Enid and Tonkawa Railway

Enid and Tonkawa Railway Company
Overview
Headquarters	Enid, Oklahoma
Locale	Oklahoma
Dates of operation	1899–1899
Successor	Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length	26.7 mi (43.0 km)

The Enid and Tonkawa Railway was incorporated on July 20, 1899, under the laws of the Territory of Oklahoma.^[1] The company constructed a railroad line from North Enid, Oklahoma to Billings, Oklahoma, 26.7 miles, in that year.^[1] Passing through what would become the town of Breckinridge, Oklahoma, the line would in the future intersect the tracks of the Blackwell, Enid and Southwestern Railroad, built though that same location in the 1900-1901 timeframe.^[2]^[3]

The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad purchased the company on December 22, 1899.^[1] Rock Island did not complete the line from Billings to Tonkawa, Oklahoma, 14.9 miles, until 1926, but promptly connected Tonkawa to Ponca City, another 11.4 miles, just a year later in 1927.^[1]

The entire line has subsequently been abandoned.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The Enid and Tonkawa Railway Company". Railroads of Oklahoma, June 6, 1870-April 1, 1978, pp. 41-43 (accessed on Oklahoma DigitalPrairie). Retrieved March 25, 2024.
^ "Garfield County". Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
^ "Breckinridge". Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
^ "Oklahoma 2018-2020 State Railroad Map" (PDF). Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 4, 2024.

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