List of Oklahoma railroads explained

The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

Common freight carriers

Passenger carriers

Defunct railroads

NameMarkSystem[1] FromToSuccessorNotes
Ada Terminal RailwayATSF19091914Oklahoma Central Railroad
Altus, Wichita Falls and Hollis RailwayMKT19101911Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway
Arkansas and Choctaw RailwaySLSF18951902name change to St. Louis, San Francisco and New Orleans Railroad
Arkansas and Oklahoma RailroadSLSF18981901St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
Arkansas Valley and Western RailwaySLSF19021907St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
Arkansas Western RailroadKCS18991904Arkansas Western Railway
Arkansas Western RailwayARWKCS19041992Kansas City Southern Railway
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe RailroadATSF18881895Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe RailwayATSFATSF18951996Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
Atlantic and Pacific RailroadSLSF18661897St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
Beaver, Meade and Englewood RailroadBMEMKT19121972N/A
Blackwell, Enid and Southwestern RailwayBESSLSF19001907St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
Blackwell and Northern RailwayBNR20002006Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad
Blackwell and Southern RailwayATSF18991900Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Buffalo and Northwestern RailroadATSF19191920Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Buffalo and Northwestern RailwayATSF19161919Buffalo and Northwestern Railroad
Burlington Northern Inc.BN19801981Burlington Northern Railroad
Burlington Northern RailroadBN19811996Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
Canadian Valley and Western RailwayATSF19041905Oklahoma Central Railway
Cheyenne RailroadATSF19161920Clinton and Oklahoma Western Railroad
Cheyenne Short Line RailroadATSF19121916Cheyenne Railroad
Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska RailwayRI18871891Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific RailroadRI, ROCKRI19471980Enid Central Railway, Farmrail Corporation, Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, North Central Oklahoma Railway, Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad, St. Louis Southwestern Railway, Texas North Western Railway
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific RailwayRIRI18911948Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Chickasha Terminal RailwayATSF19101914Oklahoma Central Railroad
Choctaw Coal and Railway CompanyRI18881894Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad
Choctaw, Newcastle and Western Railroad19071919/21N/A
Choctaw Northern RailroadRI19011902Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad
Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf RailroadRI18941948Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Choctaw, Oklahoma and Western RailroadRI19021904Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Cimarron River Valley RailwayCRVC19851989N/A
Clinton and Oklahoma Western RailwayATSF19081920Clinton and Oklahoma Western Railroad
Clinton and Oklahoma Western RailroadATSF19201948Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway
Cushing Traction CompanyATSF19141915Oil Fields and Santa Fe Railway
Denison and Washita Valley RailwayMKT18861903Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway, Texas and Oklahoma Railroad
Denver, Enid and Gulf RailroadATSF19021907Eastern Oklahoma Railway
Eastern Oklahoma RailwayATSF18991907Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Enid and Anadarko RailwayRI19011903Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Enid Central RailwayENIC19821983[2] Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad
Enid and Tonkawa RailwayRI18991899Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Fort Smith, Poteau and Western Railroad19151919Poteau and Cavanal Mountain Railroad
Fort Smith, Poteau and Western Railway18991915Fort Smith, Poteau and Western Railroad
Fort Smith and Van Buren RailwayFSVBKCS19391992Kansas City Southern Railway
Fort Smith and Western RailroadFS&W18991923Fort Smith and Western Railway
Fort Smith and Western Railroad of Oklahoma19021907Fort Smith and Western Railroad
Fort Smith and Western RailwayFS&W, FSW19211939Fort Smith and Van Buren Railway
Gulf RailroadATSF18961899Hutchinson and Southern Railway
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe RailwayATSF18841965Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Guthrie and Kingfisher RailwayRI18991900Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Guthrie and Western RailwayATSF19001902Eastern Oklahoma Railway
Healdton and Santa Fe RailwayATSF19251948Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Hutchinson and Southern RailroadATSF18891898Hutchinson and Southern Railway
Hutchinson and Southern RailwayATSF18971899Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Kansas and Arkansas Valley RailwayMP18881909St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway
Kansas and Southeastern RailroadATSF18971899Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis RailroadSLSF18961901Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railway
Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis RailwaySLSF19011928St. Louis – San Francisco Railway
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient RailroadATSF19141925Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient RailwayATSF19251941Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient RailwayATSF19001914Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad
Kansas City and Pacific RailroadMKT18861899Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf RailroadKCS18931900Kansas City Southern Railway
Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf RailwayKOGMP19191970Texas and Pacific Railway
Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf RailwaySLSF18971899St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
Kansas, Oklahoma Central and Southwestern RailwayATSF18931900Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Kansas and Southeastern RailroadATSF18971899Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Kingston and Choctaw Valley Railroad18981901
Kiowa, Chickasha and Fort Smith RailwayATSF18991904Eastern Oklahoma Railway
Lawton, Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway
Miami Mineral Belt RailroadSLSF19171950St. Louis – San Francisco Railway
Midland Valley RailroadMVMP19031967Texas and Pacific Railway
Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma RailroadMKT19011904Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
Missouri–Kansas–Texas RailroadMKTMKT19231989Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouri, Kansas and Texas RailroadMKT18701870Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
Missouri, Kansas and Texas RailwayMK&TMKT18701923Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad
Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf RailroadMP19101919Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway
Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf RailwayMP19041919Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway
Missouri Pacific RailroadMPMP19171997Union Pacific Railroad
Muskogee Southern RailroadMP19021904Midland Valley Railroad
Muskogee Bridge CompanyMP19031904Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway
Muskogee City Bridge CompanySLSF19011903Ozark and Cherokee Central Railway
Muskogee Union RailwayMP19031904Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway
North Central Oklahoma RailwayNCOK19821985AT&L Railroad
North Texas and Santa Fe RailwayATSF19161948Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Northeast Oklahoma RailroadNEOSLSF19191967St. Louis – San Francisco Railway
Oil Fields and Santa Fe RailwayATSF19151941Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Oil Fields Short Line Railroad19161923N/A
Oil Belt Terminal RailwayATSF19141915Oil Fields and Santa Fe Railway
Okarche Central RailwayOCRI19821982Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad
Oklahoma Belt Railroad19171944N/A
Oklahoma Central RailroadOCR19871988N/A
Oklahoma Central RailroadATSF19141942Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Oklahoma Central RailwayATSF19051914Oklahoma Central Railroad
Oklahoma City – Ada – Atoka RailwayATSF19231967Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Oklahoma City and Western RailroadSLSF19011907St. Louis-San Francisco Railway
Oklahoma City Junction RailwayATSF1909Still exists as a nonoperating subsidiary of the BNSF Railway
Oklahoma City Terminal RailroadSLSF19001901St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas RailroadOKKTMKT19801989Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad
Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri RailwaySLSF19171919Northeast Oklahoma Railroad
Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri Inter-Urban RailwaySLSF19081917Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri Railway
Oklahoma, New Mexico and Pacific RailwayON&PATSF19131926Healdton and Santa Fe Railway
Oklahoma & Rich Mountain Railroad19261942N/A
Oklahoma-Southwestern Railway19201930N/A
Oklahoma Union RailwayMP19111912Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad
Okmulgee Northern RailwaySLSF19151964St. Louis – San Francisco Railway
Osage RailroadORR19902000Discussed on the Osage Railway page
Osage Railway (one of the Muskogee Roads)19211953N/A
Ozark and Cherokee Central RailwaySLSF19031907St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
Panhandle and Santa Fe RailwayATSF19201965Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Poteau and Cavanal Mountain Railroad19231931N/A (Owned trackage but never actually operated)
Poteau Valley RailroadKCS19001926N/A
Ringling and Oil Fields RailwayATSF19161926Healdton and Santa Fe Railway
St. Louis, El Reno and Western RailwaySE&W19031923N/A
St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern RailwayMP18861917Missouri Pacific Railroad
St. Louis and Oklahoma City RailroadSLSF18951899St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
St. Louis, Oklahoma and Southern RailwaySLSF18951901St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
St. Louis – San Francisco RailwaySLSFSLSF19161980Burlington Northern Inc.
St. Louis and San Francisco RailroadSLSF18961915St. Louis – San Francisco Railway
St. Louis and San Francisco RailwaySLSF18761896St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
St. Louis, San Francisco and New Orleans RailroadSLSF19021907St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
St. Louis Southwestern RailwaySSWSP19801997Union Pacific Railroad
Sapulpa and Oil Field RailroadSLSF19151917St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
Shawnee, Oklahoma and Missouri Coal and RailwaySLSF18991903Ozark and Cherokee Central Railway
Southeast Kansas RailroadSEKR19941999South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad
Southern Kansas RailwayATSF18841899Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Southwestern RailroadSW19902007Abandoned its route west out of Shattuck, Oklahoma
Sulphur Springs RailwaySLSF19021907St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
Tecumseh RailwayRI18961900Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad
Texas North Western RailwayTXNW19821987Railroad still exists but no longer extends into Oklahoma
Texas and Oklahoma Railroad (1991)TXOR19911993Farmrail Corporation
Texas and Oklahoma Railroad (1902)MKT19021903Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad
Texas and Pacific RailwayT&P, TPMP19671976Missouri Pacific Railroad
Watonga and Northwestern RailroadRI19001901Choctaw Northern Railroad
Webber Falls, Shawnee and Western Railroad19111914Webbers Falls Railroad
Webbers Falls RailroadWFRR19161918N/A
West Tulsa Belt RailwaySLSF19091922St. Louis – San Francisco Railway
Western Oklahoma RailroadRI19001902Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad
Wichita Falls and Northwestern RailwayWF&NMKT19061923Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad
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References

  1. This is one or more of the Class I railroads that the railroad became part of, if any.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-03-17 . 2010-05-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100528040104/http://www.rrb.gov/pdf/bcd/bcd09-36.pdf . dead .