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| name = Kaw River Railroad |
| name = Kaw River Railroad |
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| logo = The logo of the Kaw River Railroad.jpg |
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| type = Railroad |
| type = Railroad |
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| foundation = June 2004 |
| foundation = June 2004 |
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| location_city = [[Kansas City, Kansas]] |
| location_city = [[Kansas City]], [[Kansas]] |
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| location_country = United States |
| location_country = United States |
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| industry = Transportation |
| industry = Transportation |
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| products = |
| products = Iron and steel, corn starch, lumber products and aggregates |
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| num_employees = 25 |
| num_employees = 25 |
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| parent = [[Watco |
| parent = [[Watco]] |
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| website = {{URL|https://www.watcocompanies.com/services/rail/kaw-river-railroad-kaw/|www.watcocompanies.com}} |
| website = {{URL|https://www.watcocompanies.com/services/rail/kaw-river-railroad-kaw/|www.watcocompanies.com}}}} |
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| image_alt = Picture of KAW diesel locomotive 3855 in Kansas City, Kansas, in August 2020 |
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The '''Kaw River Railroad''' {{reporting mark|KAW}} is a [[Kansas City, Missouri]] railroad, established in June 2004. Twelve miles of original track served the [[Kansas City Southern Railroad]] and its customers in Kansas City and [[ |
The '''Kaw River Railroad''' {{reporting mark|KAW}} is a [[Kansas City]], [[Missouri]] railroad, established in June 2004. Twelve miles of original track served the [[Kansas City Southern Railroad]] and its customers in Kansas City and [[Kansas City Union Station|Union Station]]. The original KAW was a Kansas City Southern Railway Company property and was the first shortline [[Watco]] began operating for KCS, serving customers in the Greater Kansas City area and interchanges with the [[BNSF]], KCS, and [[Union Pacific]]. The April 2005 expansion was a BNSF property serving customers in Clay County, Missouri and interchanges with the BNSF at Birmingham, Missouri. The KCTL interchanges with the BNSF, ICE, KCS, [[Norfolk Southern]] and Union Pacific at Kansas City. |
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The KAW operations office is located in Kansas City, Kansas and Customer Service is located in both Pittsburg and Kansas City, Kansas. |
The KAW operations office is located in Kansas City, Kansas and Customer Service is located in both Pittsburg and Kansas City, Kansas. |
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[[Category:Missouri railroads]] |
[[Category:Missouri railroads]] |
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[[Category:Railway companies established in 2004]] |
[[Category:Railway companies established in 2004]] |
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[[Category:Watco]] |
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 KAW diesel locomotive 3855 in Kansas City in August 2020 | |
| Company type | Railroad |
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| Industry | Transportation |
| Founded | June 2004 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Products | Iron and steel, corn starch, lumber products and aggregates |
Number of employees | 25 |
| Parent | Watco |
| Website | www.watcocompanies.com |
The Kaw River Railroad (reporting mark KAW) is a Kansas City, Missouri railroad, established in June 2004. Twelve miles of original track served the Kansas City Southern Railroad and its customers in Kansas City and Union Station. The original KAW was a Kansas City Southern Railway Company property and was the first shortline Watco began operating for KCS, serving customers in the Greater Kansas City area and interchanges with the BNSF, KCS, and Union Pacific. The April 2005 expansion was a BNSF property serving customers in Clay County, Missouri and interchanges with the BNSF at Birmingham, Missouri. The KCTL interchanges with the BNSF, ICE, KCS, Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific at Kansas City.
The KAW operations office is located in Kansas City, Kansas and Customer Service is located in both Pittsburg and Kansas City, Kansas.
Collectively, the KAW and KCTL handle approximately 15,000 carloads of animal byproducts, chemicals, plastics and industrial products annually. The KAW also has a transload site available for handling dry bulk products and other carload traffic.[1]
Additions and expansions
The Kaw expanded from its original form in April 2005 by adding 16 miles of track from Birmingham, Missouri to Kearney, Missouri. In March 2006 the KAW took up operations for the Kansas City Terminal Railway (KCTL),adding more than 30 customers. In May 2007, nearly 15 miles of industrial track was added to serve customers of the Bedford Yard.
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-12. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
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