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<p>In 1885, the Independence &amp; South Western Railroad began construction on a new 55 mile railroad, extending from Independence, Kansas to Cedarvale, Kansas.&nbsp; The railroad became part of the Chicago, Kansas &amp; Western Railway (CK&amp;W) in 1886, after consolidating with a number of other railroad companies.&nbsp; The CK&amp;W finished the line in 1887. &nbsp; The CK&amp;W would be acquired by the Atchison, Topeka &amp; Santa Fe Railroad (ATSF) in 1889, but did not formally convey the property to the ATSF until 1901.&nbsp; The ATSF would be reorganized as the Atchison, Topeka &amp; Santa Fe 
Railway in 1895.&nbsp; The ATSF had acquired and constructed a large number 
of railroad lines throughout the western United States, particularly in 
Kansas and Oklahoma.&nbsp; An additional line from Havana south into Oklahoma would be constructed in the 1880s.&nbsp; This line served as a lightly used branch line, mainly serving the ranching industry in southern Kansas.&nbsp; The line between Havana and Cedarvale would be abandoned in 1938.&nbsp; The remainder of the line served as one of the main ATSF lines into Oklahoma.&nbsp; The Independence to Havana segment would be sold to the South Kansas &amp; Oklahoma Railroad (SKOL) in 1990.&nbsp; Today, SKOL continues to operate the route between Independence and Havana, as well as the extension into Oklahoma.&nbsp; <br></p>

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