The Eastern Oklahoma Railway was incorporated under the laws of Oklahoma Territory on July 24, 1899.[1] The railroad constructed much of its own track.[1] This included Guthrie junction (Eastern Oklahoma junction) to Cushing junction, 47.9 miles, in the 1900-1902 timeframe; Ripley to Esau Junction[2] (passing through Pawnee),[3] 40.4 miles, also in the 1900-1902 timeframe; Newkirk to Pauls Valley (via Ralston,[4] Cushing and Shawnee), 182.5 miles, in the 1900-1904 timeframe; and, Davis to Sulphur, 9.3 miles, in 1906.[1]
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Locale | Oklahoma |
| Dates of operation | 1899–1907 |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Length | 477 mi (768 km) |
But the railroad also acquired a number of other lines.[1] Purchases included the Guthrie and Western Railway, which had a line from Seward to Cashion,10.6 miles, acquired on June 16, 1902; the Kiowa, Chickasha and Fort Smith Railway, which had a line from Pauls Valley to Lindsay, 24.2 miles, acquired on March 14, 1904; and, the Denver, Enid and Gulf Railroad, which had constructed line from Guthrie to the Oklahoma-Kansas state line near Kiowa, Kansas, 112.1 miles, acquired on May 22, 1907.[1]
The railroad was operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF) from its opening day of January 1, 1900.[1][5] It was sold to the AT&SF, which owned all its capital stock, on June 20, 1907, at which point it had about 477 miles of track.[1][5] The sale had been previously approved by Congress.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h Railroads of Oklahoma, June 6, 1870 to April 1, 1978. State of Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Survey Division. April 1, 1978. pp. 29–39.
- ^ "Esau Junction, OK 74058". Google Maps. Archived from the original on June 8, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ^ "Pawnee". Linda D. Wilson, Oklahoma Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ^ "Ralston". Linda D. Wilson, Oklahoma Historical Society. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ^ a b "Creditability of service to The Eastern Oklahoma Railway Company" (PDF). General Counsel, Railroad Retirement Board, February 21, 1939 (accessed on GovInfo.gov). Archived (PDF) from the original on June 8, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ^ "Chap. 506—An Act Permitting the Kiowa, Chickasha and Fort Smith Railway to sell and convey its railroad". 1905. Archived from the original on June 8, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ^ "Abandoned Rails of the Eastern Oklahoma Railroad". AbandonedRails.com. Archived from the original on June 8, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ^ "Chickasha to Lindsay, OK". AbandonedRails.com. Archived from the original on June 8, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ^ "K & E Railway Company—Abandonment Exemption—in Alfalfa, Garfield and Grant Counties, OK, and Barber County, KS" (PDF). Surface Transportation Board, Federal Register, Vol. 61, No. 252, December 31, 1996 (accessed on GovInfo.gov). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2022.