Private company
Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad
American shortline railroad
The Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (reporting mark KO) is a shortline railroad operating in the Midwestern United States. It is entirely located in Kansas and, despite its name, owns no trackage in Oklahoma.2 It is part of Watco Companies.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 20, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersWichita1
- Websitewww.watco.com/service/rail/kansas-and-oklahoma-railroad-ko
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The Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (reporting mark KO) is a shortline railroad operating in the Midwestern United States.2
Corporate structure
Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad is part of a group headed by Watco Companies. 20 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Watco Companies Pittsburg
- Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad Wichita
- Alabama Southern Railroad Subsidiary · Tuscaloosa
- Alabama Warrior Railway Subsidiary · Fairfield
- Ann Arbor Railroad Subsidiary · Toledo
- Arkansas Southern Railroad Subsidiary · Nashville
- Austin Western Railroad Subsidiary · Burnet
- Autauga Northern Railroad Subsidiary · Prattville
- Birmingham Terminal Railway Subsidiary · Fairfield
- Blue Ridge Southern Railroad Subsidiary · Canton
- Boise Valley Railroad Subsidiary · Nampa
- Eastern Idaho Railroad Subsidiary · Twin Falls
- Grand Elk Railroad Subsidiary · Kalamazoo
- Ithaca Central Railroad Subsidiary · Ithaca
- Kanawha River Railroad Subsidiary · Belle
- Stillwater Central Railroad Subsidiary · Oklahoma City
- Swan Ranch Railroad Subsidiary · Cheyenne
- Wisconsin and Southern Railroad Subsidiary · Madison
- Yellowstone Valley Railroad Subsidiary · East Fairview
- Agawa Canyon Railroad Subsidiary · Ontario, Canada
Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Products and brands
As of July 2023, the K&O consists of the following subdivisions:
Hutchinson Subdivision (Wichita, Kansas to Hutchinson, Kansas)
Conway Springs Subdivision (Wichita, Kansas to Kingman, Kansas via Conway Springs, Kansas)
Kingman Subdivision (Garden Plain, Kansas to Pratt, Kansas)
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Isabel Subdivision (Coats, Kansas to Graham, Kansas)
Great Bend Subdivision (Hutchinson, Kansas to Larned, Kansas)
Geneseo Subdivision (Sterling, Kansas to Geneseo, Kansas)
Scott City Subdivision (Great Bend, Kansas to Scott City, Kansas)
Hoisington Subdivision (Geneseo, Kansas to McCracken, Kansas and Healy, Kansas to Towner, Colorado)
Salina Subdivision (Salina, Kansas to Osborne, Kansas)
McPherson Subdivision (McPherson, Kansas to Conway, Kansas)
Newton Subdivision (Newton, Kansas to McPherson, Kansas)
From Wikipedia’s article on Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
- Watco Companies since 2001
From Wikidata.1
Acquisitions
- Succeeded Central Kansas Railway1
Timeline
- 2001Acquired Acquired by Watco Companies1
Links
- Websitewww.watco.com/service/rail/kansas-and-oklahoma-railroad-ko1
- WikipediaKansas and Oklahoma Railroad
- WikidataQ4357795
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsKansas and Oklahoma Railroad photo by Teemu Vehkaoja, Public domain