The Gulf Railroad was incorporated under the laws of Oklahoma Territory on June 2, 1896.[1] In 1897 it built 10.1 miles of track from Wakita, Oklahoma to Medford, Oklahoma.[1] In the 1897-1898 timeframe, it built 26.6 miles of track from Medford to Blackwell, Oklahoma.[1] The President of the railroad, W.A. Bradford, Jr., purchased 160 acres of land and established the town of Deer Creek, Oklahoma along that section of the line on March 14, 1898.[2]
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Locale | Oklahoma |
| Dates of operation | 1896–1899 |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 36.7 miles (59.1 km) |
The railroad was sold to the Hutchinson and Southern Railway Company, with the property conveyed by two deeds dated March 22, 1898 and November 13, 1899.[1] That company in turn was sold to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway on December 20, 1899.[1] The trackage has since been abandoned.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Railroads of Oklahoma, June 6, 1870 to April 1, 1978. State of Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Survey Division. April 1, 1978. pp. 29–38.
- ^ "Deer Creek". Linda D. Wilson, Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ "Kansas Railroad Map Historic" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ "Oklahoma 2018-2020 State Railroad Map" (PDF). Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 13, 2021.