Kansas City, Leavenworth and Western Railway

The Kansas City, Leavenworth and Western Railway was an interurban railway that operated between Kansas City, Missouri, and Leavenworth, Kansas, between 1900 and 1938.

It traces its history to July 28, 1897, as the Kansas City and Leavenworth Traction Company to operate in Leavenworth and Wyandotte counties. It was joined by the Kansas City, Leavenworth and Western; the Leavenworth Electric Railroad; and the Kensington Railroad Company.

Its power house and car barns were at Woloctt, Kansas. It officially opened January 16, 1900. The passenger cars were convert|41|ft long, weighed 21 tons and were painted a fern green. The trip took 60 minutes and fare was five cents for the convert|26.5|mi|adj=on trip. In 1905 it was succeed by the Kansas City, Western Railway and it also handled freight.

The trolley in Kansas City, Kansas, went from Welborn to 32nd and New Jersey, east on New Jersey to 18th Street, southeast to 13th and Oakland, east on Oakland to 12th Street, south to 12th and Washington, curving southeast to 10th and Nebraska, east on Nebraska to 8th Street, south on 8th Street to State Avenue, east on State Avenue to 4th Street, then south to the depot at 4th and Minnesota Avenue. Its Missouri terminus was 9th and Main.

In Kansas, the stops were at 4th and Minnesota Avenue; Chelsea Station at 25th and New Jersey, 33rd and Parallel, Quindaro, Queens Gardens, Barker, Lake Stop, Welborn, Nearman, Brenner Heights, Maloney, Vance, Washington High School, Bethel, Buchan, Marshal Creek, Loma Vista, Vinewood, Shepard, Johnson, Wolcott, Parker View, Island Creek, Maltby, Highland, Mayswood, Pope, Etterson, Hiatts, Lansing, Carr Mine, Stillings, Soldiers Home, St. Mary's Academy, Limit Street, Leavenworth Merrit, Corrall and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

Tickets were sold at Owl Drug Store, K.C., Mo.; Depot at 4th and Minnesota, KCK; Hoozier's Grocery at 33rd and Parallel, KCK; at Welborn, Wolcott, Lansing, Soldiers Home and downtown Leavenworth. Other fares were collected by the conductor on the trolley. Passenger fares were about two cents per mile. By 1923, round trip tickets from K.C., Mo. to Leavenworth were $1.32.

The trolley was abandoned after some of its land was condemned for the Wyandotte County Lake in 1938.

ee also

*List of interurbans

External links

* [http://www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/KSCOLL/lochist/thennow/TN26.htm Kansas City, Kansas Public Library History]