The Central Kansas Railway (CKR) (reporting mark CKRY) was a short-line railroad operating 900 miles (1,400 km) of trackage in the U.S. state of Kansas and west to Scott City, Kansas. All trackage was former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway branchlines in Kansas and northern Oklahoma. The Kansas Southwestern Railway, a sister company which operated former Missouri Pacific Railroad branchlines in Kansas, was merged into the CKR in 2000. Owned by Omnitrax, CKR's main business was from the Kansas wheat harvests, as well as other traffic.

Declining harvest quantities and increased shipments by truck hurt the company financially for a few years; Mike Babcock of Kansas State University, whose research is rail transportation in Kansas, noted that more grain was being shipped by truck than by rail in 1998.[1] The railroad sought loans, grants, tax relief and any governmental assistance they could get to help allay their costs of operation and maintenance.[2] In 2000, the railroad planned to abandon 255 miles (410 km) of track.[3]

Watco purchased all of the CKR's lines on May 31, 2001, and formed the Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Hegeman, Roxana (June 4, 1998). "Railroad considers abandoning lines". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Topeka, KS. Associated Press. p. 17.
  2. ^ Myers, Roger (September 22, 1998). "Short-line railroads seek infrastructure help". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Topeka, KS. p. 9. ... urged a legislative committee Monday to set up a program of grants or loans to the short lines to help them rehabilitate and maintain their track. ... also called for tax incentives and tax breaks ...
  3. ^ "Rural roads suffer when trains go away". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Topeka, KS. Associated Press. October 6, 2000. p. 67. ... the Central Kansas Railway and the Kyle, propose to abandon 255 miles and 148 miles of track, respectively, this year.
  4. ^ "Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad KO #380"". Union Pacific Railroad. Archived from the original on May 21, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  5. ^ McLean, Jim (April 26, 2001). "Tax break for railroad on track to full house". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Topeka, KS. p. 8. The Kansas & Oklahoma was created earlier this week when Watco purchased the assets of the Central Kansas Railway and combined them with its existing lines in southeast Kansas.

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