Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad

E28754

defunct railroad railroad company

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.

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 → Houston, Texas → San Antonio, Texas →
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 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Denison, Texas → Grayson County, Texas →	hasRailHistory
Katy Trail (Dallas) →	namedAfter