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<p>In 1871, the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway (MKT) constructed 54 miles of new railroad, extending from Parsons, Kansas to the Kansas/Missouri Border near Fort Scott, Kansas. At the same time, the Tebo and Neosho Railroad Company (T&N) constructed an additional 111 miles, connecting the MKT near Fort Scott with Sedalia, Missouri. The T&N would be acquired by the MKT the following year. 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. This line made up a portion of the principal mainline for the MKT, which extended from Machens (near St. Louis, Missouri) to Denison, Texas. In 1923, the MKT reorganized as the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. In 1988, the MKT was merged into Union Pacific Railroad (UP). By 1991, Union Pacific had decided to abandon this line, and the segment from Parsons to Fort Scott, and from Clinton to Sedalia would be abandoned. The Sedalia to Clinton segment would be acquired for trail use, and has since become part of the Katy Trail. In 1992, the remaining segment from Fort Scott to Clinton would be sold to the Missouri & North Arkansas Railroad (MNA). A segment between Fort Scott and a junction near the Kansas/Missouri Border would be abandoned in 1998. Today, MNA continues to operate the remaining segment of this line.<br></p>
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