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 Eng. News-Rec., vol. 104, no. 10, Mar. 6, 1930, pp. 396-398, 5 figs)
New K. C. S. line completes ownership to Gulf ports
Ry. Age
Railway Age ; 88 , n 16
1930
4 pages
6 Figs.
Article (Journal)
English
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