Both communities became stations on the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (Katy Railroad) in 1882.
The only reminder of the Katy Railroad is now found in the local historical society's museum and of course the tracks, over which trains now speed through Parsons.
The Katy Railroad remained through Alexander until its abandonment in the late 1960s.
Katy Railroad Historical Society, Katy Frequently Asked Questions.
Dunlap was situated along the tracks of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, familiarly called the Katy Railroad.
When the Katy Railroad built its track northwest of town in 1902, the townspeople relocated to be nearer the Wann railroad station.
The railroad track was abandoned in the 1980s, following the demise of the Katy Railroad.
The Katy Railroad, purchased by the Union Pacific, opened new routes to San Marcos in 1989.
This took place at the Katy Railroad, formally known as the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, which he ran although he owned only a minority of the shares.
It was named in the late 1800s when the Katy Railroad arrived.