The Dispatch April 2022

The Face of the Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad Retires After 45 Years in Industry If you have a question on the Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad (KO) – or about certain other aspects of railroad operations – chances are Sherlyn Graham can answer it. She’s been in the railroad industry for 45 years. And until her recent retirement, she was considered the face of the KO since Watco began operations in 2001.

Graham began her career at the railroad formerly known as the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe. She switched to the Central Kansas Railway (CKR), where she worked for eight years until Watco purchased and renamed the short line railroad to the KO. For the majority of her career at the KO, Graham worked as an office manager. She previously served as a dispatcher. She didn’t mind taking on extra duties, as it was all to help the team and ultimately improve the railroad.

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