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The Florence, El Dorado, and Walnut Valley Railroad was a short-line railroad in central Kansas.
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History
In 1877, the Florence, El Dorado, and Walnut Valley Railroad Company built a branch line from Florence to El Dorado. In 1881, it was extended to Douglass, and later to Arkansas City. In 1901, the line was leased and operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, which used the name "Florence & Arkansas City Division" for it.
The line from Florence to El Dorado was abandoned in 1942 to reclaim the metal rails for the war effort during World War II because of a shortage of materials during those years.
Currently, the remaining part of the former Florence, El Dorado, and Walnut Valley Railroad that still exists is:
Stations
At a high-level, the railroad connected the primary cities of Florence (north end), El Dorado, Augusta, Winfield, Arkansas City (south end).