Watco Companies

transportation company in Kansas
Organization holding_company Q2544479
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Watco Companies

Summary

Watco Companies is a holding company[1]. It draws 201 Wikipedia views per month (holding_company category, ranking #68 of 151).[2]

Key Facts

  • Watco Companies was a member of Association of American Railroads[3].
  • Watco Companies is in the country of United States[4].
  • Watco Companies's instance of is recorded as holding company[5].
  • Watco Companies's instance of is recorded as business[6].
  • Watco Companies's headquarters location is recorded as Pittsburg[7].
  • Watco Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Wisconsin and Southern Railroad[8].
  • Watco Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Ann Arbor Railroad[9].
  • Watco Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Alabama Southern Railroad[10].
  • Watco Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Boise Valley Railroad[11].
  • Watco Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Alabama Warrior Railway[12].
  • Watco Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Autauga Northern Railroad[13].
  • Watco Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Birmingham Terminal Railway[14].
  • Watco Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Arkansas Southern Railroad[15].
  • Watco Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Grand Elk Railroad[16].
  • Watco Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Ithaca Central Railroad[17].
  • Watco Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad[18].
  • Watco Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Eastern Idaho Railroad[19].
  • Watco Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Swan Ranch Railroad[20].
  • Watco Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Blue Ridge Southern Railroad[21].
  • Watco Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Yellowstone Valley Railroad[22].
  • Watco Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Stillwater Central Railroad[23].
  • Watco Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Kanawha River Railroad[24].
  • Watco Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Austin Western Railroad[25].
  • Watco Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Agawa Canyon Railroad[26].
  • Watco Companies's Commons category is recorded as Watco Companies[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1983 marks the founding of Watco Companies[28].

Operations

Watco Companies's headquarters location is recorded as Pittsburg[7]. Subsidiaries include Wisconsin and Southern Railroad[8], a railway company[29], in United States[30], founded in 1980[31], headquartered in Madison[32]; Ann Arbor Railroad[9], a Class III railroad[33], in United States[34], founded in 1988[35], headquartered in Toledo[36]; Alabama Southern Railroad[10], a railway company[37], in United States[38], founded in 2005[39], headquartered in Tuscaloosa[40]; Boise Valley Railroad[11], a railway company[41], in United States[42], headquartered in Nampa[43]; Alabama Warrior Railway[12], a railway company[44], in United States[45], founded in 2009[46], headquartered in Fairfield[47]; and Autauga Northern Railroad[13], a railway company[48], in United States[49], founded in 2011[50], headquartered in Prattville[51].

Industry

Watco Companies's industry is recorded as petroleum industry[52].

Why It Matters

Watco Companies draws 201 Wikipedia views per month (holding_company category, ranking #68 of 151).[2]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 7w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Legal form limited liability company
    Freebase id /m/07fl5g
    Child organization or unit Wisconsin and Southern Railroad, Ann Arbor Railroad, Alabama Southern Railroad +16
    Headquarters location Pittsburg
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