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Kiamichi RR

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The Kiamichi Railroad began operations on July 22, 1987, over 227 miles of former Burlington Northern Railroad Company trackage in Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas. This mileage had been part of the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company prior to its merger with the Burlington Northern. The Kiamichi, named for the Kiamichi River, has two lines, one of which extends from Madill, Oklahoma, to Hope, Arkansas, and the other from Antlers, Oklahoma, to Paris, Texas. The two lines cross at Hugo, Oklahoma, where the line has its headquarters. The sixteen miles in Texas from the Red River to Paris was built in 1888 by the Paris and Great Northern Railroad Company. In 1988 the Kiamichi had fifty-two employees and handled 32,180 carloads over its system. On April 6, 1990, the affiliated Chaparral Railroad began service over sixty-one miles between Paris and Farmersville acquired from the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company. The company also had trackage rights over an additional twenty-five miles between Farmersville and Garland. However, the Chaparral embargoed its line on August 10, 1994, and the Kiamichi began service over the four miles south of Paris.

George C. Werner Handbook of Texas Online

It was purchased by RailAmerica in 2002.

702, GP7, was built by Electro-Motive in October 1952, #17357, as Florida East Coast 620. It was sold to XTRA and then to Farmrail as 620 in November 1981. It was later sold to Kiamichi as 702.

704, GP7, was built by Electro-Motive in September 1952, #17347, as Florida East Coast 610. It was sold to XTRA and then to Iowa Northern as 610 in July 1981. It was later sold to Kiamichi as 704 and later transferred to Chapparal RR.

705 GP7, was built by Electro-Motive in February 1953, #17926, as Kansas City Southern 156.  It was renumbered 4156 in January 1973 and sold as Kiamichi 705.  It later was sold as Rio Valley Switching Corp 1749.

706, GP7, was built by Electro-Motive in November 1951, #7897, as KCS 154. It was renumbered 4154 in January 1973 and became Kiamichi 706.

901, GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in June 1957, #23369, as Chesapeake & Ohio 6210, Class MRSE-17.  It was reclassiffied as Class GP-9, and later sold as Kiamichi 901.  It later was sold as RVSC 4101.

905, GP7, was built by Electro-Motive in February 1951, #12066, as Missouri-Kansas-Texas 1518.  It was renumbered 108 on May 24, 1960, and retired on June 9, 1989.  It was sold as Kiamichi RR 905 on July 19, 1989, and resold as Rio Valley Switching Corp 4105

906, GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in May 1959, #25438, as KCS 164. It was renumbered 4164 in January 1973 and became Kiamichi 906.

907, GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in May 1959, #25439, as KCS 165. It was renumbered 4165 in January 1973 and became Kiamichi 907 in 1991.  It was resold as Blackwell & Northern Ry 907 and sold to Northern Illinois & Western Ry.  It was sold as RVSC 4107.

1001, GP9u, was built by Electro-Motive in October 1956, #22673, as New York Central 6006, Class DRS-9e.  It was renumbered 7406, Class ERS-17, in 1966 and became Penn Central 7406, Class ERS-17, in 1968.  It was later Consolidated Railroad Corp 7406, Class GP-9, in April 1976 and rebuilt at Paducah in 1978 as 7525, Class GP-10.  It was sold as Kiamich 1001 and resold as Eastern Alabama RR 1001.  It was sold as Cascade & Columbia River RR 1001.

3804, GP35m, was built by Electro-Motive in January 1964, #28772, as Texas & Pacific 600. It was renumbered 2500 in 1974 and it became Missouri Pacific 2500 in 1976. It then rebuilt to 2250 HP as 2617 in January 1981. It was retired in August 18, 1986, and was sold by Wilson Ry Corp in January 5, 1987. It was leased to Kiamichi as 3804 and returned in April 1988. It was attempted to resold to Texas-Mexican RR as 869 in November 1988 but never delivered. It then went to Azcon. They sold it to Railtex, who sent it to the Austin & Northwestern as 66. It was rebuilt as a slug mother in March 1993 and assigned to the Dallas Garland & NorthEastern 66. In 1996 it was transferred to the Goderich-Exeter RR as 66 and renumbered 3834 in 1998.

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