Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad
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Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad (BNG) is a shortline
railroad in Blackwell, Oklahoma
. It is owned by the Blackwell Industrial Authority (BIA) and Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT), and operated by US Rail Partners, Ltd.
John Howell is president.
It was chartered in Oklahoma
on October 31, 2005.
It replaced the Blackwell & Northern Railway
It is an employer under the Railroad Retirement Act.
It operates 35.26 miles of line from Blackwell, OK
to Hunnewell, KS
, with trackage rights
to Wellington, KS
through the BNSF
.
ShortLine
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railroad in Blackwell, Oklahoma
Blackwell, Oklahoma
Blackwell is a city in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States, located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 177 and State Highway 11 along Interstate 35. The population was 7,668 at the 2000 census. Blackwell was established following the September 16, 1893 Cherokee Outlet land run by A. J. Blackwell...
. It is owned by the Blackwell Industrial Authority (BIA) and Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT), and operated by US Rail Partners, Ltd.
John Howell is president.
It was chartered in Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
on October 31, 2005.
It replaced the Blackwell & Northern Railway
It is an employer under the Railroad Retirement Act.
It operates 35.26 miles of line from Blackwell, OK
Blackwell, Oklahoma
Blackwell is a city in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States, located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 177 and State Highway 11 along Interstate 35. The population was 7,668 at the 2000 census. Blackwell was established following the September 16, 1893 Cherokee Outlet land run by A. J. Blackwell...
to Hunnewell, KS
Hunnewell, Kansas
Hunnewell is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 67.-History:Hunnewell was named for Boston financier and railway owner H. H. Hunnewell....
, with trackage rights
Trackage rights
Trackage rights , running rights or running powers is an agreement whereby a railway company has the right to run its trains on tracks owned by another railway company....
to Wellington, KS
Wellington, Kansas
Wellington is a city in and the county seat of Sumner County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 8,172.-19th century:...
through the BNSF
BNSF Railway
The BNSF Railway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It is one of seven North American Class I railroads and the second largest freight railroad network in North America, second only to the Union Pacific Railroad, its primary...
.