MIDDLE DIVISION EL DORADO DISTRICT

A portion of this district was abandoned in September 1942 before the November 1942 timetables were produced. The Douglass District was formed following this abandonment from the far end of the El Dorado district. This abandonment was made possible by the construction of the Ellinor to El Dorado (DT JCT) cutoff in 1924. It appears that this abandonment occured from Florence to El Dorado.
Timetable from public timetable April 23, 1933
MILES
0.0 Florence
5.0 Hampson
11.3 Burns
14.6 Alki
19.0 De Graff
25.0 Ramsey
30.5 El Dorado
34.5 Vanora
38.1 White

Remaining towns below were moved to the Douglass District

42.5 Augusta
48.7 Gordon
53.7 Douglass
59.3 Rock
65.5 Akron
74.0 Winfield

Special Thanks goes out to Keel Middleton for this e-mail...

At the train show in Wichita today, I found a 1931 Middle Division timetable with the info you wanted on the El Dorado District.

From Florence at MP 156.9 Westward....
Hampson MP 161.9
Burns MP 168.2 Communications
Alki MP 171.5
De Graff MP 175.9 Communications
Ramsey MP 181.9 Booth Telephone
Mo Pac Xing MP 187
El Dorado MP 187.4 Communications
Florence Jct. MP 188
Vanora MP 191.4 Booth telephone
White MP 195
A.G. Tower MP 199.1 Communications (SLSF Crossing)
Augusta MP 199.4
Gordon MP 205.6 Communications
Douglass MP 210.6 Communications
Rock MP 216.2 Communications
Akron MP 222.4 Booth Telephone
Mo Pac Xing MP 229.5
Winfield Jct. MP 229.8 Communications

Hampson has a 69 car east siding and a 55 car west siding plus tracks to hold 28 other cars
Burns has a 108 car east siding and a 104 car west siding plus room for 90 other cars
Alki has a 108 car siding
De Graff has an east & west siding with a capacity of 106 cars each plus 51 cars in other tracks
Ramsey has a 67 car siding plus a capacity of 19 other cars
El Dorado has a 66 car siding plus a yard.
(These are lengths for 44' cars)

1st class motor car ran east from Winfield Jct. at 08:30 AM arriving at Florence at 10:55 AM DAILY as train 54, then returned as train 53 leaving Florence at 2:45 PM arriving in Winfield Jct. at 5:08 PM. Train 54 originated at Winfield at 08:25.

Non Classed (Extra) Way Freight #63 departed Florence Daily except Sunday at 07:00 Arriving in Winfield Jct at 12:30 PM. Train #64 departed Augusta at 10:35 AM arriving in Florence at 3:15 PM. Train #64 originated at Wellington at 8:15 AM.

El Dorado district trains had no timetable superiority between Florence Jct. and Augusta. they were governed by the 2nd district timetable schedules.

Train speeds on the El Dorado District were 50 for passenger trains and 40 for Freight trains, except 40 for passenger and 30 for freight between Burns and Florence eastbound.

I talked with Lloyd Stagner about the El Dorado district there also. He told me that it had been abandoned in November 1942 at the request of the government. The rail was needed to be relaid into military bases.

Keel