Remnants of the old MoPac line from the west that used to cross the Junction Bridge on the Little Rock side of the Arkansas River.
Same track looking to the west.
Curving toward the Arkansas River looking west.
Now looking to the east from the same point as the previous photo. The tracks to the left crossed the bridge...the tracks to the right went straight and past the River Market, eventually going past the airport.
They joined just past the barrier, looking to the west.
The old roadbed, now a bike path, goes past the Peabody Hotel and ends up at the Amtrak Junction at Union Station. Back in the early to mid 1980s, Amtrak had considred having the Texas Eagle back to the hotel (then the Excelsior) to pick up passengers.
Back at the Junction Bridge. This track remnant went to the east past the River District then past the airport.
Curving to the southeast from the bridge.
On past the River Market District. The line would eventually cross the old Rock Island then curve to the south past the airport. Of course, the Rock Island tracks are long gone, with the Clinton Library occupying most of that area.
Back at the Junction Bridge looking to the north with North Little Rock on the other side of the river. The east and west tracks came together here to cross the bridge.
Looking north.
A bulletin board next to the bridge gives a conceptual drawing of what the plans for the bridge are. Here is the current bridge.
This is what the bridge is supposed to look like in the future.
