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Stillwater Central Railroad
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- Type
- Freight railroad — Class III freight railroad owned by Watco and the longest Class III operation in the draft State Rail Plan's Oklahoma table, with 289 miles operated (260 owned and 29 leased) plus trackage rights; owns the former state Sooner Subdivision between Midwest City and Sapulpa.
- Market · Region
- United States · Oklahoma
- Open tenders
- 0
- Technology areas
- Track & civil
Watco short line selected for a federal grant to renew about 120 miles of track and 50 bridges.
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Short line carried because FRA selected it for a CRISI programme to rehabilitate ties and surfacing on about 120 miles, replace ten bridges and upgrade 40 more. ODOT also holds a passenger easement on its Sooner Subdivision.
- Type
- Freight railroad — Class III freight railroad owned by Watco and the longest Class III operation in the draft State Rail Plan's Oklahoma table, with 289 miles operated (260 owned and 29 leased) plus trackage rights; owns the former state Sooner Subdivision between Midwest City and Sapulpa.
- Where
- Oklahoma · Oklahoma City
- Programmes
- FRA Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements
- Technology areas
- Track & civil
Structure
- Contract detail and values (2)$25–100mIn the United States edition See a fully open example
Sources for these relationships (3)
- ● Oklahoma State Rail Plan, September 2021 (FRA-approved) · The 2021 plan: state-owned lines leased to Class III operators, Sooner Subdivision history, Blackwell Northern Gateway lease on state-owned track (published 2021-09 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● Oklahoma State Rail Plan, June 2026 (Version 1.0, draft) · ODOT's draft 2026 State Rail Plan as posted for comment: Freight Mobility Branch, 142 miles of state-owned track, Heartland Flyer funding tables 2-6 and 2-7, CRISI and RCE awards, Tulsa Ports rail projects, passenger rail chapter and the 107-project Rail Service and Investment Program. A draft, not an adopted plan (published 2026-06 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ○ Progressive Railroading: other CRISI short-line awards by state (12 November 2024) · Trade-press list quoting the FRA CRISI report: Kiamichi Railroad Co. $56.6 million and Stillwater Central Railroad $29.4 million, with project scopes. Secondary: the FRA's CRISI selection page (railroads.dot.gov) returns 403 (published 2024-11-12 · checked 2026-10-08)
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stillwater Central short line track and bridge upgrade | Planned | $25–100m |
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4 sources · 3 primary
- ● Oklahoma State Rail Plan, June 2026 (Version 1.0, draft) · ODOT's draft 2026 State Rail Plan as posted for comment: Freight Mobility Branch, 142 miles of state-owned track, Heartland Flyer funding tables 2-6 and 2-7, CRISI and RCE awards, Tulsa Ports rail projects, passenger rail chapter and the 107-project Rail Service and Investment Program. A draft, not an adopted plan (published 2026-06 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ○ Progressive Railroading: other CRISI short-line awards by state (12 November 2024) · Trade-press list quoting the FRA CRISI report: Kiamichi Railroad Co. $56.6 million and Stillwater Central Railroad $29.4 million, with project scopes. Secondary: the FRA's CRISI selection page (railroads.dot.gov) returns 403 (published 2024-11-12 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● Oklahoma State Rail Plan, September 2021 (FRA-approved) · The 2021 plan: state-owned lines leased to Class III operators, Sooner Subdivision history, Blackwell Northern Gateway lease on state-owned track (published 2021-09 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● FRA FY 2023-2024 CRISI Grant Program selections: project summaries (29 October 2024) · FRA's list of CRISI selections dated 29 October 2024, including Kiamichi Tri-State Phase 2 (up to $56,619,066, Kiamichi Railroad Company LLC) and the Oklahoma Short Line Track Upgrade and Growth Project (up to $29,495,400, Stillwater Central Railroad, LLC). Read from the web.archive.org copy because railroads.dot.gov returns 403 to automated clients (published 2024-10-29 · checked 2026-10-08)
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