Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad

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Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad
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Reporting marks KO
Locale Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado
Dates of operation 2001–present
Track gauge 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge)
Headquarters Wichita, Kansas

The Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (AAR reporting marks KO) is a class III railroad operating in the western United States.

The KO is a subsidiary of the Watco Companies, which took over the operations of the Central Kansas Railway (CKRY) on June 29, 2001. The KO started operating at 12:01 A.M. on June 30, 2001. The CKRY property was purchased from OmniTrax and the KO also assumed operations of CKRY's sister Railroad Kansas Southwestern Railroad on the same date.

The KO consists of trackage radiating north and west from their headquarters at Wichita, Kansas. Most of this trackage was originally operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, although a few segments were originally operated by the Missouri Pacific.

[edit] Subdivisions

As of March 2005, the K&O consisted of the following subdivisions:

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