Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad Co. - PMG Graded Stock Certificate - circa 1890's Unissued Railway Stock Certificate

Unissued PMG graded Stock printed by American Bank Note Company, Philadelphia. The Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad (CO&G), commonly referred to as the "Choctaw Route," was a significant American railway operating in Arkansas and Oklahoma. Initially established as the Choctaw Coal and Railway Company, it successfully completed its primary line connecting West Memphis, Arkansas, to western Oklahoma by the year 1900.

In 1901, the CO&G established a subsidiary, the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Texas Railroad, to facilitate further expansion into the Texas panhandle, reaching as far west as Amarillo by 1902. In 1902, the CO&G came under the ownership of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, often known as the "Rock Island." It was officially merged into the Rock Island on January 1, 1948. The route from Memphis to Amarillo continued to serve as a vital main line for the Rock Island, accommodating both local and transcontinental freight traffic, as well as passenger services, including the Choctaw Rocket, which operated from 1940 to 1964.