Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Missouri–Kansas–Texas_Railroad
GPTKB entity
Statements (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:MKT
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:MKT
gptkb:the_Katy
gptkbp:category Defunct railroad
Railroads in Kansas
Railroads in Missouri
Railroads in Oklahoma
Railroads in Texas
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:Katy_Trail_State_Park_(former_right-of-way)
gptkbp:dissolved 1988
gptkbp:founded 1865
gptkbp:freightServiceEnded 1988
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Dallas,_Texas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad
gptkbp:logo red 'Katy' shield
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:notableEvent acquired by Union Pacific in 1988
gptkbp:notableFor first railroad to enter Texas from the north
gptkbp:notableRoute gptkb:Texas_Special
gptkb:Katy_Flyer
Bluebonnet
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Kansas
gptkb:Missouri
gptkb:Oklahoma
gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:originallyIncorporatedAs gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railway,_Southern_Branch
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:passengerServiceEnded 1965
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railway,_Southern_Branch
gptkbp:reportingMark gptkb:MKT
gptkbp:route Kansas to Texas
Missouri to Texas
Oklahoma to Texas
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:EMD_GP38-2
gptkb:Katy_Bridge
gptkb:John_W._Barriger_III
gptkb:Denison,_Texas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6