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The Oklahoma City – Ada – Atoka Railway (OCAA) was formed from trackage from Oklahoma City to Atoka via Shawnee, Ada, and Coalgate, Oklahoma. [1] Atoka to Coalgate had been built between 1882 and 1886 as feeder to the old Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad (Katy) main line, and Coalgate-Shawnee-Oklahoma City had been constructed by Katy affiliates, and specifically the first 40 miles ...
That railway ran from Denison, Texas to Baxter Springs, Kansas. [4] Ownership passed into the hands of the Muskogee Company in 1926, and the line was soon generating a profit. [2] [4] In 1929, the Muskogee Company acquired the Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka Railroad Company and its subsidiary, the Oklahoma City-Shawnee Interurban Company.
That line become one of the Muskogee Roads in 1929, and was in turn sold to the Missouri Pacific Railway's Texas and Pacific Railway subsidiary in 1964. [2] Said trackage was subsequently sold to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. [2] The entire line between Oklahoma City and Atoka was later abandoned. [2]
Cape Cod Times Letters to the Editor
First deadly rail bridge collapse in U.S. history [7] [8] 1856 Great Train Wreck of 1856 , Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania; 60+ killed plus 100+ injured. Encouraged busier railroads in the Eastern U.S. to double track lines; also led to mandatory use of telegraph in cases of delays [ 9 ]
Oklahoma City – Ada – Atoka Railway: ATSF: 1923 1967 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway: Oklahoma City and Western Railroad: SLSF: 1901 1907 St. Louis-San Francisco Railway: Oklahoma City Junction Railway: ATSF: 1909 Still exists as a nonoperating subsidiary of the BNSF Railway: Oklahoma City Terminal Railroad: SLSF: 1900 1901 St. Louis ...
News of a Baltimore bridge collapse has reminded Oklahomans of a similar disaster along I-40 that left 14 dead and 11 injured.
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