Concrete is pouring for the first phase of a rail-trail project along the railbed of the abandoned Missouri-Kansas-Texas railroad.

The celebration recognized the first phase of the MKT Railroad bridge rehabilitation, which cost about $900,000 with a combination of city revenue, federal block-grant funds and private donations.

The Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad Co. started operations in 1865 shortly after the Civil War and reached Waco during the 1880s, according to wacohistory.org. The MKT served an extensive rail ...

Denison was born of the railroad. The city was founded in 1872, when the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad laid tracks just south of the Red River. In 1911, the Katy Depot was built.

City leaders hope their community’s location between Springfield and Kansas City, and it’s access to transportation options, ...

The late 1800s railbed was the route of the Missouri, Kansas, Texas Railroad, meandering through the rolling farm fields, dense forests, deep valleys, flood plains and wetlands of Missouri.

Back before streaming films on Netflix, before TV or radio or records or movies — in fact, before any electronic entertainment — folks took pleasure in the simple things in life. Like watching two ...

The decision, STB says, “facilitates continued competitive options for shippers moving grain through Kansas City to the Gulf Coast ports. “ In 1988, the STB’s predecessor agency, the Interstate ...

The state park was built on the former path of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas (MKT) railroad which runs 240 miles long. It spans nearly the full width of Missouri and is the nation's longest continuous ...

Officially known as the Missouri-Kansas-Texas (MKT) railroad, it was commonly referred to as the Kansas-Texas line and abbreviated as “The KT.” ...

Built on the former corridor of the Missouri-Kansas Texas Railroad, the trail features 26 trailheads between Clinton and Machens, in addition to four fully-restore railroad depots.