Baldwin City & Southern Railroad In 2019, the Midland Railway created a wholly owned, for-profit subsidiary called the
Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston Railroad, but doing business as the
Baldwin City & Southern Railroad (
BC&SR). The original plan was for the BC&SR to take over all active railroad operations, while Midland would focus on public education and historic preservation. In November 2019 the BC&SR was awarded a $750,000 Kansas Department of Commerce grant to help with operational costs to transition from the all-volunteer model under which Midland operated, to an employee-based model, with a grant requirement to have at least 22 employees. It utilized Midland Railway's track and locomotives but was separately owned. However, this transaction was never completed.
Ottawa Northern Railroad On March 9, 2023, the
Ottawa Northern Railroad, a subsidiary of the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, filed notice with the Surface Transportation Board that it was acquiring the line, and replacing the Leavenworth, Lawrence & Galveston Railroad d/b/a the Baldwin City & Southern Railroad Company as the common carrier service provider on it. == Locomotive fleet ==