Midland Valley Railroad

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Midland Valley Railroad
Midland Valley R.R. map
Reporting marks	MV
Locale	Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma
Dates of operation	1903–1964
Successor line	Texas and Pacific
Track gauge	4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge)
Headquarters	Muskogee, Oklahoma

This article is about a railway in Arkansas, Kansas, and Oklahoma, for the area in South Carolina, please see Midland Valley (South Carolina)

The Midland Valley Railroad was incorporated in 1903 for the purpose of building a line from Hoye, Arkansas, through Muskogee and Tulsa, Oklahoma to Wichita, Kansas. The railroad took its name from Midland, Arkansas, a coal mining town in western Arkansas which was served by the railroad. The Midland Valley gained access to Fort Smith, Arkansas via trackage rights over the Frisco from Rock Island, Oklahoma.

Muskogee, Oklahoma, was home to the Midland Valley's headquarters and shops. In 1925, the Midland Valley acquired the Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway. Both railroads were owned by the Muskogee Company, which purchased a third railroad Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka Railway in 1929. All three railroads were operated as more or less common property by the Muskogee Company until sale of all railroads to the Texas and Pacific Railway in 1964. The Midland Valley was merged into the T&P on April 1, 1967. Operated as branchlines for a number of years, most of the Midland Valley has now been abandoned.

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