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<p>In 1879, the St. Louis, Kansas and Arizona Railway (StLK&A) would construct a 21 mile branch, extending from Osawatomie, Kansas to Ottawa, Kansas. In 1880, the railroad was consolidated into the Missouri Pacific Railway (MP). In 1886, the Council Grove, Osage City & Ottawa Railway (CGOC&O) constructed an additional 70 miles to Council Grove, Kansas. At the same time, the Topeka, Salina and Western Railroad (TS&W) constructed an additional 71 miles to Salina, Kansas. In 1887, the Kansas & Colorado Railroad (K&C) completed an additional 126 miles to Ness County, the Denver, Memphis & Atlantic Railway (DM&A) completed 139 additional miles to the Colorado State Line, and the Pueblo and State Line Railroad (P&SL) constructed an additional 152 miles to Pueblo, Colorado. The CGOC&O, TS&W, K&C and DM&A were all consolidated to form the Kansas and Colorado Pacific Railway (K&CP), which would be consolidated with the P&SL and merged into the MP in 1909. MP had amassed a large collection of railroad lines, particularly in Missouri and Kansas. This line served as a secondary mainline, serving agricultural industries in Kansas and Colorado. The railroad reorganized to the Missouri Pacific Railroad in 1917. The MP was merged into the Union Pacific Railroad in 1982. A portion of the line from Geneseo, Kansas to Towner, Colorado was sold to the Kansas Southwestern Railway (KSW) in 1991. A segment of the line between Geneseo and Hope, Kansas was abandoned the same year. In 1994, the segment from Herington, Kansas to Osawatomie, Kansas was abandoned, and acquired for future trail use. The Pueblo to Towner segment was sold to the State of Colorado, which is currently operated by the Colorado Pacific Railway. The KSW was merged into the Central Kansas Railway in 2000, which was acquired by the Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad in 2001. The K&O continues to operate the Geneseo to Towner segment of this line. Union Pacific operates the Herington to Hope segment, as well as a short segment in Salina. The Osawatomie to Herington segment is currently being converted to the Flint Hills Nature Trail, with some portions of the trail now open.<br></p>
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