1965 MKT discontinued passenger service. Passenger equipment was stored at MKT Ray Yard in Denison waiting disposition. Mingled with the stills of the cars in storage are 8mm film clips of a portion of the last passenger trains the Katy operated. This was certainly a very sad time for Katy employees who had enjoyed working on passenger trains. Many of these employees ranked high enough on the seniority roster to bump back into freight service and not lose employment. Possibly, other Katy employees were effected dining car service, passenger agents, accounting as well as employees associated with locomotive service. Other Class 1 railroads would follow the Katy to finally end passenger service about 1969 1970. Lastly, images of the Katy passenger depot 1975.

00:01 8mm film clip, Texas Special, Waco, Texas 1964
00:08 Chair car, MKT Denison 1965
00:12 Baggage car, MKT Denison 1965
00:16 Railway Post Office car, (heavyweight) MKT Denison 1965
00:20 Brakeman boards chair car MKT 1964
00:22 Railway Post Office car, (lightweight fluted sides) MKT Denison 1965
00:23 Railway Post Office car, (heavyweight) MKT Denison 1965
00:30 8mm film clip, Texas Special, Waco, Texas 1964
00:36 8mm film clip, chair car "New Braufels" Texas Special, Waco, Texas 1964
00:38 MKT shops Denison 1965
00:46 MKT passenger depot, Denison 1975
00:50 MKT Train Dipatchers' office, passenger depot, Denison 1975
00:54 MKT passenger depot, Denison 1975

This clip is from an 8mm home movie collection.

More film of one of the last "Texas Special" trips can be found on this channel, here:
   • 1964 MKT "Texas Special," Waxahachie,...  
Film of one of the last trips of the "Katy Flyer" on this channel, here:
   • 1964 MKT "Katy Flyer," Train No. 6, L...  
Union Terminal Dallas, Texas clip of MKT passenger service 1975 on this channel, here:
   • 1957 Union Terminal Company, Dallas, ...  

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