KATY FLYER YEARLY INDEX 1999 1998 1997 1996 Front Page Membership Info Spring Meet Katy Flyer Back Issues Route Maps WWW Katy Links KRHS Calendar KRHS Officers Genealogy Research M-K-T Diesels M-K-T Steam M-K-T Rolling Stock Passenger Cars SITE MENU Katy Flyer Index Page ** 1997 Major Articles Only ** A full index with employee updates, photograph, drawings, latest news, modelers info, etc.., is available from the KRHS, eMAIL for pricing. March 1997 Plan Completed For A New St. Louis Terminal, by Ray George: photos and text ..... about Rail Terminal in St. Louis, p 3 1870 M-K-T Frieght House Finds A New Home, by Lynn Johnston: photos and text ..... about plans for moving and restoring Katy freight house at Ft. Scott, KS, pp 6-9 Katy's Steel Plate Loading Flat Car Duo, by Jerry Pitts: photos and text ..... Modeler's Corner about M-K-T flat car dedicated for steel plating, pp 10-11 Part VII, Diesels of the M-K-T, by John Merman: photos and text .....about Katy Diesel Doodlebugs and Budd RDC, pp12-14 June 1997 Denison's Diamond Jubilee, by Jerry Pitts: photos and text .....about Sept. 1947 celebration of the Katy's 1872 arrival in Denison, Tx, pp 3-12 Katy Depot Update, Temple, Texas: photos and text ..... plans for M-K-T depot at Sedalia, MO, p 13 Taylor, TX History Recalled, by Jerry Pitts: photos and text .....about history of building through Taylor TX and the Katy Depot,p 14 September 1997 Former Katy Railroad Diesel Shop Damaged, by Vic Stillwell: photos and text ..... reprint of article on fire at diesel shops from Parsons Sun on July 8, 1997, p 4-5 Company To Bring In Own Investigator: by Vic Stillwell: text ..... reprint of article on fire at diesel shops from Parsons Sun on July 9, 1997, p 5 Additional Info On Shop Fire, by Norman Arnold: photos and text ..... account of fire by KRHS member and Parsons fireman, Norman Almond, p 6 the Katy Flea(ced) Them, by Jerry Pitts: drawing and text ..... reprint of humorous article from Nov 1947 M-K-T Employee Magazine, p 7 City Will Move, Utilize Katy's Historic Depot, by J.C. Gresham: photos and text ..... about plans for moving and restoring Katy Depot at Temple, TX, pp 8-9 Part VIII, Diesels of the M-K-T, by John Merman: photos and text .....about Katy Denison Tie Plant's narrow gauge engines, pp10-11 50 Years Ago, New Katy Service Innovations, by Jerry Pitts: drawings and text ..... about innovations brought to rail travel by the Katy Railroad, pp 12-13 December 1997 Part IX, Diesels of the M-K-T, by John Merman: photos and text ..... about M-K-T built diesel road slugs, pp 4-6 Historic M-K-T Trackage Removed From Service, from Gulf Coast Railroading: photos and text ..... about dismantling of ex Katy track from Houston to Katy, TX, p 7 Engineer Shielded Son But Both Die, by J.C. Gresham: photos and text ..... accounts of train wreck on M-K-T near Elgin, TX, pp 8-9 Wichita Falls, Texas-The Truth Is Out There!, by Geoff Richards: drawing and text ..... accounts of railfan trip to Wichita Falls, TX, pp 10-11 50 Years Ago - Moment In Time: Katy Elevator Sold, by Jerry Pitts:photo and text about history and sale of Katy owned grain elevator complex in Kansas City, KS, p 14 BACK ISSUES CAN BE ORDERED BY PRINTING OUT THE ORDER FORM ON THE KATY FLYER BACK ISSUES PAGE AND MAILING TO KRHS, 1364 Timothyridge Drive, St. Charles, MO 63304   Mail to: K.R.H.S. Top of Page KatyRailroad.org This site is courtesy of the Katy Railroad Historical Society