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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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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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