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1616:"The Opening of the Great Southwest: A Brief History of the Origin and Development of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Better Known as The Katy" - Published: May 1970 by the M-K-T R.R. Co.
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MKT (Missouri Kansas Texas) Katy Railroad Time Tables
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Katy Northwest: The Story of a Branch Line Railroad
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Kansas City-Dallas (July 27, 1964 to June 30, 1965)
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1715:Map of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
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109:Learn how and when to remove this message
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1409:from the original on October 1, 2019
1405:. Rails to Trails Conservancy (US).
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1558:Museum of the American Railroad,
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1584:Kendrick, John William (1917).
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1454:Official Guide of the Railways
1435:Official Guide of the Railways
1349:Hofsommer, Donovan L. (1976).
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1666:University of Missouri Press
1661:A Youth in the Meuse-Argonne
1654:Triplet, William S. (2000).
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1166:She Caught the Katy
1089:Reginald N. Whitman
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700:James Bowie
682:Sam Houston
568:Dalton Gang
476:Fort Gibson
388:San Antonio
328:Kansas City
320:Kansas City
225:Track gauge
3226:Categories
3120:TSTL&W
3085:SLIM&S
2745:CP&STL
2334:NC&STL
2104:CSPM&O
2064:CNO&TP
2029:CAR&NW
1413:October 1,
1362:0253336368
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1178:References
1115:incomplete
933:Bluebonnet
920:Katy Flyer
861:Katy Flyer
786:Katy Trail
562:Operations
496:Fort Smith
484:Fort Worth
480:Fort Scott
472:Fort Riley
372:Fort Worth
340:McKittrick
308:Fort Scott
285:timetables
99:April 2021
69:newspapers
3195:1930–1976
3190:1910–1929
3080:SLB&M
3075:SJ&GI
3065:SFP&P
3055:SB&NY
3050:SA&AP
2970:NYP&N
2965:NOT&M
2955:NJ&NY
2905:LS&MS
2895:LA&SL
2885:KCM&O
2860:HE&WT
2840:GH&SA
2835:GC&SF
2830:FW&RG
2805:EP&SW
2795:DNW&P
2775:DGH&M
2760:CR&NW
2755:CRI&G
2725:CM&PS
2655:BSL&W
2620:A&STL
2469:SD&AE
2389:NYO&W
2354:NO&NE
2349:NYS&W
2329:M&STL
2154:D&TSL
2144:DSS&A
2139:D&RGW
2134:DM&IR
1992:AT&SF
1604:cite book
1590:. Chicago
1387:April 21,
1334:April 16,
1005:Jay Gould
708:St. Louis
552:Galveston
396:Galveston
348:St. Louis
219:Technical
209:Successor
3183:Timeline
3170:Y&MV
3150:W&LE
3145:WJ&S
3140:VS&P
3115:T&OC
3105:T&FS
3100:T&BV
3070:S&IE
3060:SD&A
3045:PS&N
3040:P&SF
3000:PB&W
2985:OR&L
2925:M&NA
2915:MD&V
2900:LE&W
2865:H&TC
2855:G&SI
2850:GR&I
2845:GM&N
2825:FS&W
2820:FJ&G
2815:F&CC
2810:E&TH
2800:D&SL
2790:DM&N
2780:D&IR
2715:CL&N
2710:CI&W
2705:CI&S
2690:CH&D
2665:CA&C
2645:BR&P
2630:BC&A
2625:BA&P
2605:AB&C
2600:AB&A
2588:pre-1956
2549:TP&W
2539:T&NO
2514:SP&S
2439:QA&P
2429:RF&P
2419:P&WV
2399:P&LE
2314:MN&S
2274:LS&I
2269:L&NE
2249:L&HR
2239:KO&G
2214:GS&F
2204:GM&O
2194:GB&W
2184:FW&D
2164:EJ&E
2159:DW&P
2149:DT&I
2129:DL&W
2119:C&WC
2069:C&NW
2054:C&IM
2039:C&EI
2034:CB&Q
2009:B&AR
2004:A&WP
1987:AT&N
1972:AC&Y
1696:43707198
1688:00029921
1573:Archived
1548:Archived
1407:Archived
1381:Archived
1290:Archived
1220:Archived
1138:See also
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768:In the "
765:system.
607:Traffic
424:Nebraska
364:Oklahoma
352:Missouri
336:Columbia
289:the Katy
244: in
191:Oklahoma
187:Missouri
150:Overview
3212:italics
3125:U&D
3110:T&N
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3020:P&E
2930:M&O
2920:M&I
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2685:C&G
2680:C&E
2670:C&C
2660:C&A
2650:B&S
2635:B&G
2615:A&D
2544:T&P
2449:S&A
2444:RI/CRIP
2404:P&N
2369:N&W
2264:L&N
2259:L&M
2244:L&A
2199:G&F
2114:C&W
2094:C&S
2074:C&O
2024:B&O
2014:B&M
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792:to the
587:Ragtime
441:History
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392:Houston
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300:Parsons
239:⁄
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628:1944
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620:1933
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612:1925
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400:Texas
356:Tulsa
296:Texas
195:Texas
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2995:OWRN
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2770:CVRR
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2484:SLSF
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2174:ERIE
2079:CPME
1982:ASAB
1928:KCSM
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