Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad

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The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, commonly known as the MKT or "the Katy," was a major American railroad that served the south-central United States, particularly linking Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.

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Generate an image of the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad (The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, commonly known as the MKT or "the Katy," was a major American railroad that served the south-central United States, particularly linking Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.)

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Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct railroad ⓘ
railroad company ⓘ
acquiredBy Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ
acquisitionDate 1988 ⓘ
beganOperations late 1860s ⓘ
category Rail transport in Kansas ⓘ
Rail transport in Missouri ⓘ
Rail transport in Oklahoma ⓘ
Rail transport in Texas ⓘ
completedLineToDallas 1886 ⓘ
completedLineToGalveston 1893 ⓘ
completedLineToHouston 1893 ⓘ
completedLineToSanAntonio 1887 ⓘ
corporateColor green ⓘ
yellow ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateFounded 1865 ⓘ
dateIncorporated 1865 ⓘ
endPoint Galveston, Texas ⓘ
linked to: Galveston

Houston, Texas ⓘ
linked to: Houston

San Antonio, Texas ⓘ
linked to: San Antonio
enteredIndianTerritory 1870 ⓘ
enteredTexas 1872 ⓘ
foundedBy Judge Levi Parsons ⓘ
gauge standard gauge ⓘ
headquartersLocation Dallas, Texas ⓘ
logoFeature red herald with white MKT letters ⓘ
mergedInto Missouri Pacific Railroad ⓘ
mergerDate 1988 ⓘ
namedAfter Kansas ⓘ
Missouri ⓘ
Texas ⓘ
notableTrain Katy Flyer ⓘ
Texas Special ⓘ
operatedAs Class I railroad ⓘ
operatedInIndianTerritory yes ⓘ
operatedPassengerService yes ⓘ
predecessor Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch ⓘ
primaryCommodity agricultural products ⓘ
livestock ⓘ
manufactured goods ⓘ
petroleum ⓘ
reportedMarks MKT ⓘ
servedRegion Kansas ⓘ
Missouri ⓘ
Oklahoma ⓘ
Texas ⓘ
south-central United States ⓘ
shortName Katy ⓘ
MKT ⓘ
startPoint Junction City, Kansas ⓘ
successor Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ
trackGauge 1,435 mm ⓘ

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Referenced by (40)

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Denison, Texas → hasRailHistory → Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ⓘ
subject linked to: Denison, Texas, United States
Grayson County, Texas → hasRailHistory → Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ⓘ
Katy Trail (Dallas) → namedAfter → Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ⓘ
subject linked to: Katy Trail
Taylor, Texas → hasTransportationHistory → Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ⓘ
subject linked to: Taylor, Texas, United States
Taylor, Texas → railroadFounded → Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ⓘ
subject linked to: Taylor, Texas, United States
Denison → railroadServedBy → Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ⓘ
Denison → railroadServedBy → Katy Railroad ⓘ
linked to: Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad
St. Louis–San Francisco Railway → predecessor → Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad ⓘ
linked to: Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad
Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch → predecessorOf → Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ⓘ
Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch → successor → Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ⓘ
MKT → standsFor → Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ⓘ
MKT → reportingMarkOf → Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ⓘ
MKT → abbreviationOf → Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ⓘ
Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad → predecessor → Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway ⓘ
subject linked to: MKT
linked to: Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad
Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad → notableRoute → Missouri–Texas main line ⓘ
subject linked to: MKT
linked to: Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad
Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad → notableRoute → Kansas–Texas main line ⓘ
subject linked to: MKT
linked to: Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad
Katy → fullName → Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ⓘ
Levi Parsons → employer → Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ⓘ
subject linked to: Judge Levi Parsons
Texas Special → operatedBy → Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ⓘ
Katy Flyer → operatedBy → Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ⓘ
Katy Flyer → namedAfter → Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad nickname "Katy" ⓘ
linked to: Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad
Boonville, Missouri → hasRailHistory → Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ⓘ
Union Station (Houston) → servedRailroad → Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ⓘ
subject linked to: Union Station
Katy Trail (Dallas) → namedAfter → Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ⓘ
Katy Trail (Dallas) → follows → former Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad corridor ⓘ
linked to: Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad
Parsons, Kansas → railroadServedBy → Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad ⓘ
linked to: Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad
Chanute, Kansas → railroadHistory → Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad ⓘ
linked to: Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad
Taylor, Texas → railroadServedBy → Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ⓘ
Weatherford → hasRailServiceHistory → Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ⓘ
Mokane, Missouri → namedAfter → Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ⓘ
Mokane, Missouri → hasHistoricalConnectionTo → Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ⓘ
Mokane, Missouri → hasHistoricRailroad → Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ⓘ
St. Louis–Dallas → historicalOperator → Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ⓘ
St. Louis–San Antonio → servedBy → Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ⓘ
Katy Trail State Park → follows → former Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad corridor ⓘ
linked to: Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad
Katy Trail State Park → isNamedAfter → Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ⓘ
Katy Trail State Park → nicknameOrigin → "Katy" nickname of Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ⓘ
linked to: Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad
Windsor, Missouri → isLocatedOn → former Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad corridor ⓘ
linked to: Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad
Wagoner, Oklahoma → servedBy → Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ⓘ
MKT Trail → namedAfter → Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ⓘ