Stillwater Central Railroad

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Stillwater Central Railroad (AAR reporting marks SLWC) is a class III railroad operating in Oklahoma.

A subsidiary of the Watco Companies, the SLWC operates over 275 miles of track in the state from Sapulpa through Oklahoma City through Lawton to Snyder and has trackage rights over BNSF from Sapulpa to Tulsa, and from Snyder to Long. SLWC operates a branch from Stillwater to a connection with BNSF at Pawnee. Primary business is handling mined, mineral, and industrial products.

[edit] History

In July 1998, SLWC leased 125 miles of rail line from the State of Oklahoma: the line between Sapulpa and Oklahoma City and the branch line from Stillwater to Pawnee. In January 2002, SLWC acquired from the BNSF and began operating 120 miles of rail line from Wheatland (south of Oklahoma City) to Long. In January 2005, SLWC leased from BNSF a line from Wheatland to Oklahoma City.