Texas, Oklahoma and Eastern Railroad
Encyclopedia
The Texas, Oklahoma and Eastern Railroad is a Class III
short-line railroad headquartered in De Queen, Arkansas
.
TOE operates a 39.8 mile line in Oklahoma
from the Arkansas
state line (where it interchanges with De Queen and Eastern Railroad
, an affiliate with whom it shares its headquarters) to Valliant, Oklahoma
(where it interchanges with Kiamichi Railroad
).
TOE traffic generally consists of forest products.
TOE was incorporated in 1910. It is a subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser Company.
Class III railroad
A Class III railroad, as defined by the Surface Transportation Board, is a railroad with an annual operating revenue of less than $20 million . The term only applies to United States railroads, but is sometimes applied to other countries...
short-line railroad headquartered in De Queen, Arkansas
De Queen, Arkansas
De Queen is a city and the county seat of Sevier County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 5,765 at the 2000 census.-Geography:De Queen is located at ....
.
TOE operates a 39.8 mile line 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...
from the Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
state line (where it interchanges with De Queen and Eastern Railroad
De Queen and Eastern Railroad
The De Queen and Eastern Railroad is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in De Queen, Arkansas.QE operates of track in Arkansas on a line from De Queen, where it interchanges with both the Kansas City Southern Railway and Texas, Oklahoma and Eastern Railroad to Perkins, Arkansas, where...
, an affiliate with whom it shares its headquarters) to Valliant, Oklahoma
Valliant, Oklahoma
Valliant is a town in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 771 at the 2000 census.Valliant was founded June 2, 1902, and named for Frank W...
(where it interchanges with Kiamichi Railroad
Kiamichi Railroad
The Kiamichi Railroad Company is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Hugo, Oklahoma.KRR operates two lines totaling which intersect in Hugo, as well as maintaining trackage rights on an additional of track....
).
TOE traffic generally consists of forest products.
TOE was incorporated in 1910. It is a subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser Company.