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The Leavenworth Depot & Railroad Company, hereinafter called the Leavenworth Depot & Railroad, owns and operates a union passenger station and appurtenant facilities at Leavenworth, Kans. Its property includes 0.092 mile of main track and 0.773 mile of yard tracks and sidings, aggregating 0.865 mile of all tracks owned and used.

The Leavenworth Depot & Railroad is controlled jointly by other carriers, as shown in the introductory chapter of appendix 2. It [?]


INTRODUCTORY

The Leavenworth Depot & Railroad is a corporation of the State of Kansas, having Its principal office at Leavenworth, Kans. It is controlled by the proprietary companies, jointly, through ownership of its entire outstanding capital stock, divided, Union Pacific Railroad Company 625 shares, Missouri Pacific Railroad Company 500 shares, The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company 250 shares, and The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company 125 shares. The records do not indicate that this company controls any common-carrier corporation. The property has been operated by its own organization during its entire life.

CORPORATE HISTORY

The Leavenworth Depot & Railroad was incorporated April 1, 1885, in Kansas. The date of organization was April 3, 1885.

DEVELOPMENT OF FIXED PHYSICAL PROPERTY

The owned property, comprising a union depot building, 0.092 mile of main track, and 0.773 mile of yard tracks and sidings, was acquired by construction during the period July 1886 to November 1888 and was opened for operation November 14, 1888. The depot building, retaining wall, platform, and sheds were constructed by independent contractors, and the tracks were constructed by the forces of The Union Pacific Railway Company, predecessor of the Union Pacific Railroad Company.

HISTORY OF CORPORATE FINANCING