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.[1]
In 1879, a rail line was built from Florence to McPherson.[2] In 1880, it was extended to Lyons, in 1881 it was extended to Ellinwood.[3] 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.[4]
The line from Florence to Marion was abandoned in 1969.[5][6][7] In 1992, the line from Marion to McPherson was sold to Central Kansas Railway. In 1993, after heavy flood damage, the line from Marion to McPherson was abandoned. In 2001, the railway from Lyons to 3 miles (5 kilometers) west of Conway was abandoned.[8] In 2001, Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (K&O) took over operations of Central Kansas Railway.[9][10]
Currently, the remaining parts of the former Marion and McPherson Railroad that still exists is:[11][12]
Ellinwood to Lyons,
3 mi (5 km) west of Conway to 3 mi (5 km) east of McPherson.
^Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad Map 2009-05-06 at the Wayback Machine
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
March 03, 2023
marion, mcpherson, railroad, short, line, railroad, central, kansas, contents, history, stations, also, references, further, reading, external, linkshistory, editas, early, 1875, city, leaders, marion, held, meeting, consider, branch, railroad, from, florence,. The Marion and McPherson Railroad was a short line railroad in central Kansas Contents 1 History 2 Stations 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksHistory EditAs 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 1 In 1879 a rail line was built from Florence to McPherson 2 In 1880 it was extended to Lyons in 1881 it was extended to Ellinwood 3 In 1901 the line was leased and operated by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway which used the name Florence amp Ellinwood Division for it 4 The line from Florence to Marion was abandoned in 1969 5 6 7 In 1992 the line from Marion to McPherson was sold to Central Kansas Railway In 1993 after heavy flood damage the line from Marion to McPherson was abandoned In 2001 the railway from Lyons to 3 miles 5 kilometers west of Conway was abandoned 8 In 2001 Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad K amp O took over operations of Central Kansas Railway 9 10 Currently the remaining parts of the former Marion and McPherson Railroad that still exists is 11 12 Ellinwood to Lyons 3 mi 5 km west of Conway to 3 mi 5 km east of McPherson Stations EditAt a high level the railroad connected the primary cities of Ellinwood west end Lyons McPherson Marion Florence east end 1915 Railroad Map of Barton CountyEllinwood west end 1915 Railroad Map of Rice CountySilica Chase Lyons Mitchell Little River 1915 Railroad Map of McPherson CountyWindom Conway McPerson Galva Canton 1915 Railroad Map of Marion CountyLehigh Hillsboro Canada Marion Oursler Florence east end See also EditFlorence El Dorado and Walnut Valley Railroad a defunct railroad that started in Florence List of Kansas railroadsReferences Edit Marion County Kansas Past and Present Sondra Van Meter MB Publishing House LCCN 72 92041 344 pages 1972 Railroad history for Lyons Kansas Frisco blog December 2007 Fourth Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners for the Year Ending December 1 1886 in State of Kansas Kansas Publishing House 1886 Florence amp Ellinwood Division in Kansas A Cyclopedia of State History Standard Publishing Co 805 pages 1912 Railway Abandonment 1968 Would Abandon Short Rail Line page 1 Peabody Gazette Herald 10 pages November 21 1968 Santa Fe to Abandon Line page 10 Peabody Gazette Herald 13 pages December 25 1969 Central Kansas Railroad plans to stop service in 5 counties The Associated Press November 22 2000 Kansas Oklahoma railroad rich in orders Knight Ridder Newspapers July 5 2001 Kansas amp Oklahoma Railroad KO 380 Union Pacific Kansas Railroad Map KDOT Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad Map Archived 2009 05 06 at the Wayback MachineFurther reading EditStouffer s Railroad Map of Kansas J W Stouffer 1 page 1915 1918 Standard Atlas of Marion County Kansas Geo A Ogle amp Co 99 pages 1921 Standard Atlas of McPherson County Kansas Geo A Ogle amp Co 82 pages 1921 Standard Atlas of Rice County Kansas Geo A Ogle amp Co 75 pages 1919 Atlas and Plat Book of Barton County Kansas Kenyon Co 55 pages 1916 External links EditCurrent Kansas Railroad Map Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marion and McPherson Railroad amp oldid 906030924, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
