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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.
John Howell is president. It was chartered in Oklahoma on October 31, 2005. It replaced the Blackwell & Northern Railway It is an employer under the Railroad Retirement Act.
It operates 35.26 miles of line from Blackwell, OK to Hunnewell, KS, with trackage rights to Wellington, KS through the BNSF.
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