Crossett to Monticello - Ashley, Drew & Northern Railway

Thanks to Eric Augatis for the picture on this page and for information on this abandonment.

The former ADN ROW that passed from Whitlow Jct (Crossett) to Monticello, AR, - 40.7 miles.

The Ashley, Drew & Northern was incoporated on August 8, 1912 to build a line from Cremer to Monticello, AR.  It purchased the Crossett, Monticello & Northern Railway and opened in July 1913.  The line connected with the Union Pacific, the Fordyce & Princeton, and the Arkansas & Louisiana Missouri.  Georgia Pacific Corporation acquired control in July 1963 and apparently maintained ownership until the line was abandoned in 1996.  The F & P and the A & LM were sister railroads and have recently been sold to Gennessee & Wyoming.  The two sisters are reportedly very busy and successful.  During its life, the AD&N carried lumber, plywood, paper products and chemicals.