ONLY Depot - Boonville, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 58.505 W 092° 44.989
15S E 521671 N 4314040
Today the depot is a rest stop and bike repair point on the Katy trail State Park, a rails-to-trails- park
Waymark Code: WM15AJM
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 11/23/2021
Views: 1
County of location: Cooper County
Location of marker: 1st St. & High St. MKT Depot, Katy Trail, Boonville
Marker Text:
"CABOOSE #134"
A TRIBUTE TO THE KATY RAILROAD
Katy caboose and it's tracks were donated to the city of Boonville, Mo., on Feb. 9, 1991 by the Union Pacific RR and located on this spot by volunteers under the direction of Wayne Lammers.
It is dedicated to the men and women who served the :Missouri, Kansas and Texas RR" from Jan. 10, 1874 to Oct. 4, 1986 linking the Boonslick area with the Southwest.
In 1873, Franklin, Mo. became a crew change point and shops were constructed. The first Katy bridge at Boonville was dedicated on Jan. 10, 1874.
The depot, built in 1912, is the only remaining "Spanish-Style" structure on the MKT line.
The last Katy Flyer passenger trains, #5 & #6, were eliminated on May 1, 1958.
The last Katy freight train to pass through Boonville was Oct. 4, 1988.
The last day of Independent Katy Operation was on Aug. 11, 1988, when the Union Pacific RR took over the Katy line.
The Katy RR was a highway to our history, and a trailway to our future ............