Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch

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The Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch was a 19th-century rail line that later evolved into the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, helping open the American Midwest and Southwest to expanded transportation and commerce.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century American railroad ⓘ
railroad company ⓘ
activity freight transportation ⓘ
passenger transportation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs UP Southern Branch ⓘ
connectedTo other Midwestern railroads ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
helpedEnable interstate commerce in the central United States ⓘ
historicalEra 19th century ⓘ
historicalRole early component of the Missouri–Kansas–Texas system ⓘ
industry rail transport ⓘ
influenced economic development of Kansas ⓘ
economic development of Missouri ⓘ
economic development of Texas ⓘ
legacy foundation of the MKT (Katy) network ⓘ
operatedIn Kansas ⓘ
Missouri ⓘ
Texas ⓘ
partOf expansion of U.S. western rail network ⓘ
predecessorOf Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ⓘ
purpose opening frontier regions to commerce ⓘ
providing transportation infrastructure ⓘ
railGauge standard gauge ⓘ
regionServed American Midwest ⓘ
American Southwest ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
successor Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ⓘ
transportMode rail ⓘ

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Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad → predecessor → Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch ⓘ
Katy → predecessor → Union Pacific Railway Southern Branch ⓘ
linked to: Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch