Katy

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Katy is the popular nickname for the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, a historic American railway that served the central and southern United States.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Katy canonical 2
the Katy 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname
railroad
railway company
abbreviation MKT
alsoKnownAs K-T
connectedTo Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Missouri Pacific Railroad
St. Louis–San Francisco Railway
continent North America
country United States
fullName Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad
headquartersLocation Dallas, Texas
heritagePreservedAs rail trails on former right-of-way in several states
historicalSignificance one of the first railroads to enter Texas from the north
industry rail transport
logoFeature red shield with white MKT letters
mergedInto Union Pacific Railroad
mergerDate 1988
namedAfter states of Missouri, Kansas, and Texas
notablePassengerTrain Katy Flyer
Texas Special
operatedInRegion central United States
southern United States
operatedPassengerService yes
popularNickname The Katy
linked to: Katy Trail
predecessor Union Pacific Railway Southern Branch
railGauge standard gauge
reportingMark MKT
servedCity Dallas, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Houston, Texas
Kansas City, Missouri
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
San Antonio, Texas
St. Louis, Missouri
Tulsa, Oklahoma
servedState Arkansas
Illinois
Kansas
Louisiana
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas
status defunct
successor Union Pacific Railroad
trackType freight rail

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad nickname the Katy
subject linked to: MKT
linked to: Katy
MKT nicknameOf the Katy
linked to: Katy