A full closure of Highway 229 is scheduled at the W. Main Street railroad crossing in Traskwood from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, July 26. See the detour map and instructions below, provided by ARDOT. Weather permitting, crews from Union Pacific Railroad will make repairs to the railroad crossing on W. Main Street. Signed detours […]
ARDOT wants your opinion about freight & passenger rail infrastructure
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) is looking for the public’s input regarding the development of a State Rail Plan. The purpose of the plan is to provide a guide for future investments in freight and passenger rail infrastructure and services in Arkansas and to position the state for competitive railroad funding opportunities. The statement […]
Benton Police say body found by RR tracks might be from getting hit by a train
Benton Police are trying to make sense of a body found by the railroad tracks. About 9:00 a.m. Sunday, March 5th, BNPD officers responded to the railroad tracks behind the Saline County Sheriff’s Office. See the area circled above, near at 735 S. Neeley Street. The call was in reference to an unattended death. Officers […]
Railroad Agency Asking Public to Report Blocked Railroad Crossings Via Internet
Motorists and others are now able to go to a website to report when there is a railroad crossing that is blocked. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has a new webpage for the public and law enforcement to report blocked highway-rail grade crossings, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials. Blocked crossings occur when […]
KATV to Air Special on Saline County Boys from Apparent Murder in 1987
UPDATE 02/10/2018 10:50AM: Longer preview video released. UPDATE 02/09/2018 11:50PM: Preview video released. ORIGINAL 02/09/2018 7PM: KATV’s Jason Pederson has been working on a special report in Saline County. He says there will something new, even though we’ve been looking into the deaths of Kevin Ives and Don Henry for 30 years. Watch KATV Channel […]
Federal Judge Orders “Boys on the Tracks” Files to Open Dec 1st
According to an article in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette from Nov 26, 2017, a Federal Judge has ruled that documents be opened concerning the mysterious 1987 deaths of Kevin Ives and Don Henry. Scroll to the end to click and read their article. There are some things left out of the article that I’ll list here: […]