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 Midland Valley R.R. map | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Muskogee, Oklahoma |
| Reporting mark | MV |
| Locale | Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma |
| Dates of operation | 1903–1964 |
| Successor | Texas and Pacific |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The Midland Valley Railroad (MV) was a railroad company incorporated on June 4, 1903 for the purpose of building a line from Hope, Arkansas, through Muskogee and Tulsa, Oklahoma to Wichita, Kansas. It was backed by C. Jared Ingersoll, a Philadelphia industrialist who owned coal mining properties in Indian Territory (now part of the state of Oklahoma).[1] The railroad took its name from Midland, Arkansas, a coal mining town in western Arkansas, which was served by the railroad.[a] The Midland Valley gained access to Fort Smith, Arkansas via trackage rights over the Frisco from Rock Island, Oklahoma.
In 1967, the Midland Valley Railroad was merged into the Texas & Pacific Railroad, which was absorbed by the Missouri Pacific Railroad in 1983.
- ^ a b "Midland Valley Depot in Pawhuska, OK." Accessed May 11, 2015.
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