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{{Short description|Former American Class I railroad}} |
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| railroad_name = Missouri–Kansas–Texas |
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| start_year = 1870 |
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| end_year = 1988 |
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| successor_line = [[Union Pacific]] |
| successor_line = [[Union Pacific Railroad]] |
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| hq_city = [[Dallas]], [[Texas]] |
| hq_city = [[Dallas]], [[Texas]] |
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The '''Missouri–Kansas–Texas |
The '''Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad''' {{reporting mark|MKT}} was a Class I railroad company in the United States, with its last headquarters in Dallas, Texas. Established in 1865 under the name [[Union Pacific Railroad]] (UP), Southern Branch, it came to serve an extensive rail network in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri. In 1988, it merged with the [[Missouri Pacific Railroad]]; today, it is part of UP. |
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In the 1890s the MKT was commonly referred to as "the K-T", because it was the |
In the 1890s, the MKT was commonly referred to as "the K-T", because for a time it was the Kansas–Texas division of the Missouri Pacific Railroad and "KT" was its abbreviation in [[Public transport timetable|timetables]] as well as its stock exchange symbol. This soon evolved into the nickname "'''the Katy'''".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parsonssun.com/news/article_20013414-44b4-11e7-a47b-0be26fb4de92.html|title=Banquet features 'Legend of Hell's Bend'|date=May 19, 2017|author=John Jared Hawks|publisher=Parsons Sun}}</ref> |
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The Katy was the first |
The Katy was the first railroad to enter [[Texas]] from the north. Eventually, the Katy's core system linked [[Parsons, Kansas|Parsons]], [[Emporia, Kansas|Emporia]], [[Fort Scott, Kansas|Fort Scott]], [[Junction City, Kansas|Junction City]], [[Olathe, Kansas|Olathe]], and [[Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City]], [[Kansas]]; [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]], [[Joplin, Missouri|Joplin]], [[Columbia, Missouri|Columbia]], [[McKittrick, Missouri|McKittrick]], [[Jefferson City, Missouri|Jefferson City]], and [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]; [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]], Wagoner;<ref>Oklahoma Historica Society</ref> and [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]]; [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]], [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]], [[Waco, Texas|Waco]], [[Temple, Texas|Temple]], [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], [[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio]], [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], and [[Galveston, Texas|Galveston]], [[Texas]]. An additional mainline between Fort Worth and [[Salina, Kansas]], was added in the 1980s after the collapse of the [[Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad]]; this line was operated as the [[Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad]] (OKKT). Former Rock Island trackage rights acquired by the Katy also gave it access to [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]] and [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]], [[Nebraska]] and [[Council Bluffs, Iowa|Council Bluffs]], [[Iowa]]. |
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At the end of 1970, MKT operated |
At the end of 1970, MKT operated {{convert|2623|miles|km}} of road and {{convert|3765|miles|km}} of track. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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=== Formation and construction === |
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[[Image:Missouri-Kansas-Texas Advertisement 1881.jpg|thumb|left|An 1881 advertisement for the line]] |
[[Image:Missouri-Kansas-Texas Advertisement 1881.jpg|thumb|left|An 1881 advertisement for the line]] |
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[[Image:Missouri, Kansas and Texas RW 1904.jpg|thumb|right|Share of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway, issued 1904]] |
[[Image:Missouri, Kansas and Texas RW 1904.jpg|thumb|right|Share of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway, issued 1904]] |
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The Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway was incorporated in May 1870 in [[Junction City, Kansas]]. The company received government land grants to build a supply railroad connecting the frontier military |
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway was incorporated in May 1870 in [[Junction City, Kansas]]. The company received government land grants to build a supply railroad connecting the frontier military posts of [[Fort Riley]], [[Fort Gibson]], and [[Fort Scott, Kansas|Fort Scott]]; and eventually [[Fort Worth]], as well as establishing connections with other railroads that served [[Fort Leavenworth]], [[Fort Wallace]] and [[Fort Smith, Arkansas|Fort Smith]] — but its broader ambitions were to connect Chicago and New Orleans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.katydepotsedalia.com/mktrailroad.htm|title=MKT Railroad - The Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad|publisher=Sedalia Katy Depot|access-date=May 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504090346/http://www.katydepotsedalia.com/mktrailroad.htm|archive-date=May 4, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Upon its incorporation, the MK&T acquired the Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch (est. 1865) and its {{convert|182|mi|km|0}} of track in Kansas.<ref>''Union Pacific Railway'' was, for a period of several years in the late 19th century, the official name of the unrelated [[Union Pacific Railroad]], which later acquired MKT as part of the [[Missouri Pacific Railroad]].</ref> |
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At the time of its incorporation, consolidations were also made with the Labette & Sedalia Railway Co. and the Neosho Valley & Holden Railway Co.; MK&T also acquired the [[Tebo and Neosho Railroad |
At the time of its incorporation, consolidations were also made with the Labette & Sedalia Railway Co. and the Neosho Valley & Holden Railway Co.; MK&T also acquired the [[Tebo and Neosho Railroad]], the St. Louis & Santa Fe Railroad Co., and the Hannibal & Central Missouri Railroad Co. Combined with the UP Southern Branch, these small, newly built railroads formed the foundation on which the Katy built. [http://www.missouri-central.railfan.net/history1.html In the late 1890s, a subsidiary once called the Missouri-Kansas-Eastern railroad was established to run from existing MKT rails approaching Kansas City into St Louis via the Missouri River basin]. |
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Congress had passed acts promising land grants to the first railroad to reach the Kansas border via the [[Neosho River|Neosho Valley]]. The Katy portion of the former UP Southern Branch, which had begun building from Fort Riley just north of Junction City, Kansas, was in a heated competition for the prize. On June 6, 1870, Katy workers laid the first rails across the Kansas border, winning the race. Congress' promised land grants were never made, as the courts overturned the grants because the land was in [[Indian Territory]] and was the property of the Indian tribes. |
Congress had passed acts promising land grants to the first railroad to reach the Kansas border via the [[Neosho River|Neosho Valley]]. The Katy portion of the former UP Southern Branch, which had begun building from Fort Riley just north of Junction City, Kansas, was in a heated competition for the prize. On June 6, 1870, Katy workers laid the first rails across the Kansas border, winning the race. Congress' promised land grants were never made, as the courts overturned the grants because the land was in [[Indian Territory]] and was the property of the Indian tribes. |
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The Katy continued its push southward, laying track through the territory and reaching Texas in 1872, acquiring other small railroads while extending its reach to Dallas in 1886, Waco in 1888, Houston in April 1893, and to San Antonio in 1901. |
The Katy continued its push southward, laying track through the territory and reaching Texas in 1872, acquiring other small railroads while extending its reach to Dallas in 1886, Waco in 1888, Houston in April 1893, and to San Antonio in 1901. |
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[[File:Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad bridge over Red River.jpg|thumb|right|Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad bridge over Red River (postcard, c. 1911)]] |
[[File:Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad bridge over Red River.jpg|thumb|right|Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad bridge over Red River (postcard, c. 1911)]] |
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[[File:Sectional Map of Texas Traversed by the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway 1904 UTA.jpg|thumb|left|''Sectional Map of Texas Traversed by the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway'', 1904]] |
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| ⚫ | A Katy train was robbed by the [[Dalton Gang]] on July 14, 1892, at [[Adair, Oklahoma]], in what was then Indian Territory.<ref name="Dalton">{{cite web|url= https://www.lasr.net/travel/city.php?Historic+Dalton+Gang+Robbery&TravelTo=OK0306001&VA=Y&Attraction_ID=OK0306001a002| title=Historic Dalton Gang Robbery| publisher=LSER.net| access-date=February 24, 2020}}</ref> The gang got away after a gun battle.<ref name ="Dalton" /> |
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| ⚫ | In 1896, as a publicity stunt set up by [[William Crush]], the Katy crashed two locomotives head-on, pulling loaded trains, at a site that came to be known thereafter as [[Crush, Texas]]. The collision occurred before more than 40,000 spectators, three of whom died (and several were injured) by debris from the exploding boilers. [[Ragtime]] composer and pianist [[Scott Joplin]], who was performing in the area at the time, commemorated the event in his piano piece, "The Great Crush Collision March" (which he dedicated to the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway).<ref>Scott Joplin, "The Great Crush Collision March" sheet music (Temple, TX: John R. Fuller, 1896). See Bill Edwards, [http://www.perfessorbill.com/pbmidi15.shtml Rags and Pieces by Scott Joplin.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606111507/http://www.perfessorbill.com/pbmidi15.shtml |date=June 6, 2009 }}</ref> |
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|title=Revenue freight traffic, in millions of net ton-miles<ref>MKT of Texas is included, and BM&E in 1944 and later</ref> |
|title=Revenue freight traffic, in millions of net ton-miles<ref>MKT of Texas is included, and BM&E in 1944 and later</ref> |
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| ⚫ | A Katy train was robbed by the [[Dalton Gang]] on July 14, 1892, at [[Adair, Oklahoma]], in what was then Indian Territory.<ref name="Dalton">{{cite web|url= https://www.lasr.net/travel/city.php?Historic+Dalton+Gang+Robbery&TravelTo=OK0306001&VA=Y&Attraction_ID=OK0306001a002| title=Historic Dalton Gang Robbery| publisher=LSER.net| |
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| ⚫ | In 1896, as a publicity stunt set up by [[William Crush]], the Katy crashed two locomotives head-on, pulling loaded trains, at a site that came to be known thereafter as [[Crush, Texas]]. The collision occurred before more than 40,000 spectators, three of whom died (and several were injured) by debris from the exploding boilers. [[Ragtime]] composer and pianist [[Scott Joplin]], who was performing in the area at the time, commemorated the event in his piano piece, "The Great Crush Collision March" (which he dedicated to the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway).<ref>Scott Joplin, "The Great Crush Collision March" sheet music (Temple, TX: John R. Fuller, 1896). See Bill Edwards, [http://www.perfessorbill.com/pbmidi15.shtml Rags and Pieces by Scott Joplin.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606111507/http://www.perfessorbill.com/pbmidi15.shtml |date= |
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The Katy acquired the [[Beaver, Meade and Englewood Railroad]] in 1931.<ref>"Faith in Oklahoma Reaps Rich Rewards," The Daily Oklahoman, March 7, 1931</ref> This trackage, like the length between Altus and Forgan, was abandoned in January 1973.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brian Hart, "Joseph Alexander Kemp" |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fke14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404183544/https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fke14 |archive-date=April 4, 2019 |access-date=April 16, 2013 |publisher=tshaonline.org}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Hofsommer |first=Donovan L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G64Y85Dd7GQC |title=Katy Northwest: The Story of a Branch Line Railroad |date=1976 |publisher=Indiana University Press |isbn=0253336368 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Donovan L. Hofsommer, "The Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway" |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/eqw10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823210657/https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/eqw10 |archive-date=August 23, 2018 |access-date=April 21, 2013 |publisher=tshaonline.org}}</ref> |
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From 1915 until January 4, 1959, the Katy, in a joint venture with the [[St. Louis – San Francisco Railway]] (popularly known as the ''Frisco''), operated the ''[[Texas Special]]'' from St. Louis to Dallas, Ft. Worth, and San Antonio. It sported rail cars with names including ''[[Sam Houston]]'', ''[[Stephen F. Austin]]'', ''[[David Crockett]]'', and ''[[James Bowie]]'' after prominent men of the state. |
From 1915 until January 4, 1959, the Katy, in a joint venture with the [[St. Louis – San Francisco Railway]] (popularly known as the ''Frisco''), operated the ''[[Texas Special]]'' from St. Louis to Dallas, Ft. Worth, and San Antonio. It sported rail cars with names including ''[[Sam Houston]]'', ''[[Stephen F. Austin]]'', ''[[David Crockett]]'', and ''[[James Bowie]]'' after prominent men of the state. |
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The city of Parsons was at the crossroads of the mainlines to [[St. Louis]], [[Kansas City]], and south to Oklahoma, so it was chosen as the first heavy repair shop site. In 1905 the shops were expanded with a new machine shop 860 by 153 feet in size, blacksmith shop, and storehouse. The primary freight car repair shops were located in [[Sedalia, Missouri]]. After extending the mainline into Texas, shops were established at the new center of the system in [[Denison, Texas]], however, these were downgraded when a new shop site was built at [[Waco]], Texas. The Waco Shops were established in 1910 in a section called Bellmead and renamed as the Warden Shops during World War II. Upon transitioning to diesel power, the Warden Shops were closed and diesel maintenance work was concentrated mainly at Parsons. |
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=== Merger and legacy === |
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[[File:Katy Switcher On Display In Parsons, KS.jpg|thumb|right|MKT #1006, a [[Baldwin DS-4-4-1000]], on display in [[Parsons, Kansas]]]] |
[[File:Katy Switcher On Display In Parsons, KS.jpg|thumb|right|MKT #1006, a [[Baldwin DS-4-4-1000]], on display in [[Parsons, Kansas]]]] |
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On August 12, 1988, the [[Missouri Pacific Railroad]] (MoPac) and its owner, [[Union Pacific Corporation]], purchased the Katy with approval from the [[Interstate Commerce Commission]]. The merging and restructuring of railroads during the 1980s had cost the Katy much overhead traffic, and it had been seeking a merger partner.{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} On December 1, 1989, the Katy was merged into the MoPac, which is now part of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] system. |
On August 12, 1988, the [[Missouri Pacific Railroad]] (MoPac) and its owner, [[Union Pacific Corporation]], purchased the Katy with approval from the [[Interstate Commerce Commission]]. The merging and restructuring of railroads during the 1980s had cost the Katy much overhead traffic, and it had been seeking a merger partner.{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} On December 1, 1989, the Katy was merged into the MoPac, which is now part of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] system. |
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In 1997, the segment linking [[Katy, Texas]], to downtown Houston was abandoned, and stripped of rails soon after. The section between Katy and Interstate 610 was purchased by the [[Texas Department of Transportation]] in 1998 for the expansion of [[Katy Freeway]]. The line that went into Houston was purchased by the city's Parks and Recreation Department. In 2009, it was adapted and paved as the Heights Bike Trail. |
In 1997, the segment linking [[Katy, Texas]], to downtown Houston was abandoned, and stripped of rails soon after. The section between Katy and Interstate 610 was purchased by the [[Texas Department of Transportation]] in 1998 for the expansion of [[Katy Freeway]]. The line that went into Houston was purchased by the city's Parks and Recreation Department. In 2009, it was adapted and paved as the Heights Bike Trail. |
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In [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]], the 8.1 |
In [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]], the {{convert|8.1|miles|km}} Katy trail follows an old corridor of the railroad between the northwest edge of [[downtown Tulsa]] and its suburb of [[Sand Springs, Oklahoma|Sand Springs]].<ref name="Tulsa">{{cite web|url=https://www.traillink.com/trail/katy-trail-(tulsa)/|title=KATY Trail (Tulsa)|publisher=Rails to Trails Conservancy (US)|access-date=October 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001220633/https://www.traillink.com/trail/katy-trail-(tulsa)/|archive-date=October 1, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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As part of a new heritage program, in July 2005, Union Pacific unveiled a new [[EMD SD70ACe]] locomotive, [[Union Pacific 1988]], painted in traditional MKT colors. |
As part of a new heritage program, in July 2005, Union Pacific unveiled a new [[EMD SD70ACe]] locomotive, [[Union Pacific Heritage Fleet#Heritage paint schemes|Union Pacific 1988]], painted in traditional MKT colors. |
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[[File:Katy Limited.JPG|thumb|The'' Katy Limited'' ''circa'' 1910]] |
[[File:Katy Limited.JPG|thumb|The'' Katy Limited'' ''circa'' 1910]] |
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===Passenger trains=== |
===Passenger trains=== |
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The Katy operated these passenger trains: |
The Katy operated these named passenger trains: |
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(On its main line routes, trains originated in St. Louis or in Kansas City, linking in Parsons, KS, split in [[Denison, Texas|Denison, TX]], with sections going via either through Dallas or Fort Worth, linking again in Waco, then heading south to either San Antonio or Houston.)<ref name="Missouri-Kansas-Texas Lines, Conden">{{cite journal |title=Missouri-Kansas-Texas Lines, Condensed Time-Tables, Tables 1, 2, 3, 4 |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=86 |issue=7 |date=December 1953}}</ref> |
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* Train numbers 1 and 2: The ''[[Texas Special]]'': |
* Train numbers 1 and 2: The ''[[Texas Special]]'': |
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** St. Louis, Missouri - San Antonio, Texas (March 4, 1917 – 1959) jointly with the [[St. Louis-San Francisco Railway]]), then |
** St. Louis, Missouri - San Antonio, Texas (March 4, 1917 – 1959) jointly with the [[St. Louis-San Francisco Railway]]), then |
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** Kansas City-Dallas (July 27, 1964 to June 30, 1965) |
** Kansas City-Dallas (July 27, 1964 to June 30, 1965) |
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* Train numbers 3 and 4: ''[[Katy Limited]]'' |
* Train numbers 3 and 4: ''[[Katy Limited]]'' |
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** Kansas City-Dallas, with sections to Oklahoma City, Fort Worth and San Antonio<ref>{{cite journal |title=Missouri-Kansas-Texas Lines, Condensed Time-Tables, Tables 2, 4 |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=78 |issue=12 |date=May 1946}}</ref> |
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* Train numbers 5 and 6: ''[[Katy Flyer]]'' |
* Train numbers 5 and 6: ''[[Katy Flyer]]'' |
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** St. Louis and Kansas City originating trains, south to San Antonio<ref name="Missouri-Kansas-Texas Lines, Conden"/> |
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* Train numbers 7 and 8: ''[[Bluebonnet (passenger train)|Bluebonnet]]'' |
* Train numbers 7 and 8: ''[[Bluebonnet (passenger train)|Bluebonnet]]'' |
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** Kansas City to San Antonio via Dallas, and Kansas City to Houston via Fort Worth<ref name="Missouri-Kansas-Texas Lines, Conden"/> |
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* Train numbers 23 and 28: ''[[Sooner (train)|Sooner]]'' |
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** Kansas City - Oklahoma City<ref>{{cite journal |title=Missouri-Kansas-Texas Lines, Condensed Time-Tables, Table 12 |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=78 |issue=12 |date=May 1946}}</ref> |
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[[Image:Missouri Kansas Texas Katy Herald.png|thumb|right|175px|''Herald'']] |
[[Image:Missouri Kansas Texas Katy Herald.png|thumb|right|175px|''Herald'']] |
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===Paint schemes=== |
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*1870–1880s, early steam locomotives were dark maroon, with large oval medallion on the side and back of the [[Tender locomotive|tenders]], with a field of Chinese vermillion and the letters M. K. & T. R. W. inside the oval and on the side of the crew cab, a one-and-one-half-inch gold line on the outer edge, and the number of the engine in the center of field in gold, black shaded and split on the rear of the tender. All passenger engines were finished with gold lettering and striping.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Wood |first=Sylvan R. |title=Locomotives of the Katy: Missouri-Kansas-Texas Lines |date=January 1944 |journal=[[Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin]] |issue = 63|page=16A |orig-year=1875 |jstor=43519983 |oclc = 4635568}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Wood|first=Sylvan R.|title=Rails West (Photograph) |year=1960|publisher=Bonanza Books|author2=George B. Abdill|page=105A |orig-year=1875}}</ref> Rolling stock used colors common in those days, i.e. boxcar brown, caboose red, etc. |
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*1880s–1900s, Steam locomotive livery was simplified after [[Jay Gould]] gained control of the railroad. Gould instructed shop personnel to paint all engines black and place the railroad initials M. K. & T. in about 12 inch letters on the side of the [[Tender locomotive|tender]] tank bordered by half inch striping. The engine number was placed on side of the crew cab, side of the sand dome, coping of the tender and back of tender.<ref>{{cite book|last=George|first=Raymond|title=Katy Power (Photograph) |year=1986|publisher=M M Books|author2=Joe B. Collias and Raymond B. George Jr.|page=28 <!--or 25? -->}}</ref> Rolling stock used colors common in those days, i.e. boxcar brown, caboose red, etc. |
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*1900s–1923, Steam locomotive livery was simplified to overall shiny black, dark graphite smokebox, smokebox door and stack. The color of all lettering and numbers was changed to white. The road name, M. K. &. T. was moved to the side of the crew cab, along with the engine number. The engine number was painted on the side of the [[Tender locomotive|tenders]] in large numerals and on the rear in smaller numerals; the number remained on the sand dome.<ref>{{cite book|last=Wood|first=Sylvan R.|title=Rails West (Photograph)|year=1960|publisher=Bonanza Books|author2=George B. Abdill|page=100A <!--or 105? -->|orig-year=1905}}</ref> Rolling stock used colors common in those days, i.e. boxcar brown, caboose red, etc. |
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*1928–1947 Steam locomotives were shiny black with the MKT herald on their [[Tender locomotive|tenders]]. Rolling stock used colors common in those days, i.e. boxcar brown, caboose red, etc. |
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*1947–1957, Diesels were bright red with silver side panels and cream yellow on top of the nose hoods. Passenger cars were painted to match. Boxcars, cabooses, and other rolling stock were frequently painted Sloan Yellow (named for MKT President Matthew S. Sloan). |
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[[File:Wichita Falls Railroad Museum October 2015 01 (Missouri–Kansas–Texas EMD NW2 No. 1029).jpg|thumb|MKT [[EMD NW2]] No. 1029 at the [[Wichita Falls Railroad Museum]]]] |
[[File:Wichita Falls Railroad Museum October 2015 01 (Missouri–Kansas–Texas EMD NW2 No. 1029).jpg|thumb|MKT [[EMD NW2]] No. 1029 at the [[Wichita Falls Railroad Museum]]]] |
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*1957–1965, Diesels were painted an inferior red (known as Deramus red) which quickly oxidized with yellow road numbers. The Deramus era herald was an elongated version of the original style but changed to read simply "Katy" in red letters on a gold background. The text and herald were outlined in black. |
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*1965–1971, The Katy returned to a bright red paint (known as Barriger red), perhaps deeper than that used 1947-1957. They also returned to the original shaped herald but still read "Katy". |
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*1971–1988, Diesel locomotives, cabooses, and other rolling stock were painted green with yellow stripes, lettering and numbering. The first Katy locomotive painted into this scheme was [[EMD GP7|GP7]] #123. |
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In its final years, the Katy acquired several locomotives second-hand which, due to its impending acquisition by Union Pacific, were not painted into the standard green and yellow scheme. MKT acquired 18 [[EMD GP40|GP40]]s from [[Conrail]] in late 1983 that were numbered 231-248.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.missouri-central.railfan.net/photo7.html |title=MKT Photo Gallery, Picture 1 |publisher=Missouri-central.railfan.net |accessdate=October 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070729135012/http://www.missouri-central.railfan.net/photo7.html |archive-date=29 July 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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A set of nine [[EMD GP39-2|GP39-2]]s were acquired from Kennecott Copper Corporation in late 1984. Ex KCC #779-783, 785, and 787-789 were renumbered MKT #380-388.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.locophotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=50126 |title=Photo Details |publisher=LocoPhotos.com |accessdate=October 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185603/http://www.locophotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=50126 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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In 1985, three additional [[EMD GP38|GP38]]s were purchased from Conrail that were numbered 322-324 and finally, 19 [[EMD GP38AC|GP38AC]]s were purchased from Illinois Central Gulf and numbered 325-343.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/mkt/mkt329abp.jpg |title=MKT Train |publisher=Fallen Flag Railroad Photos |accessdate=2014-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080806021103/http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/mkt/mkt329abp.jpg |archive-date=6 August 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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The changes in MKT's red paint were most likely due to problems with fading in the intense Texas sun. This may also have been the reason to change to green in 1970. |
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==Company officers== |
==Company officers== |
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Presidents of the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad: |
Presidents of the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad: |
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*[[Judge Levi Parsons]], prior to 1878 |
*[[Judge Levi Parsons]], prior to 1878 |
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*[[Jay Gould]], 1880 |
*[[Jay Gould]], 1880 |
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*[[George J. Gould]], |
*[[George J. Gould]], 1886–1887 |
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* [[Henry C. Rouse]], |
* [[Henry C. Rouse]], –1904 |
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*[[Frederick N. Finney]], |
*[[Frederick N. Finney]], 1904–1906 |
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*[[Adrian H. Joline]] |
*[[Adrian H. Joline]] 1906– |
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*[[Charles E. Schaff]], |
*[[Charles E. Schaff]], 1912–1926 |
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*[[Charles N. Whitehead]], 1926 |
*[[Charles N. Whitehead]], 1926 |
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*[[Columbus Haile]], |
*[[Columbus Haile]], 1927–1930<ref name="Time 1930">{{cite magazine| url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,740607,00.html| magazine=Time| title=Personnel| date=October 20, 1930| access-date=October 25, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930094517/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,740607,00.html| archive-date=September 30, 2007| url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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*[[Michael Harrison Cahill|Michael H. Cahill]], |
*[[Michael Harrison Cahill|Michael H. Cahill]], 1930–1934 |
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*[[Matthew S. Sloan]], |
*[[Matthew S. Sloan]], 1934–1945 |
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*[[Donald V. Fraser]], |
*[[Donald V. Fraser]], 1945–1956 |
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*[[William N. Deramus III]], |
*[[William N. Deramus III]], 1957–1961 |
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*[[Charles T. Williams]], |
*[[Charles T. Williams]], 1961–1965 |
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*[[John W. Barriger III]], |
*[[John W. Barriger III]], 1965–1970 |
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*[[Reginald N. Whitman]], |
*[[Reginald N. Whitman]], 1970–1975<ref name="Railway Age 169 1 News">{{cite journal| journal=Railway Age| date=July 13, 1970| volume=169| issue=1| page=12| title=Whitman takes over as Katy president }}</ref> |
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*[[Harold L. Gastler]], 1975-1988 |
*[[Harold L. Gastler]], 1975-1988 |
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* [[Adair, Oklahoma#Dalton Gang Train Robbery|Dalton Gang Train Robbery]] |
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* ''[[She Caught the Katy]]'' |
* ''[[She Caught the Katy]]'' |
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*[[Katy Trail State Park]] |
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=== Bibliography === |
=== Bibliography === |
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*Katy Railroad Historical Society, ''[http://www.katyrailroad.org/faq.htm M-K-T / Katy Frequently Asked Questions]''. Retrieved February 22, 2005. |
*Katy Railroad Historical Society, ''[http://www.katyrailroad.org/faq.htm M-K-T / Katy Frequently Asked Questions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070614113852/http://www.katyrailroad.org/faq.htm |date=June 14, 2007 }}''. Retrieved February 22, 2005. |
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*Museum of the American Railroad, ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20110811054113/http://ageofsteam.org/dallashistory.html A Brief History of Railroads in Dallas]''. Retrieved January 20, 2008. |
*Museum of the American Railroad, ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20110811054113/http://ageofsteam.org/dallashistory.html A Brief History of Railroads in Dallas]''. Retrieved January 20, 2008. |
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*Katy Railroad Historical Society, ''[http://www.katyrailroad.org/pass.htm Katy Railroad Passenger Service]''. Retrieved January 20, 2008. |
*Katy Railroad Historical Society, ''[http://www.katyrailroad.org/pass.htm Katy Railroad Passenger Service] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100913010028/http://www.katyrailroad.org/pass.htm |date=September 13, 2010 }}''. Retrieved January 20, 2008. |
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*{{cite book |title=A Report Upon the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway System |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XY8pAAAAYAAJ |last=Kendrick |first=John William |year=1917 |location=Chicago | |
*{{cite book |title=A Report Upon the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway System |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XY8pAAAAYAAJ |last=Kendrick |first=John William |year=1917 |location=Chicago |access-date=October 25, 2013}} |
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*"The Opening of the Great Southwest: A Brief History of the Origin and Development of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Better Known as The Katy" - Published: May 1970 by the M-K-T R.R. Co. |
*"The Opening of the Great Southwest: A Brief History of the Origin and Development of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Better Known as The Katy" - Published: May 1970 by the M-K-T R.R. Co. |
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* {{cite book| title=Miss Katy in the Lone Star State| author=Goen, Steve Allen| year=2006}} |
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* {{cite book| title=The Katy Railroad and the Last Frontier| author=Masterson, V. V.| year=1952}} |
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* {{cite book| title=The Back Shop Illustrated, Volume 3: Southeast and Western Regions| author=Starr, Timothy| year=2024| publisher=Privately printed}} |
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==Further reading== |
==Further reading== |
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*[http://www.katyrailroad.org/ Katy Railroad Historical Society] |
*[http://www.katyrailroad.org/ Katy Railroad Historical Society] |
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*[http://texashistory.unt.edu/permalink/meta-pth-2440 Map of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway], published 1877, hosted by the Portal to Texas History |
*[http://texashistory.unt.edu/permalink/meta-pth-2440 Map of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway], published 1877, hosted by the Portal to Texas History |
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*[http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/mkt/katy.html FallenFlags.org's Katy page] with links to hundreds of photos of MKT locomotives and a humorous story about a Conrail locomotive leased by the Katy. |
*[http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/mkt/katy.html FallenFlags.org's Katy page] with links to hundreds of photos of MKT locomotives and a humorous story about a Conrail locomotive leased by the Katy. |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150408050702/http://www.texasrrmuseum.org/roster/1205.html Texas Special car restoration] at the Houston Railroad Museum. |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150408050702/http://www.texasrrmuseum.org/roster/1205.html Texas Special car restoration] at the Houston Railroad Museum. |
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*[https://archive.today/20130113020902/http://tacnet.missouri.org/history/railroads/dfpp_mkt.html Construction and Mergers that Formed M-K-T] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121024013411/http://www.library.okstate.edu/okmaps/ Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory] |
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*[https://s3.glo.texas.gov/glo/history/archives/map-store/#item/93981 MKT (Missouri Kansas Texas) Katy Railroad Time Tables], published in 1946, hosted by [[Texas General Land Office]] |
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Latest revision as of 17:52, 26 March 2024
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 Katy system as of 1918; many of the outlying lines left the system in the 1923 reorganization | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Dallas, Texas |
| Reporting mark | MKT |
| Locale | Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas |
| Dates of operation | 1870–1988 |
| Successor | Union Pacific Railroad |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad (reporting mark MKT) was a Class I railroad company in the United States, with its last headquarters in Dallas, Texas. Established in 1865 under the name Union Pacific Railroad (UP), Southern Branch, it came to serve an extensive rail network in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri. In 1988, it merged with the Missouri Pacific Railroad; today, it is part of UP.
In the 1890s, the MKT was commonly referred to as "the K-T", because for a time it was the Kansas–Texas division of the Missouri Pacific Railroad and "KT" was its abbreviation in timetables as well as its stock exchange symbol. This soon evolved into the nickname "the Katy".[1]
The Katy was the first railroad to enter Texas from the north. Eventually, the Katy's core system linked Parsons, Emporia, Fort Scott, Junction City, Olathe, and Kansas City, Kansas; Kansas City, Joplin, Columbia, McKittrick, Jefferson City, and St. Louis, Missouri; Tulsa, Wagoner;[2] and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Dallas, Fort Worth, Waco, Temple, Austin, San Antonio, Houston, and Galveston, Texas. An additional mainline between Fort Worth and Salina, Kansas, was added in the 1980s after the collapse of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad; this line was operated as the Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad (OKKT). Former Rock Island trackage rights acquired by the Katy also gave it access to Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska and Council Bluffs, Iowa.
At the end of 1970, MKT operated 2,623 miles (4,221 km) of road and 3,765 miles (6,059 km) of track.
History[edit]
Formation and construction[edit]
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway was incorporated in May 1870 in Junction City, Kansas. The company received government land grants to build a supply railroad connecting the frontier military posts of Fort Riley, Fort Gibson, and Fort Scott; and eventually Fort Worth, as well as establishing connections with other railroads that served Fort Leavenworth, Fort Wallace and Fort Smith — but its broader ambitions were to connect Chicago and New Orleans.[3] Upon its incorporation, the MK&T acquired the Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch (est. 1865) and its 182 miles (293 km) of track in Kansas.[4]
At the time of its incorporation, consolidations were also made with the Labette & Sedalia Railway Co. and the Neosho Valley & Holden Railway Co.; MK&T also acquired the Tebo and Neosho Railroad, the St. Louis & Santa Fe Railroad Co., and the Hannibal & Central Missouri Railroad Co. Combined with the UP Southern Branch, these small, newly built railroads formed the foundation on which the Katy built. In the late 1890s, a subsidiary once called the Missouri-Kansas-Eastern railroad was established to run from existing MKT rails approaching Kansas City into St Louis via the Missouri River basin.
Congress had passed acts promising land grants to the first railroad to reach the Kansas border via the Neosho Valley. The Katy portion of the former UP Southern Branch, which had begun building from Fort Riley just north of Junction City, Kansas, was in a heated competition for the prize. On June 6, 1870, Katy workers laid the first rails across the Kansas border, winning the race. Congress' promised land grants were never made, as the courts overturned the grants because the land was in Indian Territory and was the property of the Indian tribes.
The Katy continued its push southward, laying track through the territory and reaching Texas in 1872, acquiring other small railroads while extending its reach to Dallas in 1886, Waco in 1888, Houston in April 1893, and to San Antonio in 1901.
When the Katy railroad reached Houston, its joint ownership of the Galveston, Houston and Henderson Railroad gave it immediate access to the Port of Galveston and its ocean-going shipping on the Gulf of Mexico.
Operations[edit]
A Katy train was robbed by the Dalton Gang on July 14, 1892, at Adair, Oklahoma, in what was then Indian Territory.[5] The gang got away after a gun battle.[5]
In 1896, as a publicity stunt set up by William Crush, the Katy crashed two locomotives head-on, pulling loaded trains, at a site that came to be known thereafter as Crush, Texas. The collision occurred before more than 40,000 spectators, three of whom died (and several were injured) by debris from the exploding boilers. Ragtime composer and pianist Scott Joplin, who was performing in the area at the time, commemorated the event in his piano piece, "The Great Crush Collision March" (which he dedicated to the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway).[6]
| Year | Traffic |
|---|---|
| 1925 | 3317 |
| 1933 | 1827 |
| 1944 | 7256 |
| 1960 | 3980 |
| 1970 | 4999 |
Source: ICC annual reports
The Katy acquired the Beaver, Meade and Englewood Railroad in 1931.[8] This trackage, like the length between Altus and Forgan, was abandoned in January 1973.[9][10][11]
From 1915 until January 4, 1959, the Katy, in a joint venture with the St. Louis – San Francisco Railway (popularly known as the Frisco), operated the Texas Special from St. Louis to Dallas, Ft. Worth, and San Antonio. It sported rail cars with names including Sam Houston, Stephen F. Austin, David Crockett, and James Bowie after prominent men of the state.
The city of Parsons was at the crossroads of the mainlines to St. Louis, Kansas City, and south to Oklahoma, so it was chosen as the first heavy repair shop site. In 1905 the shops were expanded with a new machine shop 860 by 153 feet in size, blacksmith shop, and storehouse. The primary freight car repair shops were located in Sedalia, Missouri. After extending the mainline into Texas, shops were established at the new center of the system in Denison, Texas, however, these were downgraded when a new shop site was built at Waco, Texas. The Waco Shops were established in 1910 in a section called Bellmead and renamed as the Warden Shops during World War II. Upon transitioning to diesel power, the Warden Shops were closed and diesel maintenance work was concentrated mainly at Parsons.
Merger and legacy[edit]
On August 12, 1988, the Missouri Pacific Railroad (MoPac) and its owner, Union Pacific Corporation, purchased the Katy with approval from the Interstate Commerce Commission. The merging and restructuring of railroads during the 1980s had cost the Katy much overhead traffic, and it had been seeking a merger partner.[citation needed] On December 1, 1989, the Katy was merged into the MoPac, which is now part of the Union Pacific Railroad system.
In the "rails to trails" program, much of the Missouri track line has been adapted for use as the Katy Trail State Park, including a spur to Columbia, a Missouri State Park, which runs along the Missouri River for the major portion of its route. In downtown Dallas, a 3.5-mi-long section called the Katy Trail is being converted into a multiuse trail linking Southern Methodist University to the American Airlines Center.
In 1997, the segment linking Katy, Texas, to downtown Houston was abandoned, and stripped of rails soon after. The section between Katy and Interstate 610 was purchased by the Texas Department of Transportation in 1998 for the expansion of Katy Freeway. The line that went into Houston was purchased by the city's Parks and Recreation Department. In 2009, it was adapted and paved as the Heights Bike Trail.
In Tulsa, Oklahoma, the 8.1 miles (13.0 km) Katy trail follows an old corridor of the railroad between the northwest edge of downtown Tulsa and its suburb of Sand Springs.[12]
As part of a new heritage program, in July 2005, Union Pacific unveiled a new EMD SD70ACe locomotive, Union Pacific 1988, painted in traditional MKT colors.
Passenger trains[edit]
The Katy operated these named passenger trains: (On its main line routes, trains originated in St. Louis or in Kansas City, linking in Parsons, KS, split in Denison, TX, with sections going via either through Dallas or Fort Worth, linking again in Waco, then heading south to either San Antonio or Houston.)[13]
- Train numbers 1 and 2: The Texas Special:
- St. Louis, Missouri - San Antonio, Texas (March 4, 1917 – 1959) jointly with the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway), then
- Kansas City-San Antonio (1959-July 26, 1964), then
- Kansas City-Dallas (July 27, 1964 to June 30, 1965)
- Train numbers 3 and 4: Katy Limited
- Kansas City-Dallas, with sections to Oklahoma City, Fort Worth and San Antonio[14]
- Train numbers 5 and 6: Katy Flyer
- St. Louis and Kansas City originating trains, south to San Antonio[13]
- Train numbers 7 and 8: Bluebonnet
- Kansas City to San Antonio via Dallas, and Kansas City to Houston via Fort Worth[13]
- Train numbers 23 and 28: Sooner
- Kansas City - Oklahoma City[15]
Company officers[edit]
Presidents of the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad:
- Judge Levi Parsons, prior to 1878
- Jay Gould, 1880
- George J. Gould, 1886–1887
- Henry C. Rouse, –1904
- Frederick N. Finney, 1904–1906
- Adrian H. Joline 1906–
- Charles E. Schaff, 1912–1926
- Charles N. Whitehead, 1926
- Columbus Haile, 1927–1930[16]
- Michael H. Cahill, 1930–1934
- Matthew S. Sloan, 1934–1945
- Donald V. Fraser, 1945–1956
- William N. Deramus III, 1957–1961
- Charles T. Williams, 1961–1965
- John W. Barriger III, 1965–1970
- Reginald N. Whitman, 1970–1975[17]
- Harold L. Gastler, 1975-1988
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ John Jared Hawks (May 19, 2017). "Banquet features 'Legend of Hell's Bend'". Parsons Sun.
- ^ Oklahoma Historica Society
- ^ "MKT Railroad - The Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad". Sedalia Katy Depot. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
- ^ Union Pacific Railway was, for a period of several years in the late 19th century, the official name of the unrelated Union Pacific Railroad, which later acquired MKT as part of the Missouri Pacific Railroad.
- ^ a b "Historic Dalton Gang Robbery". LSER.net. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ Scott Joplin, "The Great Crush Collision March" sheet music (Temple, TX: John R. Fuller, 1896). See Bill Edwards, Rags and Pieces by Scott Joplin. Archived June 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ MKT of Texas is included, and BM&E in 1944 and later
- ^ "Faith in Oklahoma Reaps Rich Rewards," The Daily Oklahoman, March 7, 1931
- ^ "Brian Hart, "Joseph Alexander Kemp"". tshaonline.org. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
- ^ Hofsommer, Donovan L. (1976). Katy Northwest: The Story of a Branch Line Railroad. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0253336368.
- ^ "Donovan L. Hofsommer, "The Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway"". tshaonline.org. Archived from the original on August 23, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
- ^ "KATY Trail (Tulsa)". Rails to Trails Conservancy (US). Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Missouri-Kansas-Texas Lines, Condensed Time-Tables, Tables 1, 2, 3, 4". Official Guide of the Railways. 86 (7). National Railway Publication Company. December 1953.
- ^ "Missouri-Kansas-Texas Lines, Condensed Time-Tables, Tables 2, 4". Official Guide of the Railways. 78 (12). National Railway Publication Company. May 1946.
- ^ "Missouri-Kansas-Texas Lines, Condensed Time-Tables, Table 12". Official Guide of the Railways. 78 (12). National Railway Publication Company. May 1946.
- ^ "Personnel". Time. October 20, 1930. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
- ^ "Whitman takes over as Katy president". Railway Age. 169 (1): 12. July 13, 1970.
Bibliography[edit]
- Katy Railroad Historical Society, M-K-T / Katy Frequently Asked Questions Archived June 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 22, 2005.
- Museum of the American Railroad, A Brief History of Railroads in Dallas. Retrieved January 20, 2008.
- Katy Railroad Historical Society, Katy Railroad Passenger Service Archived September 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 20, 2008.
- Kendrick, John William (1917). A Report Upon the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway System. Chicago. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "The Opening of the Great Southwest: A Brief History of the Origin and Development of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Better Known as The Katy" - Published: May 1970 by the M-K-T R.R. Co.
- Goen, Steve Allen (2006). Miss Katy in the Lone Star State.
- Masterson, V. V. (1952). The Katy Railroad and the Last Frontier.
- Starr, Timothy (2024). The Back Shop Illustrated, Volume 3: Southeast and Western Regions. Privately printed.
Further reading[edit]
- Triplet, William S. (2000). Ferrell, Robert H. (ed.). A Youth in the Meuse-Argonne. Columbia, Mo.: University of Missouri Press. pp. 13, 265. ISBN 0-8262-1290-5. LCCN 00029921. OCLC 43707198.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad.
- Katy Railroad Historical Society
- Map of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway, published 1877, hosted by the Portal to Texas History
- The "M" in the MKT - A detailed history of the MKT in Missouri.
- MKT locomotive roster at edisaurus.com.
- FallenFlags.org's Katy page with links to hundreds of photos of MKT locomotives and a humorous story about a Conrail locomotive leased by the Katy.
- Texas Special car restoration at the Houston Railroad Museum.
- Construction and Mergers that Formed M-K-T
- Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory
- MKT (Missouri Kansas Texas) Katy Railroad Time Tables, published in 1946, hosted by Texas General Land Office
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- Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad
- Former Class I railroads in the United States
- Defunct Kansas railroads
- Defunct Missouri railroads
- Defunct Oklahoma railroads
- Defunct Texas railroads
- Rail lines receiving land grants
- Predecessors of the Union Pacific Railroad
- Railway companies established in 1870
- Railway companies disestablished in 1989