old RR track.....the old county road from Marshall to > Zack is on the old RR track.....most all of the old RR track along the > Red River from Leslie to Shirley and beyond is now old county > roads.....as for other visible evidence, the great bridge trussle across > the Buffalo River near the mouth of Brush Creek, near Gilbert, is still > standing and quite an awesome site!!! The old concrete trussles where > the RR crossed many parts of Brush Creek are still standing....some > evidence of the old track can be seen driving down hwy 333 from hwy 65 > to Gilbert...just look on your left when you get close to the creek just > before Gilbert...there are many other signs of the old RR still > around....just have to get off the main roads to see them!!! Hope this > means something to somebody...my grandpa, Grover TREAT, was a RR bridge > builder from 1920's to the closing of the RR in 1945-46...being a member > of the RR maintenance crew kept Grover from going to WW 2.....see ya! > Dewayne Treat > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y .asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >