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<p>In 1887, the Parsons & Pacific Railroad (P&P) constructed 31 miles of new railroad, extending between Parsons, Kansas and Coffeyville, Kansas. The following year, an additional five miles would be constructed to Dewey, Oklahoma. The railroad was acquired by the Kansas & Pacific Railroad in 1887, which was merged into the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway (MKT) in 1899. The MKT had acquired and constructed a sizable system in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas. In Between 1901 and 1904, the Missouri, Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad (MK&O) constructed an additional 349 miles between Dewey and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The MK&O was consolidated into the MKT in 1904. This route became one of the major mainlines for the MKT, connecting industries throughout Oklahoma and southern Kansas. Flooding damaged bridges along the route in 1973, and the entire route would be abandoned.<br></p>
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