They were ferried across the river to North Dardanelle, hauled by wagon to Russellville, and then loaded on LR&FS freight cars.

On September 30, 1882, a meeting was held at the Yell County Courthouse to develop plans to connect the town to the Russellville depot.

A three-man committee was established to raise financial support and to secure cooperation with the LR&FS Railway.

[1] The line was initially chartered as the Dardanelle & Russellville Railway, and train operations began on August 15, 1883.

The highway subsidiary, Dardanelle Transfer Company, operated both bus and truck service over an expanded territory much larger than was served by the railroad itself.