Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad
Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad (BNG) is a short-line railroad in Blackwell, Oklahoma. It is owned by the Blackwell Industrial Authority (BIA) and Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT), and operated by US Rail Partners, Ltd.[1]
John Howell is president.[2] It was chartered in Oklahoma on October 31, 2005. It replaced the Blackwell & Northern Railway. It is an employer under the Railroad Retirement Act.[3]
It operates 35.26 miles of line from Blackwell, OK to Hunnewell, KS, with trackage rights to Wellington, KS through the BNSF.[4]
References
- ^ "Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad Company-Lease Renewal Exemption", Federal Register, 11/17/2010
- ^ http://www.allbusiness.com/companyprofile/Blackwell_Northern_Gateway_Railroad_Company/B330ACF32D824C1CAF13785FB24A4525-1.html
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-11-05. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.uprr.com/customers/shortline/lines/bnr.shtml
