| By: | William H. Davis Jr. |
| Dates: | 1/25/2003 - 1/25/2003 |
| Album Info: | The Kiamichi Railroad Company ( KRR ) is a Class 3 shortline railroad headquartered in Hugo, Ok. KRR operates 2 lines totaling 231 miles which intersect in Hugo, Ok. as well as maintaining trackage rights on an additional 45 miles of track. The main line ( 186 miles ) runs from Hope, Ar. where it interchanges with UP , to Lakeside, Ok. then along 20 miles of BNSF Railway trackage rights to a BNSF interchange point at Madill, Ok. Along this line KRR interchanges with UP at Durant, Ok. with KCS at Ashdown, Ar. & with DeQueen & Eastern Railroad at Valliant, Ok. A 40 mile branch line runs from Antlers, Ok. to Paris, Tx. KRR traffic generally consists of coal, lumber, paper, glass, cement, pulpwood, stone & food products. The KRR hauled around 53,000 carloads in 2008. The line was a former main line of the Frisco Railway, KRR started operations in 1987. KRR was purchased by RailAmerica in 2002 |
