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 extended to Douglass, and later to Arkansas City.[1] In 1901, the line was leased and operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, which used the name "Florence & Arkansas City Division" for it.[2]

The line from Florence to El Dorado was abandoned in 1942[3][4] to reclaim the metal rails for the war effort during World War II because of a shortage of materials during those years.

Currently, the remaining part of the former Florence, El Dorado, and Walnut Valley Railroad that still exists is:[5]

  • El Dorado to Arkansas City.

Stations

At a high-level, the railroad connected the primary cities of Florence (north end), El Dorado, Augusta, Winfield, Arkansas City (south end).

1915 Railroad Map of Marion County
Marion County
Butler County
Cowley County

See also

References
  1. Marion County Kansas : Past and Present; Sondra Van Meter; MB Publishing House; LCCN 72-92041; 344 pages; 1972.
  2. Florence & Arkansas City Division in Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History; Standard Publishing Co; 805 pages; 1912.
  3. Railway Abandonment 1942
  4. Burns Suffers From Stopped Rail Service, page 7; Peabody Gazette-Bulletin; 8 pages; October 8, 1942.
  5. Kansas Railroad Map; KDOT.
  6. Hampson in Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History; Standard Publishing Co; 805 pages; 1912.
  7. Akron in Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History; Standard Publishing Co; 805 pages; 1912.

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