Osage Valley and Southern Kansas Railroad
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The Osage Valley and Southern Kansas Railroad was chartered in 1857 by the Missouri
Legislature to run from a point on the Pacific Railroad
near present day Tipton, Missouri
to Emporia, Kansas
. The charter was modified in 1858 to include an extension north to Boonville, Missouri
Grading on the line was completed to Versailles, Missouri
in 1861, but was halted due to the American Civil War
. After the war the Bonneville to Tipton portion was competed in 1868, and leased to the Pacific Railroad. In 1870, portions of the line were graded from Warsaw, Missouri
north to Cole Camp, Missouri
.
Sedalia, Warsaw and Southern Railway between Sedalia
and Warsaw.
asked permission of the Interstate Commerce Commission
to abandon the line. The last train operated to Versailles on April 30, 1936, and the entire property was torn up except for a bit at the Boonville end, which followed 2nd Street.
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
Legislature to run from a point on the Pacific Railroad
Pacific Railroad
The Pacific Railroad was a railroad based in the U.S. state of Missouri. It was a predecessor of both the Missouri Pacific Railroad and St. Louis-San Francisco Railway.The Pacific was chartered by Missouri in 1849 to extend "from St...
near present day Tipton, Missouri
Tipton, Missouri
Tipton is a city in Moniteau County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,261 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Tipton is located at ....
to Emporia, Kansas
Emporia, Kansas
Emporia is a city in and the county seat of Lyon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 24,916. Emporia lies between Topeka and Wichita at the intersection of U.S. Route 50 with Interstates 335 and 35 on the Kansas Turnpike...
. The charter was modified in 1858 to include an extension north to Boonville, Missouri
Boonville, Missouri
This page is about the city in Missouri. For other communities of the same name, see Boonville Boonville is a city in Cooper County, Missouri, USA. The population was 8,202 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cooper County. The city was the site of a skirmish early in the American Civil...
Grading on the line was completed to Versailles, Missouri
Versailles, Missouri
Versailles is a city in Morgan County, Missouri, United States. According to the 2000 census the population is 2,565. It is the county seat of Morgan County...
in 1861, but was halted due to the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. After the war the Bonneville to Tipton portion was competed in 1868, and leased to the Pacific Railroad. In 1870, portions of the line were graded from Warsaw, Missouri
Warsaw, Missouri
Warsaw is a city located in Benton County, Missouri. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,070. It is the county seat of Benton County. As of 2005, its estimated population was 2,268.-State and U.S. records:...
north to Cole Camp, Missouri
Cole Camp, Missouri
Cole Camp is a small city in Benton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,028 at the 2000 census.The town is known for the annual street fair in September...
.
Default
All construction ended in 1872, when the line defaulted on bond payments. The Warsaw portion became the property of Benton County, Missouri and was later used, in 1880, as the road bed for the narrow gaugeNarrow gauge
A narrow gauge railway is a railway that has a track gauge narrower than the of standard gauge railways. Most existing narrow gauge railways have gauges of between and .- Overview :...
Sedalia, Warsaw and Southern Railway between Sedalia
Sedalia, Missouri
Sedalia is a city located about south of the Missouri River in Pettis County, Missouri. U.S. Highway 50 and U.S. Highway 65 intersect in the city. As of 2006, the city had a total population of 20,669. It is the county seat of Pettis County. The Sedalia Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of...
and Warsaw.
Reorganization
The line between Tipton and Versailles Mo. was reorganized in 1880 and 1881, as the Boonville, St. Louis and Southern Railway, and was then leased to Jay Gould's Missouri Pacific Railway.Closure
The line operated until June 1935, when successor Missouri Pacific RailroadMissouri Pacific Railroad
The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...
asked permission of the Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission was a regulatory body in the United States created by the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887. The agency's original purpose was to regulate railroads to ensure fair rates, to eliminate rate discrimination, and to regulate other aspects of common carriers, including...
to abandon the line. The last train operated to Versailles on April 30, 1936, and the entire property was torn up except for a bit at the Boonville end, which followed 2nd Street.