Coal Bins - Katy Trail State Park - McKittrick, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 44.036 W 091° 26.665
15S E 635207 N 4288400
Both remnant and ruins are left here.
Waymark Code: WMRP6C
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 07/16/2016
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County of ruins: Montgomery County
Location of ruins: end of Sterline St & Katy Trail trailhead, milepost 101.8, McKittrick
"McKittrick is a former Katy railroad town, and the remains of the depot and coal sheds are still present in the trailhead area." ~ Missouri Department of Natural Resources
"The Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (MKT)
Begun in the 1870s, the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, also known as the Katy, ran through much of the Missouri River valley by the 1890s. With the Pacific Railroad running from St. St. Louis to Jefferson City by 1856 and the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad becoming the first cross-state railroad in 1859, the Katy was a relative late comer to the railroad game. However, it provided a vital link between the agriculture of central Missouri and the quickly developing American southwest. The Katy added to Missouri's prosperity, supporting towns along the corridor and causing several new towns, such Mokane and Tebbetts, to spring up almost overnight.
The Katy Ceases Operation
In the fall of 1986, the Katy experienced severe flooding that washed out several miles of track. Due to the cost of repair, the fact that railroad use was in decline, and the company was in financial trouble, the company decided to cease operations. On Oct. 4, 1986, trains 101 and 102 became the very last trains to use the corridor and the Katy ceased operations on its route from Sedalia to Machens." ~ Missouri Department of Natural Resources