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List of Oklahoma railroads

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Source revisionApr 10, 2026
Entity authorityQ6592773 ↗
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The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

Common freight carriers

Arkansas–Oklahoma Railroad (AOK)

Arkansas Southern Railroad (ARS)

AT&L Railroad (ATLT)

BNSF Railway (BNSF)

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC)

Cimarron Valley Railroad (CVR)

Farmrail Corporation (FMRC)

Grainbelt Corporation (GNBC)

Kiamichi Railroad (KRR)

Land Rush Rail Corporation (LRRC)

Northwestern Oklahoma Railroad (NOKL)

Port of Muskogee Railroad (PMR)

Sand Springs Railway (SS)

South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (SKOL)

Stillwater Central Railroad (SLWC)

Texas, Oklahoma and Eastern Railroad (TOE)

Port of Catoosa Industrial Railroad (PCIR)

Tulsa–Sapulpa Union Railway (TSU)

Union Pacific Railroad (UP)

WFEC Railroad Company (WFEC)

Verdigris Southern Railroad (VESO)

Wichita, Tillman and Jackson Railway (WTJR)

Passenger carriers

Amtrak (AMTK)

Oklahoma City Streetcar

El Reno Heritage Express

Defunct railroads

Electric

Ardmore Traction Company

Bartlesville Interurban Railway

Chickasha Street Railway

Choctaw Railway & Lighting Co.

Choctaw Electric Company

Clinton Street Railway

El Reno Interurban Company

Enid City Railway

Guthrie Railway

Indian Territory Traction Co.

Lawton Railway and Light

Muskogee Electric Traction Company

Northeast Oklahoma Railroad (NEO)

Oklahoma Railway (OK)

Oklahoma City Railway

Oklahoma City and Suburban Railway

Oklahoma Traction Company

Oklahoma Union Railway

People's Electric Railway

Pittsburg County Railway

Sand Springs Railway

Sand Springs Interurban Railway

Southwest Missouri Railroad Company

Sapulpa & Interurban Railway

Sapulpa Union Railway

Shawnee–Tecumseh Traction Company

Shawnee Traction Company

Tulsa Street Railway

Notes

References

Association of American Railroads (2003), "Railroad Service in Oklahoma" (PDF).. Retrieved May 11, 2005.

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