Kansas Southwestern Railway
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Headquarters | Wichita, KS |
Reporting mark | KSW |
Locale | Kansas |
Dates of operation | 1991–2000 |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The Kansas Southwestern Railway (reporting mark KSW) was a railroad in the U.S. state of Kansas. It was merged into a sister railroad company, the Central Kansas Railway, in 2000. The Central Kansas Railway was later sold to Watco Companies and became the Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad. KSW had a small roster of former Grand Trunk Western Railroad , 4544, 4557, 4912 and 4916. Most were painted in a red, white and blue paint scheme. Its headquarters were located in Wichita, Kansas. Much of the track was former Missouri Pacific spun off by the Union Pacific in 1991.
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- Defunct Kansas railroads
- Railway companies established in 1992
- Railway companies disestablished in 2000
- OmniTRAX
- Spin-offs of the Union Pacific Railroad
- United States railway company stubs
- Kansas transportation stubs