Kansas Southern Railway
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The Kansas Southern Railway operated from December 11, 2000 until 2002 as a subcontractor of the V&S Railway
. It operated on about 43 miles (69 km) of track between Attica, Kansas
, and Sun City, Kansas
. It interchanged with the BNSF Railway
and operated three weekly freight trains over the entire line.
V&S Railway
The V&S Railway is a shortline railroad that operates two disconnected lines in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is affiliated with A&K Railroad Materials, a scrap dealer. The company acquired its first line, a former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway line between Medicine Lodge and a BNSF Railway...
. It operated on about 43 miles (69 km) of track between Attica, Kansas
Attica, Kansas
Attica is a town in Harper County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 626.-History:Land for the City of Attica was purchased in late June, 1884 and became the end of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway. The town was incorporated later, on February 16th...
, and Sun City, Kansas
Sun City, Kansas
Sun City is a city in Barber County, Kansas, United States, along the Medicine Lodge River. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 53.-Geography:Sun City is located at...
. It interchanged with the BNSF Railway
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...
and operated three weekly freight trains over the entire line.