The Friday-Graham Rail Spur is a

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connecting the West Memphis Port to the

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near the city of

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. The railroad company serves the port directly via the spur. Starting in late 1991, the city rebuilt an abandoned Union Pacific branch that had served a place known as Tennark. The completed line was dedicated on May 19, 1994, twelve years after the port opened, and was named after

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lawyer Hershel Friday, counsel for Union Pacific, and George Graham, former UP Southern Region general manager and consultant for the city.Jim Harris,

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, Making tracks in West Memphis, August 1, 1994

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