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<p>In 1877, the Florence, El Dorado and Walnut Valley Railroad Company completed 29 miles of new railroad, extending from Florence, Kansas to El Dorado, Kansas. An additional 24 miles from El Dorado to Douglass, Kansas was completed in 1881, followed by an additional 19 miles from Douglass to Winfield, Kansas. The railroad was leased by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad in 1888, and was merged into its successor, the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) in 1901. The ATSF had acquired and constructed a large number of railroad lines throughout the western United States, particularly in Kansas and Oklahoma. A portion of this line served as one of the principal mainlines of the ATSF, providing a direct connection between the mainlines at Florence, El Dorado and Winfield. The Florence to El Dorado segment of this line was abandoned in 1942 in favor of the more direct route between El Dorado and Ellinor. The ATSF would merge with Burlington Northern Railroad in 1996 to form BNSF Railway, the current owner of this line. Today, BNSF operates the Augusta to Winfield segment as the Douglass Subdivision.<br></p>
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