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Kyle Railroad
KYLE 1757 undergoes repair at the Eastern Alabama Railway in Sylacauga, Alabama.
Overview
Headquarters
Phillipsburg, Kansas
Reporting mark
KYLE
Locale
Kansas, Colorado
Dates of operation
1982–present
Predecessor
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Technical
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Length
556 miles (895 km)
Other
Website
https://www.gwrr.com/kyle/
The Kyle Railroad (reporting mark KYLE) is a regional railroad line that runs from North Central Kansas into Eastern Colorado. It is based in Phillipsburg, Kansas and runs on a 556 miles (895 km)[1] track, mostly the former Rock Island Railroad Chicago to Denver main line. The Kyle was owned by RailAmerica from 2002 to 2012.[1] Genesee & Wyoming Inc. bought RailAmerica in late 2012. As of 2023, KYLE holds 556 total miles (84 in Colorado and 471 in Kansas), has a maximum capacity of 286,000 gross pounds per railcar. KYLE also has two interchanges: BNSF(Courtland, Kansas and Concordia, Kansas); Union Pacific (Limon, Colorado and Salina, Kansas).[2]
^ ab"RailAmerica's Empire". Trains Magazine. Kalmbach Publishing. June 2010.
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