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[[File:Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad Locomotive.jpg|thumb|alt=Active locomotive at rest by grain elevator|K&O Railroad locomotive at [[Ness City, Kansas]]]]
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| name = Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (K&O)
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{{Infobox rail | gauge={{Track gauge|ussg|allk=on}}
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| logo =
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|railroad_name = Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad
| system_map = Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad Route Map.svg
|marks = KO
|system_map = Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad Route Map.svg
| image = Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad Locomotive.jpg
| alt = A yellow and black locomotive at rest by grain elevator
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|map_size = 300
|locale = [[Kansas]], [[Colorado]]
| caption = K&O Railroad locomotive at [[Ness City, Kansas]]
|start_year = 2001
| fleet =
| parent_company = [[Watco]]
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|end_year = Present
| hq_city = [[Wichita, Kansas]]
|length = {{convert|820|mi|abbr=off}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://watcocompanies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/KansasOklahomaRailroadFullPageMap.pdf|title=Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad full page map|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref>
|hq_city = [[Wichita, Kansas]]
| marks = KO
| locale = [[Kansas]], extending into [[Colorado]]
| start_year = 2001
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| end_year = present
| predecessor_line = [[Central Kansas Railway]]
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| gauge = {{Track gauge|ussg|allk=on}}
| length = {{Convert|820|mi|abbr=off}}
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}}


The '''Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad''' {{Reporting mark|KO}} is a [[shortline railroad]] operating in the midwest [[United States]]. Despite the name, it is primarily located in [[Kansas]] but extends into [[Colorado]], but not [[Oklahoma]].
The '''Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad''' {{Reporting mark|KO}} is a [[shortline railroad]] operating in the [[Midwestern United States]].
It is entirely located in [[Kansas]] and, despite its name, owns no trackage in [[Oklahoma]].


==Overview==
==Overview==
The KO is a subsidiary of [[Watco]], which took over the operations of the [[Central Kansas Railway]] (CKRY) at midnight on June 29, 2001. The CKRY property (which by this time included the merged [[Kansas Southwestern Railway]]) was purchased from [[OmniTrax]] and was named the Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad.
The KO is a subsidiary of [[Watco]], which took over the operations of the [[Central Kansas Railway]] (CKRY) on June 29, 2001. The CKRY property (which by this time included the merged [[Kansas Southwestern Railway]]) was purchased from [[OmniTRAX]] and named the Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad.


The KO consists of trackage radiating north and west from their headquarters at [[Wichita, Kansas]]. Most of this trackage was originally operated by the [[Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe]], although a few segments were originally operated by the [[Missouri Pacific]].
The KO consists of trackage radiating north and west from their headquarters at [[Wichita, Kansas]]. Most of this trackage was originally operated by the [[Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe]], although a few segments were originally operated by the [[Missouri Pacific]].


The tracks Kansas & Oklahoma RR operate on also includes portions of the former [[Missouri Pacific]] Kansas City to Pueblo main line in Western Kansas and Eastern Colorado.
The tracks Kansas & Oklahoma RR operate on also includes portions of the former Missouri Pacific Kansas City to Pueblo main line in Western Kansas and Eastern Colorado.


820 miles of track are owned by KO, and another 84 miles is accounted for in [[trackage rights]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://watcocompanies.com/our-services/rail-services/ko/ |title=Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (KO) |website=Watco |language=en-US |access-date=2016-04-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428002937/https://watcocompanies.com/our-services/rail-services/ko/ |archivedate=2016-04-28 }}</ref>
KO owns {{Convert|820|miles|km}} of track, and another {{Convert|84|miles|km}} is accounted for in [[trackage rights]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://watcocompanies.com/our-services/rail-services/ko/ |title=Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (KO) |website=Watco |access-date=2016-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428002937/https://watcocompanies.com/our-services/rail-services/ko/ |archive-date=2016-04-28 }}</ref>


==Subdivisions==
==Subdivisions==
As of March 2005, the K&O consisted of the following subdivisions:
{{As of|2023|07|post=,}} the K&O consists of the following subdivisions:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.trainweb.org/rosters/KO.html|title=Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad|website=www.trainweb.org}}</ref>
*Hutchinson Subdivision ([[Wichita, Kansas]] to [[Hutchinson, Kansas]])
* Hutchinson Subdivision (Wichita, Kansas to [[Hutchinson, Kansas]])
*Conway Springs Subdivision ([[Wichita, Kansas]] to [[Kingman, Kansas]] via [[Conway Springs, Kansas]])
* Conway Springs Subdivision (Wichita, Kansas to [[Kingman, Kansas]] via [[Conway Springs, Kansas]])
*Kingman Subdivision ([[Garden Plain, Kansas]] to [[Pratt, Kansas]])
* Kingman Subdivision ([[Garden Plain, Kansas]] to [[Pratt, Kansas]])
*Isabel Subdivision ([[Coats, Kansas]] to [[Graham, Kansas]])
* Isabel Subdivision ([[Coats, Kansas]] to [[Graham, Kansas]])
*Great Bend Subdivision ([[Hutchinson, Kansas]] to [[Larned, Kansas]])
* Great Bend Subdivision (Hutchinson, Kansas to [[Larned, Kansas]])
*Geneseo Subdivision ([[Sterling, Kansas]] to [[Geneseo, Kansas]])
* Geneseo Subdivision ([[Sterling, Kansas]] to [[Geneseo, Kansas]])
*Scott City Subdivision ([[Great Bend, Kansas]] to [[Scott City, Kansas]])
* Scott City Subdivision ([[Great Bend, Kansas]] to [[Scott City, Kansas]])
*Hoisington Subdivision ([[Geneseo, Kansas]] to [[McCracken, Kansas]] and [[Healy, Kansas]] to [[Towner, Colorado]])
* Hoisington Subdivision (Geneseo, Kansas to [[McCracken, Kansas]] and [[Healy, Kansas]] to [[Towner, Colorado]])
*Salina Subdivision ([[Salina, Kansas]] to [[Osborne, Kansas]])
* Salina Subdivision ([[Salina, Kansas]] to [[Osborne, Kansas]])
*McPherson Subdivision ([[McPherson, Kansas]] to [[Conway, Kansas]])
* McPherson Subdivision ([[McPherson, Kansas]] to [[Conway, Kansas]])
*Newton Subdivision ([[Newton, Kansas]] to [[McPherson, Kansas]])
* Newton Subdivision ([[Newton, Kansas]] to McPherson, Kansas)
* (Colorado Pacific RR: Towner - Pueblo, CO}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Marion & McPherson Railroad]], defunct railroad that connected [[Ellinwood, Kansas|Ellinwood]] (west end), [[Lyons, Kansas|Lyons]], [[McPherson, Kansas|McPherson]], [[Marion, Kansas|Marion]], [[Florence, Kansas|Florence]] (east end). K&O currently uses the parts that haven't been abandoned.
* [[Marion and McPherson Railroad]] – Defunct railroad of which K&O currently uses the parts that have not been abandoned


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.watco.com/service/rail/kansas-and-oklahoma-railroad-ko/ Watco page on the KO]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160428002937/https://watcocompanies.com/our-services/rail-services/ko/ Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad website]
* [https://watcocompanies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/KansasOklahomaRailroadFullPageMap.pdf Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad map]
* [https://www.watco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/KO_MAP_v2.pdf Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad map]
* [http://www.ksdot.org/BurTransPlan/maps/RRStateMap.asp Current Kansas Railroad Map]
* [http://www.ksdot.org/BurTransPlan/maps/RRStateMap.asp Current Kansas Railroad Map]


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Latest revision as of 16:49, 14 September 2023

Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (K&O)
A yellow and black locomotive at rest by grain elevator
K&O Railroad locomotive at Ness City, Kansas
Overview
Parent companyWatco
HeadquartersWichita, Kansas
Reporting markKO
LocaleKansas, extending into Colorado
Dates of operation2001–present
PredecessorCentral Kansas Railway
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length820 miles (1,320 kilometres)

The Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (reporting mark KO) is a shortline railroad operating in the Midwestern United States.

It is entirely located in Kansas and, despite its name, owns no trackage in Oklahoma.

Overview[edit]

The KO is a subsidiary of Watco, which took over the operations of the Central Kansas Railway (CKRY) on June 29, 2001. The CKRY property (which by this time included the merged Kansas Southwestern Railway) was purchased from OmniTRAX and named the Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad.

The KO consists of trackage radiating north and west from their headquarters at Wichita, Kansas. Most of this trackage was originally operated by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, although a few segments were originally operated by the Missouri Pacific.

The tracks Kansas & Oklahoma RR operate on also includes portions of the former Missouri Pacific Kansas City to Pueblo main line in Western Kansas and Eastern Colorado.

KO owns 820 miles (1,320 km) of track, and another 84 miles (135 km) is accounted for in trackage rights.[1]

Subdivisions[edit]

As of July 2023, the K&O consists of the following subdivisions:[2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (KO)". Watco. Archived from the original on 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  2. ^ "Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad". www.trainweb.org.

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