The U.S. District Court in Fort Smith placed the Fort Smith and Western Railroad in receivership on October 9, 1915, on petition by the Superior Savings & Trust Company of Cleveland, Ohio. The company emerged from receivership as the Fort Smith and Western Railway on February 1, 1923, only to re-enter receivership on June 1, 1931. The Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad withdrew trackage rights between Fallis and Oklahoma City in January 1939 after the FS&W defaulted on rental fees, and the FS&W ceased operations on February 9, 1939.
The route of the FS&W served no major population centers, but did serve major coal mining operations in eastern Oklahoma at (from east to west) Coal Creek, Bokoshe, and McCurtain. Continuing west, other towns served included Crowder, Hanna, Weleetka, Okemah, Boley, Paden, Prague, and Meridian before reaching Guthrie. A major portion of the road's freight traffic was metallurgical-grade coal from San Bois Coal Company mines near McCurtain. As coal traffic declined, an oil discovery near Okemah brought additional traffic, which postponed the abandonment of the railroad.
The Fort Smith and Van Buren Railwayedit
The trackage of the Fort Smith and Western Railway was acquired in foreclosure by Schiavone-Bonomo Corp. for scrapping purposes on July 1, 1939; however, a portion was then resold to the Fort Smith and Van Buren Railway (FS&VB) on September 16, 1939.[2] The segment acquired was the original 20.92 miles of track between Coal Creek and Mile Post 41, a spot near McCurtain.[2][3] The FS&VB was a subsidiary of the KCS, but was initially operated separately.[2] The remaining non-acquired trackage, from Mile Post 41 to Guthrie, was dismantled during 1939 and the early part of 1940.[2]
The FS&VB was merged into KCS on July 6, 1992.[4] By that time the FS&VB no longer had personnel of its own.[4] On September 26, 1994, the KCS filed an abandonment exemption with the Interstate Commerce Commission on all the remaining trackage, indicating no local traffic had operated over the line in at least 2 years. [5]
Referencesedit
^"Coal Creek, Oklahoma". Mapquest. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
^ abcd"Fort Smith and Van Buren Railway". Railroads of Oklahoma, June 6, 1870-April 1, 1978, pp. 25, 45-47 (accessed on Oklahoma DigitalPrairie. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
^"Fort Smith and Western Railway". Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
^ ab"Kansas and Missouri Railway and Terminal Company, et al., Employer Status Determination" (PDF). Railroad Retirement Board (accessed on GovInfo.gov). Retrieved April 1, 2023.
^"The Kansas City Southern Railway Company—Abandonment Exemption". Interstate Commerce Commission, September 26, 1994 (accessed on GovInfo.gov). Retrieved April 1, 2023.
Poor's Manual of Railroads - 1919, Poor's Publishing Co., New York, New York.
Drury, George H. (1985) Historical Guide to North American Railroads, Kalmbach Publishing Co., Milwaukee, WI. ISBN0-89024-072-8
Fort Smith and Western vs. Mills, 253 U.S. 206 (1920)
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January 01, 1970
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations August 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message The Fort Smith and Western Railway reporting mark FSW was a railroad that operated in the states of Arkansas and Oklahoma Fort Smith and Western RailwayOverviewHeadquartersFort Smith ArkansasReporting markFSWLocaleArkansas OklahomaDates of operation1899 1939TechnicalTrack gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm standard gauge The railroad s main line extended 197 miles 317 km from Coal Creek Oklahoma about 7 miles east of Bokoshe Oklahoma 1 to Guthrie Oklahoma with an additional 20 miles 32 km of trackage rights over the Kansas City Southern Railway KCS between Fort Smith Arkansas and Coal Creek Guthrie was the territorial capital of Oklahoma and a junction point with the Santa Fe Railway The Fort Smith and Western owned a subsidiary St Louis El Reno and Western Railway which began operating 42 miles 68 km between Guthrie and El Reno Oklahoma in June 1904 Contents 1 History 1 1 The Fort Smith and Van Buren Railway 2 References 3 External linksHistory editThe Fort Smith and Western Railroad was incorporated in Arkansas in 1899 and began construction westward through Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory On November 1 1903 the railroad was opened between Fort Smith and Guthrie The capital of Oklahoma was moved from Guthrie to Oklahoma City in 1910 and in 1915 the FS amp W acquired 32 5 miles 52 3 km of trackage rights over the Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad from Fallis Oklahoma to Oklahoma City The U S District Court in Fort Smith placed the Fort Smith and Western Railroad in receivership on October 9 1915 on petition by the Superior Savings amp Trust Company of Cleveland Ohio The company emerged from receivership as the Fort Smith and Western Railway on February 1 1923 only to re enter receivership on June 1 1931 The Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad withdrew trackage rights between Fallis and Oklahoma City in January 1939 after the FS amp W defaulted on rental fees and the FS amp W ceased operations on February 9 1939 The route of the FS amp W served no major population centers but did serve major coal mining operations in eastern Oklahoma at from east to west Coal Creek Bokoshe and McCurtain Continuing west other towns served included Crowder Hanna Weleetka Okemah Boley Paden Prague and Meridian before reaching Guthrie A major portion of the road s freight traffic was metallurgical grade coal from San Bois Coal Company mines near McCurtain As coal traffic declined an oil discovery near Okemah brought additional traffic which postponed the abandonment of the railroad The Fort Smith and Van Buren Railway edit The trackage of the Fort Smith and Western Railway was acquired in foreclosure by Schiavone Bonomo Corp for scrapping purposes on July 1 1939 however a portion was then resold to the Fort Smith and Van Buren Railway FS amp VB on September 16 1939 2 The segment acquired was the original 20 92 miles of track between Coal Creek and Mile Post 41 a spot near McCurtain 2 3 The FS amp VB was a subsidiary of the KCS but was initially operated separately 2 The remaining non acquired trackage from Mile Post 41 to Guthrie was dismantled during 1939 and the early part of 1940 2 The FS amp VB was merged into KCS on July 6 1992 4 By that time the FS amp VB no longer had personnel of its own 4 On September 26 1994 the KCS filed an abandonment exemption with the Interstate Commerce Commission on all the remaining trackage indicating no local traffic had operated over the line in at least 2 years 5 References edit Coal Creek Oklahoma Mapquest Retrieved February 10 2020 a b c d Fort Smith and Van Buren Railway Railroads of Oklahoma June 6 1870 April 1 1978 pp 25 45 47 accessed on Oklahoma DigitalPrairie Retrieved April 2 2023 Fort Smith and Western Railway Oklahoma Historical Society Retrieved April 2 2023 a b Kansas and Missouri Railway and Terminal Company et al Employer Status Determination PDF Railroad Retirement Board accessed on GovInfo gov Retrieved April 1 2023 The Kansas City Southern Railway Company Abandonment Exemption Interstate Commerce Commission September 26 1994 accessed on GovInfo gov Retrieved April 1 2023 Poor s Manual of Railroads 1919 Poor s Publishing Co New York New York Drury George H 1985 Historical Guide to North American Railroads Kalmbach Publishing Co Milwaukee WI ISBN 0 89024 072 8 Hull Clifton E 1988 Shortline Railroads of Arkansas UCA Press Conway AR ISBN 0 944436 00 5 Hofsommer Donovan L 1982 Railroads of Oklahoma Oklahoma Historical Society Oklahoma City OK ISBN 0 941498 27 1External links edit nbsp Railways portal Fort Smith and Western vs Mills 253 U S 206 1920 Oklahoma legislation permitting railroad construction in Choctaw and Creek Nations Archived 2011 05 25 at the Wayback Machine Oklahoma Digital Maps Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fort Smith and Western Railway amp oldid 1147867849, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
