Oklahoma,
Kansas and Texas Railroad - (en)
The Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad (OKKT) (AAR reporting marks
OKKT), was originally created in mid 1980 after the demise of the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. A subsidiary of the
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, it operated 767 miles of the former
Rock Island's Herington, KS to Fort Worth, TX North-South line, as a
cooperative venture with local shippers providing 3 million dollars in
initial start-up costs.
In 1981, 61, 891 cars were moved on the OKT, however the OKT was in
the red within the first 9 months of 1981, and MKT management was
forced seek reduced rentals from Rock Island Trustees, with both sides
going back and forth until MKT stood its ground and shut down OKT
operations on December 31, 1981.
On October 20, 1982, U.S. District Judge Frank McGarr approved the
sale of the Herington, KS to Ft Worth, TX. line to MKT subsidiary OKT
for 55 million dollars consisting of 645 miles of line.
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