List of Kansas railroads

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The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Kansas.

Contents

Common freight carriers

Passenger carriers

Kansas train stations
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Southwest Chief
to Chicago
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 Lawrence
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 Topeka
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 Newton
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 Hutchinson
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 Dodge City
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 Garden City
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Southwest Chief
to Los Angeles
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Private

Defunct railroads

During World War II, less popular routes were reclaimed by the war effort for the metal rails, because of a shortage of materials during those years.

Name Mark System [nb 1] FromToSuccessorNotes
Anthony and Northern Railway AN&N19121919 Wichita Northwestern Railway
Arkansas, Kansas and Colorado Railway RI 18871888 Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway
Arkansas River and Western Railroad ATSF 18851886 Chicago, Kansas and Western Railroad
Atchison, Colorado and Pacific Railroad MP 18791898 Atchison, Colorado and Pacific Railway
Atchison, Colorado and Pacific Railway MP 18981899 Central Branch Railway
Atchison and Denver Railway MP 18781879 Atchison, Colorado and Pacific Railroad
Atchison and Eastern Bridge Company 1898
Atchison, Jewell County and Western Railroad MP 18791898 Atchison, Jewell County and Western Railway
Atchison, Jewell County and Western Railway MP 18981899 Central Branch Railway
Atchison and Nebraska Railroad CB&Q 18691908 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Atchison and Nebraska City Railroad CB&Q 18651869 Atchison and Nebraska Railroad
Atchison and Pike's Peak Railroad MP 18591867 Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad
Atchison, Republican Valley and Pacific Railway MP 18781879 Atchison, Colorado and Pacific Railroad
Atchison, St. Joseph and Northern Railroad RI 18791886 Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway
Atchison, Solomon Valley and Denver Railway MP 18771879 Atchison, Colorado and Pacific Railroad
Atchison and Topeka Railroad ATSF 18591863 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad ATSF 18631895 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ATSFATSF18951996 Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
Atchison Union Depot and Railroad Company ATSF/ CB&Q/ MP/ RI 18781968N/A
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad SLSF 18721875N/ALeased the Pacific Railroad
Baldwin City & Southern Railroad 20192023

Ottawa Northern Railroad

Barton County and Santa Fe Railway ATSF 19171942 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Beaver Valley Railroad CB&Q 18871908 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Blackwell and Northern Railway BNR20002006 Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad
Blue Valley Railway UP 18861887 Omaha and Republican Valley Railway
Burlingame and Northwestern Railway ATSF 18981899 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Burlington, Kansas and Southwestern Railroad CB&Q 18861886 Republican Valley, Kansas and Southwestern Railroad
Burlington Northern Inc. BN19701981 Burlington Northern Railroad
Burlington Northern Railroad BN19811996 Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
Cadillac and Lake City Railway CLK19811984 Kyle Railroad
Central Branch Railway MP 18991909 Missouri Pacific Railway
Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad MP 18671898 Central Branch Union Pacific Railway
Central Branch Union Pacific Railway MP 18981899 Central Branch Railway
Central Kansas Railway CKRY19932001 Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad
Cherokee and Memphis Railroad SLSF 18821882 Kansas and Missouri Railroad
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad CB&QCB&Q18801970 Burlington Northern Inc.
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railway CB&Q 19011907N/ALeased the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Chicago, Caldwell and Southern Railway RI 18861887 Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway
Chicago Great Western Railroad CGWCGW19091941 Chicago Great Western Railway
Chicago Great Western Railway CGWCGW19401968 Chicago and North Western Railway
Chicago Great Western Railway CGW 18921909 Chicago Great Western Railroad
Chicago, Iowa and Kansas Railroad CB&Q 18831884 Chicago, Nebraska and Kansas Railroad
Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway RI 18861891 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Chicago, Kansas and Western Railroad ATSF 18861901 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Chicago, Kansas and Western Railway ATSF 18851886 Chicago, Kansas and Western Railroad
Chicago, Nebraska and Kansas Railroad CB&Q 18841908 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Chicago and North Western Railway CNWCNW19681972 Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
Chicago and North Western Transportation Company CNWCNW19721986N/A
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad RI 19471980 Cadillac and Lake City Railway, Kyle Railroad, Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad, St. Louis Southwestern Railway, Wabash Valley Railroad
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad RI, ROCKRI18781880 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway RIRI18801948 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Chicago, St. Paul and Kansas City Railway CGW 18911893 Chicago Great Western Railway
Choctaw Northern Railroad RI 19011902 Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad
Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad RI 19021936N/A
City Terminal Railway CGW 19001905 Chicago Great Western Railway
Colony, Neosho Falls and Western Railroad ATSF 18851886 Chicago, Kansas and Western Railroad
Colorado, Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad 19131917N/A
Council Grove, Osage City and Ottawa Railway MP 18861891 Kansas and Colorado Pacific Railway
Council Grove, Smoky Valley and Western Railway MP 18861891 Kansas and Colorado Pacific Railway
Cowley, Sumner and Fort Smith Railroad ATSF 18781882 Wichita and Southwestern Railway
Crawford County Railroad ATSF 18841884 Kansas Southern Railway
Denver, Enid and Gulf Railroad ATSF 19071907 Eastern Oklahoma Railway
Denver, Kansas and Gulf Railroad ATSF 19051905 Denver, Kansas and Gulf Railway
Denver, Kansas and Gulf Railway ATSF 19051907 Denver, Enid and Gulf Railroad
Denver, Memphis and Atlantic Railway MP 18841891 Kansas and Colorado Pacific Railway
Denver, Memphis and Atlantic Narrow Gauge Railway MP 18831884 Denver, Memphis and Atlantic Railway
Dodge City and Cimarron Valley Railway ATSF 1911Still exists as a nonoperating subsidiary of the BNSF Railway
Dodge City, Ford and Bucklin Railroad DCFB19892000 Boot Hill and Western Railway
Dodge City, Montezuma and Trinidad Railway RI 18871893N/A
Eastern Oklahoma Railway ATSF 18991907 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Edgewater Connecting Railway MP 19061923 Missouri Pacific Railroad
Eldorado and Santa Fe Railway ATSF 19221942 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Elk and Chatauqua Railroad ATSF 18781882 Kansas City, Emporia and Southern Railway
Ellsworth, McPherson, Newton and Southeastern Railway MP 18841885 St. Louis, Fort Scott and Wichita Railroad
Emporia and Eldorado Short Line Railroad ATSF 18851886 Chicago, Kansas and Western Railroad
Florence, El Dorado and Walnut Valley Railroad ATSF 18771901 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

Florence, El Dorado, Augusta, Winfield, Arkansas City.

Fort Leavenworth Railroad RI 18711889 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Fort Scott and Allen County Railroad MP 18701871 Fort Scott, Humboldt and Western Railway
Fort Scott Belt Terminal Railway MP 18891891 Fort Scott Central Railway
Fort Scott and Carthage Railroad SLSF 18811882 Kansas and Missouri Railroad
Fort Scott Central Railway MP 18911909 Missouri Pacific Railway
Fort Scott and Eastern Railway MP 18891891 Fort Scott Central Railway
Fort Scott, Humboldt and Pacific Railway MP 18711871 Fort Scott, Humboldt and Western Railway
Fort Scott, Humboldt and Western Railway MP 18711875 St. Louis, Fort Scott and Wichita Railroad
Fort Scott, Iola and Western Railway MKT 19011902 Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
Fort Scott, South Eastern and Memphis Railroad SLSF 18741888 Kansas City, Fort Scott and Springfield Railroad
Fort Scott, South Eastern and Memphis Railway SLSF 18741888 Kansas City, Fort Scott and Springfield Railroad
Fort Scott and Southern Railway MP 18891891 Fort Scott Central Railway
Fort Scott, Wichita and Western Railway MP 18871891 Kansas and Colorado Pacific Railway
Galena, Frontenac and Northern Railway ATSF 1908 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Garden City, Gulf and Northern Railroad ATSF 1907
Garden City Northern Railway 19891991 Garden City Western Railway
Grouse Creek Railway MP 18871891 Kansas and Colorado Pacific Railway
Gueda Springs, Caldwell and Western Railroad ATSF 18851886 St. Louis, Kansas and Southwestern Railroad
Harper and Western Railroad ATSF 18841885 Southern Kansas Railway
Harvey County Railroad ATSF 18801882 Wichita and Southwestern Railway
Hutchinson and Northern Railway HN19122006 V&S Railway
Hutchinson, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway ATSF 18891889 Hutchinson and Southern Railroad
Hutchinson and Southern Railroad ATSF 18891898 Hutchinson and Southern Railway
Hutchinson and Southern Railway ATSF 18971899 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Independence and Southwestern Railroad ATSF 18851886 Chicago, Kansas and Western Railroad
Inter-State Railroad MP 18851890 Interstate Railway
Interstate Railway MP 18901891 Kansas and Colorado Pacific Railway
Joplin Railroad SLSF 18751882 Joplin Railway
Joplin Railway SLSF 18821882 St. Louis and San Francisco Railway
Joplin and Galena Railway SLSF 18801882 Joplin Railway
Junction City and Fort Kearney Railway UP 18711899 Union Pacific Railroad
Kanopolis and Kansas Central Railway MP 18861909 Missouri Pacific Railway
Kansas and Arkansas Valley Railroad MP 18881890 Kansas and Arkansas Valley Railway
Kansas and Arkansas Valley Railway MP 18881909 St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway
Kansas Central Railroad UP 18791897 Leavenworth, Kansas and Western Railway
Kansas Central Railway UP 18711879 Kansas Central Railroad
Kansas City Belt Railroad 18851886 Kansas City Belt Railway
Kansas City Belt Railway 18861910 Kansas City Terminal Railway
Kansas City, Burlington and Santa Fe Railway ATSF 18701881 Ottawa and Burlington Railroad
Kansas City, Clinton and Springfield Railway SLSF 18851928 St. Louis – San Francisco Railway
Kansas City Connecting Railroad KCC19141983N/A
Kansas City Connecting Railway 1915 Kansas City Connecting Railroad
Kansas City and Emporia Railroad ATSF 18801885 Southern Kansas Railway
Kansas City, Emporia and Southern Railroad ATSF 18771882 Kansas City, Emporia and Southern Railway
Kansas City, Emporia and Southern Railway ATSF 18821901 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Missouri River, Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad SLSF 18791888 Kansas City, Fort Scott and Springfield Railroad
Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad SLSF 18881901 Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railway
Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railway SLSF 19011928 St. Louis – San Francisco Railway
Kansas City, Fort Scott and Springfield Railroad SLSF 18881888 Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad
Kansas City, Lawrence and Southern Railroad ATSF 18791880 Kansas City, Lawrence and Southern Kansas Railroad
Kansas City, Lawrence and Southern Kansas Railroad ATSF 18801883 Southern Kansas Railway
Kansas City, Lawrence and Wichita Railroad UP 18891894N/ALeased the Lawrence and Emporia Railway
Kansas City, Leavenworth and Atchison Railway MP 18801880 Missouri Pacific Railway
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad ATSF 19141925 Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway ATSF 19251941 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway ATSF 19001914 Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad
Kansas City Northwestern Railroad 19171919 Kansas City Northwestern Railway
Kansas City Northwestern Railroad MP 18931910 Missouri Pacific Railway
Kansas City Northwestern Railway 19251925N/A
Kansas City and Olathe Railroad ATSF 18811883 Southern Kansas Railway
Kansas City Outer Belt and Electric Railroad 19021922 Kansas and Missouri Railway and Terminal Company
Kansas City and Pacific Railroad MKT 18861899 Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad KCS 18931900 Kansas City Southern Railway
Kansas City, Pittsburg and Western Railroad KCS 18921894 Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad
Kansas City and Santa Fe Railroad ATSF 18791879 Kansas City, Lawrence and Southern Railroad
Kansas City and Santa Fe Railroad and Telegraph Company ATSF 18681879 Kansas City and Santa Fe Railroad
Kansas City and Southwestern Railroad SLSF 18841897 St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
Kansas City and Southwestern Railway MP 18841909 Missouri Pacific Railway
Kansas City Suburban Belt Railroad KCS 18951902 Kansas City Southern Railway
Kansas City and Topeka Railway RI 18871889 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Kansas City, Topeka and Western Railroad ATSF 18751899 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Kansas City, Wyandotte and Northwestern Railroad MP 18871894 Kansas City Northwestern Railroad
Kansas City, Wyandotte and Northwestern Railway MP 18851887 Kansas City, Wyandotte and Northwestern Railroad
Kansas–Colorado Railroad 19081911 Garden City Western Railway, Colorado-Kansas Railway
Kansas and Colorado Railroad MP 18831891 Kansas and Colorado Pacific Railway
Kansas and Colorado Pacific Railway MP 18911909 Missouri Pacific Railway
Kansas Midland Railroad SLSF 19001900 St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
Kansas Midland Railroad ATSF 18731875 Kansas City, Topeka and Western Railroad
Kansas Midland Railway SLSF 18861900 Kansas Midland Railroad
Kansas and Missouri Railroad SLSF 18821888 Kansas City, Fort Scott and Springfield Railroad
Kansas and Missouri Railway and Terminal Company KM KCS 19221992 Kansas City Southern Railway
Kansas and Nebraska Railway of Kansas UP 18761877 St. Joseph and Western Railroad
Kansas, Nebraska and Dakota Railway MP 18851891 Kansas and Colorado Pacific Railway
Kansas and Neosho Valley Railroad SLSF 18651868 Missouri River, Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad
Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad 19311937N/A
Kansas and Oklahoma Railway 19191931 Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad
Kansas, Oklahoma Central and South-western Railway ATSF 18941900 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway KOG MP 19191963 Texas and Pacific Railway
Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas Railway ATSF 18851886 Chicago, Kansas and Western Railroad
Kansas Pacific Railway UP 18691880 Union Pacific Railway
Kansas and Southeastern Railroad ATSF 18971899 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Kansas Southern Railroad ATSF 18831884 Kansas Southern Railway
Kansas Southern Railway 20002002N/AOperated the V&S Railway
Kansas Southern Railway ATSF 18841885 Southern Kansas Railway
Kansas and Southern Railway 18991904 Kansas Southern and Gulf Railroad
Kansas Southern and Gulf Railroad 19041914 Westmoreland Interurban Railroad
Kansas Southwestern Railroad ATSF 18981901Kansas Southwestern Railwaysuccessor not to be confused with the 1991 Kansas Southwestern Railway
Kansas Southwestern Railway KSW19912000 Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad
Kansas Southwestern Railway ATSF 19011985N/Anot to be confused with the 1991 Kansas Southwestern Railway
Kansas Southwestern Railway MP 18861909 Missouri Pacific Railway not to be confused with the 1991 Kansas Southwestern Railway
Kansas and Southwestern Railway UP 18791880 Salina and South Western Railway
Kingman, Pratt and Western Railroad ATSF 18851889 Wichita and Western Railway
Kiowa, Chickasha, and Fort Smith Railway ATSF 18991904 Eastern Oklahoma Railway
Kiowa, Hardtner and Pacific Railroad MP 19082002N/A
Labette and Sedalia Railway MKT 18701870 Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
Lawrence and Carbondale Railway UP 18711873 St. Louis, Lawrence and Denver Railroad
Lawrence and Emporia Railway UP 18811894N/A
Lawrence, Emporia and Southwestern Railway UP 18871894N/ALeased the Lawrence and Emporia Railway
Lawrence and Galveston Railroad ATSF 18791879 Kansas City, Lawrence and Southern Railroad
Lawrence and Topeka Railroad ATSF 18681875 Kansas City, Topeka and Western Railroad
Leavenworth, Atchison and North Western Railroad MP 18671880 Kansas City, Leavenworth and Atchison Railway
Leavenworth Depot and Railroad Company ATSF/ MP/ RI/ UP 18851968N/A
Leavenworth, Kansas and Western Railway UP 18971908 Union Pacific Railroad
Leavenworth, Lawrence and Fort Gibson Railroad ATSF 18581866 Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston Railroad
Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston Railroad ATSF 18661878 Lawrence and Galveston Railroad
Leavenworth, Northern and Southern Railway ATSF 18851899 Atchison, Topeka and Western Railway
Leavenworth and Olathe Railroad MP 18861887 Kansas City, Wyandotte and Northwestern Railroad
Leavenworth, Pawnee and Western Railroad UP 18551863 Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division
Leavenworth and Platte County Bridge Company CGW 18881892 Leavenworth Terminal Railway and Bridge Company
Leavenworth Terminal Railway and Bridge Company CGW 18921940 Chicago Great Western Railroad
Leavenworth and Topeka Railroad 19181931 Leavenworth, Topeka and Western Railroad
Leavenworth and Topeka Railway ATSF/ UP 18991918 Leavenworth and Topeka Railroad
Leavenworth, Topeka and South Western Railway ATSF/ UP 18791899 Leavenworth and Topeka Railway
Leavenworth, Topeka and Western Railroad 19311932N/A
Leroy and Caney Valley Air Line Railroad MP 18851909 Missouri Pacific Railway
Leroy and Western Railway ATSF 18851886 Chicago, Kansas and Western Railroad
Lincoln and Colorado Railway UP 18871888 Union Pacific, Lincoln and Colorado Railway
Manhattan, Alma and Burlingame Railway ATSF 18721898 Burlingame and Northwestern Railway
Manhattan and Blue Valley Railroad UP 18791886 Blue Valley Railway
Manhattan and Northwestern Railroad UP 18711879 Manhattan and Blue Valley Railroad
Marion Belt and Chingawasa Springs Railroad 18891893N/A Marion, Chingawasa Springs. [1] [2]
Marion and McPherson Railroad ATSF 18771882 Marion and McPherson Railroad
Marion and McPherson Railway ATSF 18821901 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Florence, Marion, McPherson, Lyons, Ellinwood.
Marion and McPherson Extension Railroad ATSF 18781882 Marion and McPherson Railway
Marysville and Blue Valley Railroad UP 18791886 Blue Valley Railway
Marysville or Palmetto and Roseport Railroad UP 18571862 St. Joseph and Denver City Railroad
McPherson, Texas and Gulf Railroad ATSF 18871889 Hutchinson and Southern Railroad
Memphis, Carthage and Northwestern Railroad SLSF 18721875 Missouri and Western Railway
Memphis and Ellsworth Narrow Gauge Railroad SLSF 18761878 Memphis, Kansas and Colorado Railroad
Memphis, Kansas and Colorado Railroad SLSF 18771888 Kansas City, Fort Scott and Springfield Railroad
Miami Mineral Belt Railroad SLSF 19171950 St. Louis – San Francisco Railway
Midland Railway 19822019 Baldwin City & Southern Railroad
Midland Valley Railroad MV MP 19031967 Texas and Pacific Railway
Missouri, Kansas and Northwestern Railroad MKT 19001902 Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad M-K-T, MKTMKT19231989 Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad MKT 18701870 Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway MK&TMKT18701923 Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad
Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad MP 19121927 Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway
Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway MP 19121919 Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway
Missouri Pacific Railroad MP MP 19171997 Union Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railway MP 18761917 Kansas City Northwestern Railroad, Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railway in Kansas MP 18851891 Kansas and Colorado Pacific Railway
Missouri Pacific Railway of Kansas MP 18811882 Missouri Pacific Railway
Missouri River Railroad MP 18651880 Kansas City, Leavenworth and Atchison Railway
Missouri River, Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad SLSF 18681879 Kansas City, Fort Scott, and Gulf Railroad
Missouri and Western Railway SLSF 18751879 St. Louis and San Francisco Railway
Montgomery County Railway ATSF 19031903 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado RailNet 19962005 Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railway
Nebraska, Topeka, Iola and Memphis Railroad ATSF 18811884 Crawford County Railroad
Neosho Valley and Holden Railway MKT 18701870 Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
Nevada and Minden Railway of Kansas MP 18851909 Missouri Pacific Railway
Northeast Oklahoma Railroad NEO SLSF 19191967 St. Louis – San Francisco Railway
Northern Kansas Railroad UP 18661866 St. Joseph and Denver City Railroad
Oakley and Colby Railway UP 18851888 Union Pacific, Lincoln and Colorado Railway
Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad OKKT MKT 19801989 Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad
Omaha, Abilene and Wichita Railway RI 18851886 Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway
Omaha and Republican Valley Railway UP 18871898 Union Pacific Railroad
Oswego and State Line Railroad SLSF 18751875 Missouri and Western Railway
Ottawa and Burlington Railroad ATSF 18811883 Southern Kansas Railway
Ottawa, Osage City and Council Grove Railroad ATSF 18831886 Chicago, Kansas and Western Railroad
Pacific Railroad MP 18661876 Missouri Pacific Railway
Pacific Railway in Kansas MP 18871887 Pacific Railway in Nebraska
Pacific Railway in Nebraska MP 18871910 Missouri Pacific Railway
Parsons and Pacific Railroad MKT 18851887 Kansas City and Pacific Railroad
Pawnee Valley and Denver Railroad ATSF 18851886 Chicago, Kansas and Western Railroad
Pittsburg and Columbus Railway SLSF 18861926 St. Louis – San Francisco Railway
Pittsburg, Fort Smith and Southern Railroad KCS 18921894 Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad
Pleasant Hill and De Soto Railroad SLSF 18771885 Kansas City, Clinton and Springfield Railway
Republican Valley Railroad CB&Q 18781888 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Republican Valley Railway MP 18761879 Atchison, Colorado and Pacific Railroad
Republican Valley, Kansas and Southwestern Railroad CB&Q 18861908 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Rich Hill Railroad SLSF 18801888 Kansas City, Fort Scott and Springfield Railroad
Rooks County Railroad MP 18851909 Missouri Pacific Railway
St. Joseph Bridge Building Company UP 18701885 St. Joseph and Grand Island Railroad
St. Joseph and Denver City Railroad UP 18621876 Kansas and Nebraska Railway of Kansas, St. Joseph and Pacific Railroad
St. Joseph and Grand Island Railroad UP 18851887 St. Joseph, Hanover and Western Railway
St. Joseph and Grand Island Railway SJGI UP 1897
St. Joseph, Hanover and Western Railway UP 18961897 St. Joseph and Grand Island Railway
St. Joseph and Marysville Railroad UP 18851885 St. Joseph and Grand Island Railroad
St. Joseph and Pacific Railroad UP 18761877 St. Joseph and Western Railroad
St. Joseph and Topeka Railroad 18571878N/A
St. Joseph and Western Railroad UP 18771885 St. Joseph and Marysville Railroad
St. Louis and Emporia Railroad MP 18811890 Interstate Railway
St. Louis, Fort Scott and Wichita Railroad MP 18801887 Fort Scott, Wichita and Western Railway
St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway MP 18881917 Missouri Pacific Railroad
St. Louis, Kansas and Southwestern Railroad ATSF 18861899 Kansas Southwestern Railroad
St. Louis, Lawrence and Denver Railroad ATSF, SLSF, UP 18651874 St. Louis, Lawrence and Western Railroad
St. Louis, Lawrence and Western Railroad ATSF, SLSF, UP 18741877 Kansas City, Topeka and Western Railroad, Lawrence, Emporia and Southwestern Railway, Pleasant Hill and De Soto Railroad
St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad SLSF 18961915 St. Louis – San Francisco Railway
St. Louis – San Francisco Railway SLSFSLSF19161980 Burlington Northern Inc.
St. Louis and San Francisco Railway SLSF 18791896 St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
St. Louis Southwestern Railway SSW SP 19801997 Union Pacific Railroad
St. Louis, Wichita and Western Railway SLSF 18791882 St. Louis and San Francisco Railway
Salina, Lincoln and Western Railway UP 18851888 Union Pacific, Lincoln and Colorado Railway
Salina Northern Railroad SN ATSF 19141924 Salina and Santa Fe Railway
Salina and Santa Fe Railway ATSF 19241942 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Salina and South Western Railway UP 18801900 Union Pacific Railroad
Salina and Southwestern Railway UP 18781880 Salina and South Western Railway
Salina, Sterling and El Paso Railroad MP 18831891 Kansas and Colorado Pacific Railway
Scott City Northern Railroad 19101913 Colorado, Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad
Short Creek and Joplin Railroad SLSF 18791888 Kansas City, Fort Scott and Springfield Railroad
Solomon Railroad UP 18771900 Union Pacific Railroad
Southeast Kansas Railroad SEKR19871999 South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad
Southern Kansas Railroad ATSF 18711879 Kansas City, Lawrence and Southern Railroad
Southern Kansas Railway ATSF 18831899 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Southern Kansas and Panhandle Railroad ATSF 18861890 Chicago, Kansas and Western Railroad
Southern Kansas and Western Railroad ATSF 18791880 Kansas City, Lawrence and Southern Kansas Railroad
Southwestern Mineral Railway MKT 18941894 Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
State Line, Oswego and Southern Kansas Railway SLSF 18721872 Memphis, Carthage and Northwestern Railroad
Sumner County Railroad ATSF 18801880 Kansas City, Lawrence and Southern Kansas Railroad
Texas and Pacific Railway MP 19671976 Missouri Pacific Railroad
Topeka and Northwestern Railroad UP 19041908 Union Pacific Railroad
Topeka, Salina and Western Railroad MP 18801891 Kansas and Colorado Pacific Railway
Union Pacific Railway UP 18801898 Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division UP 18631869 Kansas Pacific Railway
Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch MKT 18651870 Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
Union Pacific, Lincoln and Colorado Railway UP 18881898 Union Pacific Railroad
Union Terminal Railroad KCS 18911902 Kansas City Southern Railway
Verdigris Valley, Independence and Western Railroad MP 18851891 Kansas and Colorado Pacific Railway
Wabash Valley Railroad WVRC19811981 Kyle Railroad
Walnut Valley and Colorado Railroad ATSF 18851886 Chicago, Kansas and Western Railroad
Waterville and Washington Railroad MP 18761879 Atchison, Colorado and Pacific Railroad
Watonga and Northwestern Railroad RI 19001901 Choctaw and Northern Railroad
Westmoreland Interurban Railroad 19141918N/A
Wichita and Colorado Railway MP 18851891 Kansas and Colorado Pacific Railway
Wichita, McPherson and Gulf Railroad MP 19101911 Wichita and Midland Valley Railroad
Wichita and Midland Valley Railroad MP 19111929 Midland Valley Railroad
Wichita Northwestern Railway WNW19191941N/A
Wichita and Southwestern Railroad ATSF 18711882 Wichita and Southwestern Railway
Wichita and Southwestern Railway ATSF 18821901 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Wichita and Western Railroad ATSF 18831889 Wichita and Western Railway
Wichita and Western Railway ATSF 18891898 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
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Notes

  1. ↑ This is one or more of the Class I railroads that the railroad became part of, if any.

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References

  1. ↑ The Marion Belt and Chingawasa Springs Railroad - 117 Year Old Passenger Car Exists Today
  2. ↑ "Chingawasa Legend (1 of 2)". Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
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