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Minor correction: MKT shop was in Parsons KS, don't know about KCS.
The KATY RR Shop facility at Parsons, Kansas was more or less in the Center(?) of the KATY System[ Parsons (Ks) was named for Levi Parsons]... Main Building at one time was about a mile long; capable of building and rebuilding whatever the KATY needed...Building has been partially demolished, and resides on UPRR property, with other rail related tennants.
Then there was the WARDEN SHOPS located at the KATY's Bellemeade(?) Yard, at Waco,TX. A facility that could build and repair steam locomotives.
Here is a link to a FORUM Thread with links to videos and discussions of activities at the Warden Shops @
KATY also had some facilities in the former Company HQ at St. Louis,Mo. Missouri also has The KATY Trail over parts of its former ROW with a State facility in Sedalia, Mo...
You can call This a P.S. KCS RR-
The KCS RR in Pittsburg (no"h' on the end . It i(was) approximately halfway in its journey towards the Gulf. There a lot of history in SE Kansas; and even today Pittsburg is important as a major point of maintenance and supply [Railroad Back Shop? maybe?]
It came south as the Kansas City Pittsburg & Gulf RR . A local entrepreneur Franklin went to KC and spoke with Arthur Stillwell, and convinced Stiullwell by dint of land guarentees to build into Pittsburg. The Hotel on Broaway still bears the name of Stillwell. The draw to get the railroad was also local minerals. Lead, Zinc, and Coal ( Weir-Pittsburg Coal Seam). See @
The availability of coal drew not only the KSC, but also SLSF and AT&SF to come into Pittsburg. At one point there were about 28 [Lead & Zinc] smelters in Pittsburg. Not to mention about 110 miles of Interurbans that serviced the area and its coal camps. Pittsburg is also home of WATCO Corp, and its Operations.
