Eastern Oklahoma Railway
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| 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) |
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]
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]