| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Muskogee, Oklahoma |
| Locale | Oklahoma |
| Dates of operation | 1923–1964 |
| Successor | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)standard gauge |
TheOklahoma City – Ada – Atoka Railway (OCAA) was formed from trackage fromOklahoma City toAtoka viaShawnee,Ada, andCoalgate, Oklahoma.[1] Atoka to Coalgate had been built between 1882 and 1886 as feeder to the oldMissouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad (Katy) main line, and Coalgate-Shawnee-Oklahoma City had been constructed by Katy affiliates, and specifically the first 40 miles northwest out of Coalgate having been built by theTexas and Oklahoma Railroad in 1902. The remaining 78 miles into Oklahoma City were built in the 1903-1904 timeframe by that line’s successor, the Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad Company (of 1903).[1][2] These properties were not included in the 1923 reorganization of the Katy, and were put in the OCAA instead.[1] The OCAA was sold to theMuskogee Company (which also controlled theMidland Valley Railroad and theKansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway) in 1929, becoming one of theMuskogee Roads.[3]
In 1960 OCAA reported 20 million net ton-miles of revenue freight and no passengers on its 104 miles of road.
In 1964 the OCAA was sold to theTexas and Pacific Railway subsidiary of theMissouri Pacific Railroad, which briefly operated the property before selling it to theAtchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway,[3] with which it merged on December 1, 1967.
By 1985 the entire rail line, except for a short stretch east of Oklahoma City, had been abandoned.[1]
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