Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
GPTKB entity
Properties (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Railroad
|
| gptkbp:acquisition |
gptkb:Texas_Central_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Missouri_Pacific_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:collaboratedWith |
gptkb:Missouri_Pacific_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:famous_for |
gptkb:Katy_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1865
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Dallas,_Texas
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Served as a major freight route
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Acquisition of smaller railroads
Post-war decline in passenger service Expansion during the late 19th century Involvement_in_World_War_II_logistics Merger_with_Union_Pacific_in_1988 |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
|
| gptkbp:is_known_for |
Agricultural transport
|
| gptkbp:keyPeople |
gptkb:Robert_S._McElroy
gptkb:William_B._Ogden John W. McGowan |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
gptkb:Katy_Trail_State_Park
|
| gptkbp:operates |
Passenger services
Freight services |
| gptkbp:operational_status |
Defunct
|
| gptkbp:operations |
1988
|
| gptkbp:passenger_traffic |
Limited passenger services
|
| gptkbp:previousName |
Katy
|
| gptkbp:railwayLine |
gptkb:Diesel_locomotives
Electric locomotives Red and white Steam locomotives Documented in various historical texts Implemented safety measures Efforts to preserve history Collectible items available Thousands at peak operation Many grade crossings Several notable bridges Coal, grain, livestock Few tunnels in operation Part_of_the_development_of_the_American_West Katy_logo Numerous_stations_across_Texas_and_Kansas |
| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Midwestern_United_States
|
| gptkbp:route |
Over 1,000 miles
Texas_to_Kansas_City |
| gptkbp:service_area |
Texas,_Oklahoma,_Kansas
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:track |
Standard gauge
|
| gptkbp:training |
approximately 1,200 miles
|
| gptkbp:trainTypes |
Class I railroad
|