• The Poteau Valley Railroad was a shortline running from Calhoun, Oklahoma to Shady Point, Oklahoma, encompassing 7.883 mi (12.686 km) of track. It began...
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    Poteau (/ˈpoʊtoʊ/ POH-toh) is a city in, and county seat of, LeFlore County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 8,520 as of the 2010 census. In...
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    near the Page community in southern LeFlore County. In 1900-01 the Poteau Valley Railroad built a line from Shady Point to Sutter (later known as Calhoun...
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  • Choctaw Coal & Mining Company incorporated its own railway, the Poteau Valley Railroad (“PVR”), on October 19, 1900, which built a 6.6 mile line from a...
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    Creek Railway Company, the Port Arthur Canal & Dock Company, the Poteau Valley Railroad Company, the Texarkana & Fort Smith Railway Company, the Arkansas...
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  • Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad (BNGR) BNSF Railway (BNSF) Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Cimarron Valley Railroad (CVR) Farmrail Corporation...
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    City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad. The population was estimated at 200 In 1901. In the same year, the Poteau Valley Railroad built tracks from Shady Point...
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    Cavanal Hill (officially Cavanal Mountain), located near Poteau, Oklahoma, is described by a sign at its base as the "'World's Highest Hill' – Elevation:...
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    Black Fork Poteau River as they leave the national forest, into Hodgen. North of Hodgen, the highways cross the main branch of the Poteau River and pass...
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    nearby towns such as Poteau and Fort Smith. Jenson Tunnel is located just northeast of Rock Island and is the only known railroad tunnel in Oklahoma. Now...
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