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The Kyle Railroad is a regional railroad line that runs from North Central Kansas into Eastern Colorado. It is based in Phillipsburg, Kansas and runs on 〔 track, mostly the former Rock Island Railroad Chicago to Denver main line. The Kyle has been owned by Rail America from 2002 to 2012. Genesee & Wyoming Inc. bought RailAmerica in late 2012. ==History== The Kyle Railroad was formed for the 1982〔 Northern Kansas Harvest season by the Willis B. Kyle Organization, which consisted of several railroad properties, including the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway, the Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railway, the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad and the Pend Oreille Valley Railroad. Included was about of trackage from Belleville, KS to Limon, CO, with trackage rights over the Cadillac and Lake City Railroad from Limon, CO to Colorado Springs, CO. Officially, on September 16, 1980, The Kyle Railroad signed with the MSPA (Mid-States Port Authority) a contract for the Hallam, NE to Limon, CO and Belleville, KS to Clay Center, KS line, as well as of trackage rights over the Union Pacific Railroad from Limon, CO to Denver, CO, totalling . The Kyle Railroad acted as the MSPA's operator of these lines. Recently the Kyle Railroad bought the tracks on which it operates from the MSPA. Power for the trains consisted of former Burlington Northern Railroad ALCO Century 425s, most tracing their heritage to the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kyle Railroad」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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