Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
From open-encyclopedia.com - the free encyclopedia.
- For other meanings of MKT see MKT (disambiguation)
| Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Reporting marks | MKT |
| Locale | Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas |
| Years of operation | 1865 – 1989 |
| Track gauge | 4' 8.5" |
| Headquarters | Dallas, Texas |
The Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (known as the MKT, or Katy) began as the Union Pacific Railway in 1865. It was the first railroad to enter Texas from the north.
MKT #142, at Baldwin City, KS
Its purchase by the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company (MoPac) and the MoPac's owner, the Union Pacific, was approved in 1988. On December 1, 1989, the Katy was merged into the MoPac. A large portion of the Missouri track has been converted into a Missouri State Park: the Katy Trail.
External links
- Katy Trail State Park
- History of the Katy
- Official site of the Katy Railroad Historical Society - Lots of info.
- The "M" in the MKT - A detailed history of the MKT.
- Info on the Texas Special.
- The locomotive roster at "edisaurus.com".
| Current (operating) Class 1 railroads of the United States |
| Historic (fallen flag) Class 1 railroads of the United States |
|
ACL, AGS, ATSF, B&LE, B&M, B&O, BAR, BN, C&O, CB&Q, CG, CGW, CNTP, CNW, CR, CRIP, CV, D&H, DMIR, DRGW, GN, GTW, IC, ICG, MEC, MILW, MKT, MP, NYC, NKP, N&W, P&LE, PM, PRR, SAL, SBD, SCL, SOO, SOU, SP, SSW, T&P, VGN, WAB, WP |
