Wichita Valley Chapter -
National Railway Historical Society
Texas Railroading
The Wichita Valley Lines
Wichita Falls & Oklahoma Railway
Established: 1903
Abandoned: 1942
Wichita Falls, TX < > Waurika, OK
Stamford & Northwestern Railway
Established: 1909
Abandoned: 1967
Stamford, TX < > Spur, TX
Wichita Valley Railway
Established: 1890
Merged: 1952
Wichita Falls, TX < > Seymour, TX
Abilene & Northern Railway
Established: 1906
Merged: 1952
Stamford, TX < > Abilene, TX
Wichita Valley Railroad
Established: 1905
Merged: 1952
Seymour, TX < > Stamford, TX
Class 1 Railroads
Fort Worth & Denver Railway
Established: 1873
Merged: 1982
1,577 miles operated in TX, OK
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Established: 1859
Merged: 1996
13,115 miles operated Nationwide
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway
Established: 1900
Merged: 1928
1,600 miles operated in KS, OK, TX, MX
Burlington Northern Railroad
Established: 1970
Merged: 1996
40,041 miles operated Nationwide
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway
Established: 1873
Merged: 1965
1,991 miles operated in TX, OK, LA
Texas Central Railroad
Established: 1879
Merged: 1914
309 miles operated in TX
Texas & Pacific Railway
Established: 1871
Merged: 1976
1,982 miles operated in TX, OK, LA, AR
Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway
Established: 1886
Merged: 1965
1,879 miles operated in TX, NM, OK, KS
Missouri - Kansas - Texas Railway
Established: 1865
Merged: 1988
3,765 miles operated in MO, KS, OK, TX
Big Country Shortlines
Abilene & Southern Railway
Established: 1909
Merged: 1978
Abilene, TX < > Ballinger, TX
Eastland, Wichita Falls & Gulf Railway
Established: 1918
Abandoned: 1944
Ringling JCT, TX < > Mangum, TX
Gulf & Brazos Valley Railway
Established: 1897
Abandoned: 1903
Peck City, TX < > Mineral Wells, TX
Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific Railway
Established: 1906
Abandoned: 1984
Roscoe, TX < > Fluvanna, TX
Wichita Falls & Southern Railroad
Established: 1920
Abandoned: 1954
Waurika, OK < > Dublin, TX
Brownwood North & South Railway
Established: 1910
Abandoned: 1927
Brownwood, TX < > May, TX
Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railway
Established: 1885
Merged: 1948
Fort Worth, TX < > Menard, TX
Hamlin & Northwestern Railway
Established: 1929
Abandoned: 1956
Hamlin, TX < > Flat Top, TX
Weatherford, Mineral Wells & Northwestern Railway
Established: 1889
Merged: 1988
Weatherford, TX < > Graford, TX
Wichita Falls & Southern Railway
Established: 1907
Merged: 1940
Wichita Falls, TX < > Newcastle, TX
Cisco & Northeastern Railway
Established: 1918
Abandoned: 1942
Cisco, TX < > Breckenridge, TX
Gulf Texas & Western Railroad
Established: 1908
Abandoned/Absorbed: 1939
Weatherford, TX < > Seymour, TX
Roby & Northern Railroad
Established: 1915
Abandoned: 1941
Roby, TX < > North Roby, TX
Wichita Falls, Ranger & Fort Worth Railroad
Established: 1919
Merged: 1940
Dublin, TX < > Jimkurn, TX