Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad

This article is about the Missouri & Northern Arkansas Railroad (1992). Not to be confused with the Missouri & North Arkansas Railroad (1906-1946).
Missouri & Northern Arkansas Railroad
MNA 3363, an EMD SD40-2 idling at Pearl Yard in Carthage, Missouri.
Overview
HeadquartersCarthage, Missouri
Reporting markMNA
LocaleArkansas, Kansas, Missouri
Dates of operation1992–present
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length490 miles (790 km)
Other
Websitehttps://www.gwrr.com/mna/

The Missouri & Northern Arkansas Railroad, LLC (reporting mark MNA) is a Class II Regional Railroad in the U.S. states of Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas. The company is headquartered in Carthage, Missouri. It is not to be confused with the Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad which connected Joplin, Missouri, with Helena, Arkansas, from 1906 to 1946.

MNA is owned by Genesee & Wyoming, a shortline railroad holding company, having been purchased in 2013 with the acquisition of RailAmerica who bought the MNA back in 2000.[1]

  1. ^ "RailAmerica's Empire". Trains Magazine. Kalmbach Publishing. June 2010.