The Garden City Northern Railway line ran from
Garden City to
Shallow Water, Kansas
Shallow Water is a census-designated place (CDP) in Scott County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 89.
History
Its post office was established January 13, 1913, and closed October 31, 1957. Shallow Water is th ...
about . This trackage was originally built by the
Garden City, Gulf and Northern Railway (GCG&N) on January 4, 1907. In July 1911, the GCG&N and its entire line came under
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often referred to as the Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The railroad was chartered in February 1859 to serve the cities of Atchison, Kansas, Atchison and Top ...
(ATSF) control. The ATSF operated the line until September 7, 1989, when GCN took over the line. The GCN was combined with parent
Garden City Western Railway
The Garden City Western Railway is a railroad operating in the U.S. state of Kansas. GCW was organized in 1916, first owned by The Garden City Sugar and Land Company and then owned by the Garden City Coop, Inc. The GCW is located in southwest ...
in September 1991.
Defunct Kansas railroads
Railway companies established in 1989
Railway companies disestablished in 1991
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