It is based in Phillipsburg, Kansas and runs on 556 miles (895 km)[1] of track, mostly the former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad's Chicago to Denver main line.

As of 2023, KYLE holds 556 total miles (84 in Colorado and 471 in Kansas), has a maximum capacity of 286,000 gross pounds per railcar.

[3] Power for the trains initially consisted of former Burlington Northern Railroad ALCO Century 425s, most tracing their heritage to the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway.

With the purchase by Genesee and Wyoming, six MK5000C's (rebuilt as MK50-3s) provided by the Utah Railway (a fellow subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming) now operate on the Kyle Railroad, replacing the SD45T-2s.

The railroad handles mostly agricultural commodities, although limited amounts of construction materials are carried.