Missouri Pacific caboose helps share story of Russellville’s railroad legacy October 16, 2021 at 4:50 a.m. | Updated October 16, 2021 at 4:50 a.m. by Jeremy P. Ämick news@newstribune.com ...

Railroad men on the train said the 96 miles that ran along the White River between Cotter and Batesville in Arkansas were the prettiest to be seen.

Railroad Park in downtown Russellville serves as a open-air museum of sorts, preserving the community’s rich legacy as a stop along the former Bagnell Branch of the Missouri Pacific Railroad.