The Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway (KO&G) was formed on July 31, 1919 from the assets of the bankrupt Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway. The KO&G largely consisted of a single line from

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, to Denison, Texas, prior to its purchase by

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in 1964 and merger in 1970. The KO&G owed much of its latter existence to its status as a bridge line between the

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and the Missouri Pacific-controlled

at Denison, Texas. This traffic was the main source of revenue for the KO&G and was the primary reason that the MP acquired it. The KO&G came under common control of the

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(often referred to as the "

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" or the "Muskogee Lines") in 1925, sharing common management with the

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and the

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from 1930 to 1964. In 1967 KO&G operated 209 miles of railroad and reported 457 million ton-miles of revenue freight.

References

*Stagner, Lloyd E. Midland Valley: Rails For Coal, Cattle, & Crude. David City, Nebraska: South Platte Press, 1996. Defunct Kansas railroads Defunct Oklahoma railroads Defunct Texas railroads Former Class I railroads in the United States Predecessors of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Railway companies established in 1919 Railway companies disestablished in 1970 American companies established in 1919 American companies disestablished in 1970 {{US-ClassI-rail-transport-stub