Boot Hill and Western Railway explained

Railroad Name:Boot Hill and Western
Marks:BHW
Locale:Ford County, Kansas
Length:10miles
Hq City:Wright, Kansas

The Boot Hill and Western Railway (abbreviated to BHWY), was originally a railway between Dodge City through Wilroads to Bucklin, all in Kansas, owned by the Boot Hill and Western Railway Company. It consisted of a single track section, about 26 miles long.

It mainly transports agricultural products and has two interchanges, one with the BNSF Railway and another with the Cimarron Valley Railroad.[1] The railway was given an exemption notice in 2005.[2] Transport between Bucklin and Wilroads stopped in Autumn 2005 due to a lack of traffic, it has only operated eight trains since September 2000. The Boot Hill and Western Railway Company acquired part ownership of the track in September 2000 from the previous owner, the Dodge City Ford and Bucklin Railroad Company. It previously had a role in the interconnection with the Bucklin Union Pacific Railroad.

By 2024, the official Kansas Department of Transportation’s Kansas Railroad Map 2024 was showing the Boot Hill and Western as a 10-mile railway, with 9 miles running east-southeast from Dodge City to Wilroads, and the line extending in the same direction just a bit past Wilroads.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rail Freight Carriers in Kansas. Sinfin.net. 15 April 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20101130034554/http://sinfin.net/railways/world/usa/shortline/slks.html. 30 November 2010. Glyn. Williams.
  2. Web site: Boot Hill and Western Railway Co., LC-Acquisition Exemption-Dodge City Ford & Bucklin Railroad Co.. Govpulse.us. 15 April 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120313014558/http://govpulse.us/entries/2000/12/13/00-31472/boot-hill-and-western-railway-co-l-c-acquisition-exemption-dodge-city-ford-and-bucklin-railroad-co-. 13 March 2012. United States Department of Transportation.
  3. Web site: Kansas Railroad Map 2024. Kansas Department of Transportation. May 15, 2024.