The Marion and McPherson Railroad was a
short-line railroad in central
Kansas.
History
As early as 1875, city leaders of
Marion held a meeting to consider a branch railroad from
Florence to Marion. In 1878, the ''Marion and McPherson Railway Company'' was chartered.
[''Marion County Kansas : Past and Present''; Sondra Van Meter; MB Publishing House; LCCN 72-92041; 344 pages; 1972.]
In 1879, a rail line was built from Florence to
McPherson. In 1880, it was extended to
Lyons
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of th ...
, in 1881 it was extended to
Ellinwood. In 1901, the line was leased and operated by the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, which used the name "Florence & Ellinwood Division" for it.
The line from Florence to
Marion was abandoned in 1969.
[Railway Abandonment 1968](_blank)
/ref> In 1992, the line from Marion to McPherson was sold to Central Kansas Railway
The Central Kansas Railway (CKR) was a short-line railroad operating of trackage in the U.S. state of Kansas and west to Scott City, Kansas. All trackage was former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway branchlines in Kansas and northern Oklahoma ...
. In 1993, after heavy flood damage, the line from Marion to McPherson was abandoned. In 2001, the railway from Lyons to west of Conway was abandoned. In 2001, Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (K&O) took over operations of ''Central Kansas Railway''.
Currently, the remaining parts of the former ''Marion and McPherson Railroad'' that still exists is:Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad Map
* Ellinwood to Lyons,
* west of Conway to east of McPherson.
Stations
At a high-level, the railroad connected the primary cities of
Ellinwood (west end),
Lyons
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of th ...
,
McPherson,
Marion,
Florence (east end).
Image:Stouffer's Railroad Map of Kansas 1915-1918 Barton County.png, 1915 Railroad Map of Barton County
*
Ellinwood (west end)
Image:Stouffer's Railroad Map of Kansas 1915-1918 Rice County.png, 1915 Railroad Map of Rice County
*
Silica
*
Chase
*
Lyons
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of th ...
*
Mitchell
*
Little River
Image:Stouffer's Railroad Map of Kansas 1915-1918 McPherson County.png, 1915 Railroad Map of McPherson County
*
Windom
*
Conway
*
McPerson
*
Galva
*
Canton
Canton may refer to:
Administrative division terminology
* Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland
* Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French
Arts and ent ...
Image:Stouffer's Railroad Map of Kansas 1915-1918 Marion County.png, 1915 Railroad Map of Marion County
*
Lehigh
Lehigh may refer to:
Places United States
*Lehigh, Iowa
*Lehigh, Kansas
*Lehigh, Oklahoma
*Lehigh, Barbour County, West Virginia
*Lehigh, Wisconsin
*Lehigh Acres, Florida
*Lehigh Township (disambiguation)
*Lehigh Valley, a region in eastern Penns ...
*
Hillsboro
*
Canada
*
Marion
*
Oursler
*
Florence (east end)
See also
*
Florence, El Dorado, and Walnut Valley Railroad The Florence, El Dorado, and Walnut Valley Railroad was a short-line railroad in central Kansas.
History
In 1877, the ''Florence, El Dorado, and Walnut Valley Railroad Company'' built a branch line from Florence to El Dorado. In 1881, it was exten ...
, a defunct railroad that started in Florence
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List of Kansas railroads
References
{{Reflist
Further reading
''Stouffer's Railroad Map of Kansas'' J.W. Stouffer; 1 page; 1915-1918.
''Standard Atlas of Marion County Kansas'' Geo A. Ogle & Co; 99 pages; 1921.
''Standard Atlas of McPherson County, Kansas'' Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 82 pages; 1921.
''Standard Atlas of Rice County, Kansas'' Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 75 pages; 1919.
''Atlas and Plat Book of Barton County, Kansas'' Kenyon Co; 55 pages; 1916.
External links
Current Kansas Railroad Map
Defunct Kansas railroads