Texas, Oklahoma and Eastern Railroad

Texas, Oklahoma and Eastern Railroad
Texas, Oklahoma and Eastern Boxcar
Overview
Headquarters10752 Deerwood Park Blvd. Ste. 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256
Reporting markTOE
LocaleOklahoma, Arkansas
Dates of operation1910–present
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length39.3 miles (63.2 km)

The Texas, Oklahoma and Eastern Railroad (reporting mark TOE) is a Class III short-line railroad owned by Patriot Rail Company of Jacksonville, Florida, with 39.3 miles[1] of track in southeastern Oklahoma.[2][3] It is operated along with its affiliate, the De Queen and Eastern Railroad (reporting mark DQE), in southwest Arkansas, as a single combined railroad with 91 miles of track.[4] Specifically, the TOE runs from Valliant, Oklahoma through Wright City, Broken Bow, and Eagletown to the Oklahoma/Arkansas border, where the DQE continues through De Queen, Lockesburg and Dierks to Perkins, Arkansas.[1][3][5]

  1. ^ a b "De Queen & Eastern Railroad". American-Rails.com. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "Railroad Contacts" (PDF). State of Oklahoma. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Oklahoma 2018-2020 State Railroad Map" (PDF). Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "De Queen & Eastern Railroad Company DQE #200". Union Pacific. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  5. ^ "DeQueen & Eastern, Texas, Oklahoma & Eastern Railroads" (PDF). Patriot Rail. Retrieved August 26, 2021.