De Queen & Eastern Railroad
Texas, Oklahoma & Eastern Railroad

Connecting at West Line, Arkansas, shortlines De Queen & Eastern and Texas, Oklahoma & Eastern Railroads were adjacent railroads that eventually came under control of the same owner -- the Weyerhaeuser Company -- and were operated together for many years. The De Queen & Eastern was incorporated in 1900 from De Queen, Arkansas, to points east, extending as far as Perkins by 1957 -- 45 miles. Passenger service was operated until 1948. Traffic included forest products, grain, and paper. Incorporated in 1910, the Texas, Oklahoma and Eastern Railroad was built from southwestern Arkansas westward as far as Valliant, Oklahoma -- 40 miles. Today, both routes are owned and operated by Patriot Rail, a total distance of 90 miles. Patriot uses the name DeQueen & Eastern Railroad to refer to the entire line. The current DQE interchanges with Burlington Northern Santa Fe via the Kiamichi Railroad at Valliant, Oklahoma; with the Kansas City Southern in DeQueen, Arkansas; and with the Union Pacific at Perkins, Arkansas. Traffic is generally pulpboard, plywood chips, corn, stone, paper, soybeans, and chemicals.