South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad
South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (reporting mark SKOL) is a short line railroad which operates 511 miles (822 km) of rail lines in Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri that used to belong to Missouri Pacific, Frisco and Santa Fe lines. SKOL is a unit of Watco Companies. The present railroad was created in July 2000, when WATCO merged one short line railroad, the Southeast Kansas Railroad (SEKR), with another short line, the South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad. SKOL was the surviving company.[1]
 #102, an EMD GP7 still in Southeast Kansas Railroad markings. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Cherryvale, Kansas |
| Reporting mark | SKOL |
| Locale | Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma |
| Dates of operation | 1991– |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Length | 511 miles (822 km) |
Rail lines of the present SKOL include:[1]
- Tulsa, OK to Humboldt, KS,
- Cherryvale, KS to Oxford, KS,
- Cherryvale to Sherwin, KS to Liberal, MO,
- Cherryvale to Coffeyville, KS,
- Sherwin to Columbus, KS,
- Owasso, OK to Catoosa, OK and the Tulsa Port of Catoosa.[2]
The only part of the former SEKR system that still operates is Sherwin, KS to Liberal, MO.[1]
SKOL was honored as Regional Railroad of the Year for 2008 by rail industry magazine Railway Age.[3]
SKOL has Class I railroad interchanges with the BNSF, Kansas City Southern, and Union Pacific.[4]
References
- "South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad SKOL #701". Union Pacific. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- "Transloading". Tulsa Ports. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- Bronson, Carol (2008-03-21). "Watco earns accolades for rails". Pratt Tribune. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
- "South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad (SKOL)". WATCO Companies. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
External links
Media related to South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad at Wikimedia Commons
- Watco Companies: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad
- Union Pacific - Short Line Railroads - South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad SKOL