Kansas City Southern opened new line 13.27 mi. long between Grandview, Mo., and Leeds, near Kansas City; shortest rail route from Kansas City to Gulf of Mexico at Port Arthur, Tex., and to Beaumont, and Orange, and Lake Charles, La.; three principal structures on line are reinforced-concrete viaducts over United States Highway No. 50 and Flying Field road, and steel viaduct on Mile 14; old and new alignments and profiles, showing improvement in grade over old line. (See also C. S. Line Completes Ownership to Gulf Ports. Ry. Age vol. 88, no. 16, Apr. 19, 1930 pp. 907-910, 6 figs)
New K. C. S. line completes ownership to Gulf ports
Eng. News-Rec
Engineering News-Record ; 104 , n 10 ; p 396-398
1930
3 pages
5 Figs.
Article (Journal)
English
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