De Queen and Eastern Railroad
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The DeQueen and Eastern Railroad (reporting mark DQE), also referred to as the De Queen and Eastern Railroad, is a Class III short-line railroad located in southwest Arkansas and owned by Patriot Rail Company of Jacksonville, Florida.[1][2][3] It is operated along with its affiliate, the Texas, Oklahoma and Eastern Railroad (reporting mark TOE) in southeast Oklahoma as a single combined railroad with 91 miles of track.[4] Specifically, the DQE continues west from a railway connection at Perkins, Arkansas through Dierks, Lockesburg and De Queen to the Oklahoma border, while the TOE runs from the border through Broken Bow and Wright City to Valliant, Oklahoma.[1][3][5]
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Headquarters | 10752 Deerwood Park Blvd. Ste. 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256 |
Reporting mark | DQE |
Locale | Oklahoma, Arkansas |
Dates of operation | 1900āpresent |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Length | 51 miles (82 km) |
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