The Frankfort and Kokomo Railroad was a small railroad company that operated approximately of track between the

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cities of Frankfort and Kokomo. The F&K's rail line, laid down in 1873, was generally of poor condition and made the cars that traveled along it jog from side to side, leading to its nickname "The Rabbit Track Line". The first train cars made the trip between the two cities on May 28, 1874. In 1881 the F&K Railroad was converted from to

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and consolidated into the Toledo, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad. In 1886, it was returned to under the ownership of the

Toledo, St. Louis and Kansas City Railroad The Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad, often abbreviated TStL&W and commonly known as the Clover Leaf, was a railroad company that operated in northwestern Ohio, north central Indiana, and south central Illinois during the late 19th and early ...

, later renamed the Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad and commonly known as the "Clover Leaf".

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Frankfort Kokomo Railroad Defunct Indiana railroads Transportation in Clinton County, Indiana Transportation in Howard County, Indiana Predecessors of the Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad Railway companies established in 1870 Railway companies disestablished in 1881 3 ft gauge railways in the United States Narrow gauge railroads in Indiana