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 of America
surface form: 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 Midwestern United States
surface form: 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
this entity surface form: Union Pacific Railway Southern Branch