Ashley, Drew and Northern Railway
The Ashley, Drew and Northern Railway was a Class III railroad operating 40.7 miles of track between Monticello and Crossett, Arkansas. The railroad operated from 1912 until 1996. History In 1905, the Crossett Lumber Company of Crossett, Arkansas, started its own rail line, the Crossett Railway, a 10-mile rail line that largely transported logs and lumber. In 1912, the Crossett Railway was sold to the newly created Crossett, Monticello & Northern Railroad, which had planned to build a line from Crossett north to Monticello, Arkansas. The Ashley, Drew and Northern was incorporated on August 8, 1912, to build a railroad from Cremer to Monticello, Arkansas. The AD&N also purchased the Crossett, Monticello & Northern Railway at the same time and opened the line up to Monticello in July 1913. From 1914 until 1920, the Ashley, Drew and Northern was leased and operated by the Arkansas, Louisiana and Gulf Railway. The Georgia-Pacific Corporation acquired control of the AD&N and the Crossett Lumber Company on July 31, 1963. By the 1980s and 1990s, traffic included lumber, plywood, paper products and chemicals. The railroad's headquarters office and enginehouse both were located in Crossett. Abandonment In early 1991, Georgia-Pacific formed the Arkansas, Louisiana and