Kyle Railroad

Regional railroad line that runs from North Central Kansas into Eastern Colorado

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Kyle Railroad

KYLE 1757 undergoes repair at the Eastern Alabama Railway in Sylacauga, Alabama.

Overview
Parent company| Genesee and Wyoming
Headquarters| Phillipsburg, Kansas
Reporting mark| KYLE
Locale| Kansas, Colorado
Dates of operation| 1982-present
Predecessor| Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Technical
Track gauge| 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Length| 508 miles (818 km)
Other
Website| https://www.gwrr.com/kyle/

The Kyle Railroad (reporting mark KYLE) is a regional railroad line that runs from North Central Kansas into Eastern Colorado. It is based in Phillipsburg, Kansas and runs on 508 miles (818 km)[1] of track, mostly the former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad's Chicago to Denver main line. The Kyle was owned by RailAmerica from 2002 to 2012.[1] Genesee & Wyoming Inc. bought RailAmerica in late 2012. As of 2024, KYLE holds 508 total miles (89 in Colorado and 419 in Kansas), has a maximum capacity of 286,000 gross pounds per railcar. KYLE also has two interchanges with two railroads: BNSF at Courtland, Kansas and Concordia, Kansas, and Union Pacific at Limon, Colorado and Salina, Kansas.[2]

## History

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The Kyle Railroad was formed for the 1982[1] northern Kansas harvest season by the Willis B. Kyle Organization, which consisted of several railroad properties, including the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway, the Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railway, the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad and the Pend Oreille Valley Railroad. Included was about 360 miles (580 km) of trackage from Mahaska, KS to Limon, CO. Officially, on September 16, 1980, The Kyle Railroad signed with the MSPA (Mid-States Port Authority) a contract for the Mahaska, KS to Limon, CO and Belleville, KS to Clay Center, KS line. The Kyle Railroad acted as the MSPA's operator of these lines.

In 2009 the Kyle Railroad bought the tracks on which it operates from the MSPA.[3]

Power for the trains initially consisted of former Burlington Northern Railroad ALCO Century 425s, most tracing their heritage to the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway. Kyle Railroad migrated to General Electric U30C and U33C power by the mid-2000s. After RailAmerica purchased Kyle, the legacy GE power was dropped in favor of EMD power, including former Burlington Northern SD40-2s and Southern Pacific SD45T-2s. With the purchase by Genesee and Wyoming, six MK5000C's (rebuilt as MK50-3s) provided by the Utah Railway (a fellow subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming) entered operation on the Kyle Railroad, joining the older EMD locomotives. In June 2024, Kyle Railroad took delivery of four ex- Kansas City Southern GE C44-9W's.

## Traffic

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The railroad handles mostly agricultural commodities, including various grains and fertilizers. Large amounts of roofing shingles and scrap metal are also hauled. About 24,000 carloads were moved in 2016.

## References

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### Notes

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1. ^ a b c "RailAmerica's Empire". Trains Magazine. Kalmbach Publishing. June 2010.
2. ^ "Kyle Railroad – A Genesee & Wyoming Company".
3. ^ "KYLE to buy the track it operates". Retrieved October 26, 2009.

## External links

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* Railways portal

* Kyle Railroad official webpage - Genesee and Wyoming website

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Regional railroads of North America

Current|

* AGR
* ARR
* BPRR
* AMMC
* DMVW
* DREI
* EVWR
* FEC
* IAIS
* INRD
* KO
* KYLE
* MNA
* NKCR
* NECR
* NYSW
* ONT
* PAL
* PNWR
* PW
* RCPE
* RRVW
* QNS&L
* WE
* WSOR

Former|

* AC
* BAR
* BCOL
* BLE
* CKRY
* CMQ
* CORP
* CV
* DME
* DH
* DM
* DMIR
* DWP
* EJE
* FVW
* GSF
* GSWR
* GWWR
* GLC
* ICE
* IMRL
* MMA
* MRL
* MSRC
* PAR
* PLE
* RFP
* SO
* SR
* SSWN
* TPW
* TSBY
* WC
* WCRC
* WICT
* WRPI

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Railroads of Colorado

Common carriers|

* BNSF Railway
* Cimarron Valley Railroad
* Colorado and Wyoming Railway
* Colorado Pacific Railroad
* Colorado Pacific Rio Grande Railroad
* Denver Rock Island Railroad
* Great Western Railway of Colorado
* Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad
* Kyle Railroad
* Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railway
* Rock & Rail
* San Luis Central Railroad
* San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad
* Union Pacific Railroad
* Utah Railway

Passenger carriers|

* Amtrak
* RTD Bus & Rail

Private carriers|

* Deseret Western Railway
* MillerCoors Brewery
* Rawhide Shortline

Heritage railroads|

* Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad
* Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad
* Denver Trolley
* Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
* Fort Collins Municipal Railway
* Georgetown Loop Railroad
* Leadville, Colorado and Southern Railroad
* Royal Gorge Route Railroad

* See also: Former carriers in Colorado
* List of United States railroads by political division

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Railroads of Kansas

Common carriers|

* Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad
* BNSF
* Boot Hill & Western Railway
* Cimarron Valley Railroad
* CPKC
* Garden City Western Railway
* Kaw River Railroad
* Kyle Railroad
* Missouri & Northern Arkansas Railroad
* Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railway
* Norfolk Southern
* South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad
* Union Pacific
* V&S Railway
* Wichita Terminal Association

Passenger carriers|

* Amtrak

Private carriers|

* New Century AirCenter Railroad

Heritage railroads|

* Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad
* Midland Railway

* See also: Former carriers in Kansas
* List of United States railroads by political division

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Genesee & Wyoming

North American railroads|

* Alabama & Gulf Coast
* Aliquippa & Ohio River
* AN Railway
* Arizona & California
* Arizona Eastern
* Arkansas, Louisiana & Mississippi
* Arkansas Midland
* Atlantic & Western
* Bauxite & Northern
* Bay Line
* Buffalo & Pittsburgh
* Allegheny & Eastern
* Pittsburg & Shawmut
* California Northern
* Cape Breton & Central Nova Scotia
* Carolina Piedmont
* Cascade & Columbia River
* Central Oregon & Pacific
* Central of Indiana
* Central of Indianapolis
* CG
* Chattahoochee Bay
* Chattahoochee Industrial
* Chattooga & Chickamauga
* Chesapeake & Albemarle
* Chicago, Fort Wayne & Eastern
* Columbus & Chattahoochee
* Columbus & Greenville
* Columbus & Ohio River
* Commonwealth
* Conecuh Valley
* Connecticut Southern
* Dallas, Garland & Northeastern
* East Tennessee
* Eastern Alabama
* First Coast
* Fordyce & Princeton
* Galveston
* Georgia Central
* Georgia Southwestern
* Goderich-Exeter
* Golden Isles Terminal
* Grand Rapids Eastern
* Heart of Georgia
* Hilton & Albany
* Huron & Eastern
* Huron Central
* Illinois & Midland
* Indiana & Ohio
* Indiana Southern
* Kiamichi
* Knob Lake & Timmins
* Kyle
* Little Rock & Western
* Louisiana & Delta
* Luxapalila Valley
* Mahoning Valley
* Marquette
* Maryland Midland
* Massena Terminal
* Meridian & Bigbee
* Michigan Shore
* Mid-Michigan
* Missouri & Northern Arkansas
* New England Central
* North Carolina & Virginia
* Ohio Central
* Ohio Southern
* Olympia & Belmore
* Ottawa Valley
* Otter Tail Valley
* Pittsburgh & Ohio Central
* Point Comfort & Northern
* Portland & Western
* Prescott & Northwestern
* Providence & Worcester
* Puget Sound & Pacific
* Quebec Gatineau
* Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern
* Riceboro Southern
* Rochester & Southern
* Dansville & Mount Morris
* Genesee & Wyoming
* St Lawrence & Atlantic / St-Laurent & Atlantique
* San Diego & Imperial Valley
* San Joaquin Valley
* Savannah Port Terminal
* South Buffalo
* South Carolina Central
* Southern Ontario
* Tazewell & Peoria
* Texas Northeastern
* Three Notch
* Toledo, Peoria & Western
* Tomahawk
* Utah
* Salt Lake City Southern
* Valdosta
* Ventura County
* Warren & Saline River
* Warren & Trumbull
* Wellsboro & Corning
* Western Kentucky
* Western Labrador
* Willamette & Pacific
* Wilmington Terminal
* Wiregrass Central
* York
* Youngstown & Austintown
* Youngstown Belt

Other operations|

* Freightliner Group
* Rotterdam Rail Feeding

Former operations|

* Genesee & Wyoming Australia (51%)
* Rockdale, Sandow & Southern
* Talleyrand Terminal
* Corpus Christi Terminal Railroad

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