The Hutchinson and Southern Railway
Overview
LocaleKansas and Oklahoma
Dates of operation1897–1899
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length141.9 miles (228.4 km)

The Hutchinson and Southern Railway was incorporated under the general laws of the State of Kansas on December 21, 1897.[1] On January 21, 1898 it acquired at foreclosure the assets of the Hutchinson and Southern Railroad Company, which had built 90.7 miles of trackage from Hutchinson, Kansas south through Kingman, Kansas and Anthony, Kansas to terminate at Wakita, Oklahoma.[1][2][3] In the 1898-1899 timeframe, it also acquired all the assets of the Gulf Railroad Company, which had built 36.7 miles of track from Wakita to Blackwell, Oklahoma.[1]

In 1899 the railway built 14.5 miles of track from Blackwell to Ponca City, Oklahoma.[1] The entire line was sold to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway on December 20, 1899.[1] The line has since been abandoned.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Railroads of Oklahoma, June 6, 1870 to April 1, 1978. State of Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Survey Division. April 1, 1978. pp. 29–38.
  2. ↑ "Hutchinson and Southern Railroad Company". Poor’s Manual of Railroads, 1892, p. 279 & 1151. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Wakita". Linda D. Wilson, Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Kansas Railroad Map Historic" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Oklahoma 2018-2020 State Railroad Map" (PDF). Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
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