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Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (K&O)
	K&O Railroad locomotive at Ness City, Kansas
Overview
Parent company	Watco
Headquarters	Wichita, Kansas
Reporting mark	KO
Locale	Kansas, extending into Colorado
Dates of operation	2001–present
Predecessor	Central Kansas Railway
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length	820 miles (1,320 kilometres)

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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,^[update] the K&O consists of the following subdivisions:^[2]

Hutchinson Subdivision (Wichita, Kansas to Hutchinson, Kansas)
Conway Springs Subdivision (Wichita, Kansas to Kingman, Kansas via Conway Springs, Kansas)
Kingman Subdivision (Garden Plain, Kansas to Pratt, Kansas)
Isabel Subdivision (Coats, Kansas to Graham, Kansas)
Great Bend Subdivision (Hutchinson, Kansas to Larned, Kansas)
Geneseo Subdivision (Sterling, Kansas to Geneseo, Kansas)
Scott City Subdivision (Great Bend, Kansas to Scott City, Kansas)
Hoisington Subdivision (Geneseo, Kansas to McCracken, Kansas and Healy, Kansas to Towner, Colorado)
Salina Subdivision (Salina, Kansas to Osborne, Kansas)
McPherson Subdivision (McPherson, Kansas to Conway, Kansas)
Newton Subdivision (Newton, Kansas to McPherson, Kansas)
(Colorado Pacific RR: Towner - Pueblo, CO}

References[edit]

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

External links[edit]

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[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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-{{Infobox SG rail|
+{{Infobox rail
-  railroad_name=Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad|
+| name          = Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (K&O)
+| logo          =
-  marks=KO|
-  locale=[[Kansas]], [[Oklahoma]], [[Colorado]]|
+| system_map    = Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad Route Map.svg
+| image         = Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad Locomotive.jpg
-  start_year=2001| end_year=present|
+| alt           = A yellow and black locomotive at rest by grain elevator
-  hq_city=[[Wichita, Kansas]]|
+| caption       = K&O Railroad locomotive at [[Ness City, Kansas]]
+| fleet         =
+| parent_company = [[Watco]]
+| hq_city       = [[Wichita, Kansas]]
+| marks         = KO
+| locale        = [[Kansas]], extending into [[Colorado]]
+| start_year    = 2001
+| end_year      = present
+| predecessor_line = [[Central Kansas Railway]]
+| gauge         = {{Track gauge|ussg|allk=on}}
+| length        = {{Convert|820|mi|abbr=off}}
 }}
-The '''Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad''' (AAR reporting mark KO), one of the [[Watco Companies]], took over operations of the [[Central Kansas Railway]] on [[June 29, 2001]] (CKRY).  The K & O started opperations of the railroad line at 12:01 A.M. on June 30th 2001. The property was purchased from [[OmniTrax]] Corporation that has been operated as their [[Central Kansas Railway]]. Kansas & Oklahome also assumed operations of CKRY's sister Railroad [[Kansas Southwestern Railroad]] on the same date.
+The '''Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad''' {{Reporting mark|KO}} is a [[shortline railroad]] operating in the [[Midwestern United States]].
-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 and Santa Fe]], although a few segments were originally operated by the [[Missouri Pacific]].
+It is entirely located in [[Kansas]] and, despite its name, owns no trackage in [[Oklahoma]].
-As of March 2005, the K&O consisted of the following subdivisions:
+==Overview==
-Hutchinson Subdivision ([[Wichita, KS]] to [[Hutchinson, KS]])
+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]].
-Conway Springs Subdivision  ([[Wichita, KS]] to [[Kingman, KS]] via [[Conway Springs, KS]])
+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.
-Kingman Subdivision ([[Garden Plain, KS]] to [[Pratt, KS]])
+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>
-Isabel Subdivision  ([[Coats, KS]] to [[Graham, KS]])
+==Subdivisions==
-Great Bend Subdivision ([[Hutchinson, KS]] to near [[Pawnee Rock, KS]])
+{{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]])
+* Conway Springs Subdivision  (Wichita, Kansas to [[Kingman, Kansas]] via [[Conway Springs, Kansas]])
+* Kingman Subdivision ([[Garden Plain, Kansas]] to [[Pratt, Kansas]])
+* Isabel Subdivision  ([[Coats, Kansas]] to [[Graham, Kansas]])
+* Great Bend Subdivision (Hutchinson, Kansas to [[Larned, Kansas]])
+* Geneseo Subdivision  ([[Sterling, Kansas]] to [[Geneseo, Kansas]])
+* Scott City Subdivision ([[Great Bend, Kansas]] to [[Scott City, Kansas]])
+* Hoisington Subdivision (Geneseo, Kansas to [[McCracken, Kansas]] and [[Healy, Kansas]] to [[Towner, Colorado]])
+* Salina Subdivision ([[Salina, Kansas]] to [[Osborne, Kansas]])
+* McPherson Subdivision ([[McPherson, Kansas]] to [[Conway, Kansas]])
+* Newton Subdivision ([[Newton, Kansas]] to McPherson, Kansas)
+* (Colorado Pacific RR: Towner - Pueblo, CO}
+==See also==
-Geneseo Subdivision  ([[Sterling, KS]] to [[Geneseo, KS]])
+* [[Marion and McPherson Railroad]] – Defunct railroad of which K&O currently uses the parts that have not been abandoned
+==References==
-Scott City Subdivision ([[Great Bend, KS]] to [[Scott City, KS]])
+{{Reflist}}
+==External links==
-Hoisington Subdivision ([[Geneseo, KS]] to [[McCraken, KS]] and [[Healy, KS]] to [[Towner, CO]])
+* [https://www.watco.com/service/rail/kansas-and-oklahoma-railroad-ko/ Watco page on the KO]
+* [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]
+{{Watco}}
-Salina Subdivision ([[Salina, KS]] to [[Osborne, KS]])
+{{Regional railroads}}
+{{Colorado railroads}}
-McPherson Subdivision ([[McPherson, KS]] to [[Conway, KS]])
+{{Kansas railroads}}
-Newton Subdivision ([[Newton, KS]] to [[McPherson, KS]])
 [[Category:Colorado railroads]]
+[[Category:Companies based in Kansas]]
 [[Category:Kansas railroads]]
+[[Category:Railway companies established in 2001]]
+[[Category:Regional railroads in the United States]]
+[[Category:Watco]]
-{{US-rail-stub}}
+{{US-rail-company-stub}}
-[[sl:Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad]]

v t e Regional railroads of North America
Current (as of 2006^[update])	AGR ARR BPRR AMMC CC CORP DMVW EJE EVWR FEC GLC IAIS INRD IORY KO KYLE MNA NKCR NECR NYSW NPR ONT PAL PAR PNWR PW RBMN RCPE RRVW QNS&L SJVR SKOL TNER TXPF UTAH WE WSOR
Former	AC BAR BCOL BLE CKRY CMQ CV DME DH DM DMIR DWP FVW GSF GSWR GWWR ICE IMRL MMA MRL MSRC PLE RFP SO SR SSWN TPW TSBY WC WCRC WICT WRPI

v t e Railroads of Colorado
Common carriers	BNSF Railway Cimarron Valley Railroad Colorado and Wyoming Railway Colorado Pacific Railroad Colorado Pacific Rio Grande Railroad Denver Rock Island Railroad Great Western Railway of Colorado Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad Kyle Railroad Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railway Rock & Rail San Luis Central Railroad San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad Union Pacific Railroad Utah Railway Towner Railway
Passenger carriers	Amtrak RTD Bus & Rail
Private carriers	Deseret Western Railway MillerCoors Brewery Rawhide Shortline
Heritage railroads	Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Fort Collins Municipal Railway Georgetown Loop Leadville, Colorado and Southern Railroad Platte Valley Trolley Rio Grande Scenic Railroad Royal Gorge Route Railroad
See also: Former carriers in Colorado List of United States railroads by political division

v t e Railroads of Kansas
Common carriers	Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad BNSF Boot Hill & Western Railway Cimarron Valley Railroad CPKC Garden City Western Railway Kaw River Railroad Kyle Railroad Missouri & Northern Arkansas Railroad Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railway Norfolk Southern South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad Union Pacific V&S Railway Wichita Terminal Association
Passenger carriers	Amtrak
Private carriers	New Century AirCenter Railroad
Heritage railroads	Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad Midland Railway
See also: Former carriers in Kansas List of United States railroads by political division

Latest revision as of 16:49, 14 September 2023

Overview[edit]

Subdivisions[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]