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词条 Delta Valley and Southern Railway
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The Delta Valley and Southern Railway {{Reporting mark|DVS}} is a short-line railroad headquartered in Wilson, Arkansas.

DVS operates a two-mile line in Arkansas near Wilson with one switch engine.{{cn|date=May 2018}}

The line is the former {{convert|18.1|mi|adj=on}} St. Louis-San Francisco Railway branch from Elkins to Deckerville. All but {{convert|2|mi}} from Delpro to Elkins was abandoned in 1947.{{cn|date=May 2018}}

{{As of|1996}}, the railroad operated from its enginehouse at the present end of the line to a connection with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) south of Wilson. The line served one cotton processing plant. Motive power was a GE 45-tonner side-rod locomotive, purchased new in May 1954, GE s/n 32129. The locomotive, DV&S 50, is on the National Register of Historic Places. Corporate headquarters are located in the company town of Wilson, Arkansas. The locomotive was housed in a single stall engine house built right over the main line of this short railroad, at the end of the line.{{cn|date=May 2018}}

The corporate office is on the south side of the central business district in Wilson.{{cn|date=May 2018}}

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4 : Arkansas railroads|Switching and terminal railroads|Spin-offs of the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway|Companies operating former St. Louis–San Francisco Railway lines

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