Mike Landis 184 pages hardcover
This new 184-page version includes hundreds of full-color images,
including 35 new ones not appearing in the original. You’ll also find 8
additional pages of content spread throughout. All about the Katy: Climb
aboard for an illustrated tour of one of the most scenic rail routes in
the Midwest! This hardcover book focuses on the Missouri-Kansas-Texas
‘Katy’ Railroad’s routes across Missouri (the Show-Me State) and
southeastern Kansas.
While the book features images of the railroad’s operations from the
1960s onward, the main focus is on the 1980s and the years leading up to
the Union Pacific merger of ‘88.
Enjoy more than 330 action-packed photographs of freight trains
winding through prairies and small towns, below towering bluffs, across
big rivers, and through the only tunnel on the MKT system! Insightful
‘Backtrack’ and ‘Sidetrack’ articles provide a look at historic points
of interest along the way. Interviews with former MKT employees,
detailed maps, and informative graphics help tell the story of this
often-forgotten corner of the Katy system.
