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<p>In 1870, the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company (MKT) constructed a 183 mile railroad line, connecting Junction City, Kansas with Chetopa, Kansas. The MKT continued to expand into Oklahoma, Texas and Missouri during the 1870s and 1880s, eventually becoming a relatively large system in the southern Great Plains States. The line connected to Parsons, which would become one of the major junction points for the railroad. The route to Junction City served as a branch line, connecting an important military installment at Fort Riley with the rest of the system. The MKT continued to expand during the 1870s and 1880s, building a sizable system in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas. In 1923, the MKT reorganized as the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. As this was a branch line, the railroad was abandoned from Junction City to Humboldt in 1957. In 1969, additional trackage was abandoned between Chanute and Humboldt. An additional segment between Parsons and Chanute would be abandoned in 1987. In 1988, the MKT was merged into Union Pacific Railroad. Today, Union Pacific continues to operate the Parsons to Chetopa segment as a part of the Cherokee Subdivision.<br></p>
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