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A May 31, 2019 decision by the Surface Transportation Board stated: [1] On May 3, 2019, Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston Railroad d/b/a Baldwin City & Southern Railroad Company (Leavenworth), a noncarrier, filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 C.F.R. § 1150.31 to permit it to enter into an agreement to operate a rail line (the Line) owned by its corporate parent, Midland Railway ...
Leavenworth Depot and Railroad Company: ATSF/ MP/ RI/ UP: 1885 1968 N/A Leavenworth, Kansas and Western Railway: UP: 1897 1908 Union Pacific Railroad: Leavenworth, Lawrence and Fort Gibson Railroad: ATSF: 1858 1866 Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston Railroad: Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston Railroad: ATSF: 1866 1878 Lawrence and Galveston ...
The company began operating January 16, 1900 as the Kansas City-Leavenworth Railway. [1] Starting from Leavenworth (then the 4th largest city in Kansas), it ran southeast through Lansing. [2] It also passed through the Wolcott community, renamed from Connor or Connor City in honor of H.W. (Herbert) Wolcott, an official of the railway.
The Galveston Railroad (reporting mark GVSR) is a Class III terminal switching railroad headquartered in Galveston, Texas. It primarily serves the transportation of cargo to and from the Port of Galveston. [1] GVSR operates 32 miles (51 km) of yard track at Galveston, over a 50-acre (200,000 m 2) facility.
In 1867, the Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston Railroad laid tracks and became the first Kansas railroad south of the Kansas River. In 1906, the Santa Fe Depot was built and today the Midland Railway offers over 20-mile round trip excursion rides to Ottawa via "Nowhere" and Norwood .
The Leavenworth Depot & Railroad Company, hereinafter called the Leavenworth Depot & Railroad, owns and operates a union passenger station and appurtenant facilities at Leavenworth, Kans. Its property includes 0.092 mile of main track and 0.773 mile of yard tracks and sidings, aggregating 0.865 mile of all tracks owned and used.
Constructed by the Leavenworth, Lawrence & Galveston Railroad Company, Lawrence to Coffeyville, Kans., 1867-Aug. 28, 1871. 142.82 Constructed by the Southern Kansas Rail Road Company, Cherryvale to Independence, Kans., year not ascertained. 9.70
In 1916 the line extended to Lawrence. The line had 75 passenger station stops, and trains left Kansas City hourly between 5:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. In September 30, 1927 it was retired and succeeded by the Kansas City, Kaw Valley and Western Railroad Company. [2] [3]