Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad by John F. Bjorklund

Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight trains meet at Katy, Texas, on October 31, 1976. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-01-02

Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight trains meet and exchange a locomotive at Katy, Texas, on October 31, 1976. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-01-03

Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train extra 190 west in Katy, Texas, on October 31, 1976. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-01-04

Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train extra 221 east in Katy, Texas, on October 31, 1976. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-01-08

Eastbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train on Burlington Northern Railroad track crossing Larimore Road near Spanish Lake, Missouri, on October 25, 1979. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-03-12

Eastbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train on Burlington Northern Railroad track at Spanish Lake, Missouri, on October 25, 1979. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-03-13

Eastbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train on Burlington Northern Railroad track crossing Missouri River in Bellefontaine, Missouri, on October 25, 1979. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-03-19

Eastbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train on Burlington Northern Railroad track at West Alton, Missouri, on October 25, 1979. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-03-20

Southbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train in Celeste, Texas, on November 28, 1980. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-04-03

Southbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train in Trenton, Texas, on November 28, 1980. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-04-05

Southbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train near Whitewright, Texas, on November 28, 1980. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-04-08

Eastbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train on Burlington Northern Railroad track crossing the Mississippi River in West Alton, Missouri, on May 8, 1980. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-04-19

Westbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train crossing Missouri River in Boonville, Missouri, on July 12, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-05-06

Southbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train in Greenville, Texas, on November 28, 1980. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-05-18

Caboose of a westbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train crossing the Kansas City Southern Railway in Eve, Missouri, on July 13, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-07-05

Conrail locomotives lead a westbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train across the Kansas City Southern Railway in Eve, Missouri, on July 13, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-07-10

John F. Bjorklund, right, with engineer in front of westbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train at Lindale, Missouri, on July 12, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-07-14

Eastbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train at Hepler, Kansas, on July 14, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-08-09

Eastbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train at Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway crossing in Walnut, Kansas, on July 14, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-08-11

Eastbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train near Parsons, Kansas, on July 14, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-08-14

Eastbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train in Parsons, Kansas, on July 14, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-08-15

Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad crossing signal in Walker, Missouri, on July 14, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-09-01

Eastbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train crossing the Kansas City Southern Railway at Eve, Missouri, on July 14, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-09-09

Southbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train at McAlester, Oklahoma, on July 15, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-10-03

Southbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train in McAlester, Oklahoma, on July 15, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-10-04

Southbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train near McAlester, Oklahoma, on July 15, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-10-08

Northbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train at Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad crossing in McAlester, Oklahoma, on July 15, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-11-03

Southbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train at Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad crossing in McAlester, Oklahoma, on July 15, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-11-18

Northbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train in Onapa, Oklahoma, on July 15, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-12-05

Northbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train crossing the Eufaula Reservoir in Eufaula, Oklahoma, on July 15, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-12-07

Northbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train in Eufaula, Oklahoma, on July 15, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-12-09

Northbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train at Eufaula, Oklahoma, on July 15, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-12-11

Northbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train in Crowder, Oklahoma, on July 15, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-12-14

Northbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train in McAlester, Oklahoma, on July 15, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-12-19

Caboose of a southbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train in Canadian, Oklahoma, on July 16, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-13-01

Southbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train in Canadian, Oklahoma, on July 16, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-13-02

Southbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train crossing the Eufaula Reservoir in Canadian, Oklahoma, on July 16, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-13-04

Southbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train at Checotah, Oklahoma, on July 16, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-13-08

Southbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train in Muskogee, Oklahoma, on July 16, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-13-11

Southbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train in McAlester, Oklahoma, on July 16, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-14-09

Southbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train in Crowder, Oklahoma, on July 16, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-14-10

Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad track in Canadian, Oklahoma, on July 16, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-14-21

Southbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train over Muddy Boggy Creek in Atoka, Oklahoma, on July 16, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-15-01

Southbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train in Stringtown, Oklahoma, on July 16, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-15-12

Southbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train in Chockie, Oklahoma, on July 16, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-15-14

Southbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train at Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad crossing in McAlester, Oklahoma, on July 16, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-15-16

Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad depot sign at Denison, Texas, on July 16, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-16-01

Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad depot at Denison, Texas, on July 16, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-16-02

Southbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train in Caddo, Oklahoma, on July 16, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-16-15

Southbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight trains meet in Caddo, Oklahoma, on July 16, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-16-16

Southbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train near Caddo, Oklahoma, on July 16, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-16-18

Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad and Burlington Northern Railroad crossing at Durant, Oklahoma, on December 28, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-17-07

Northbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train at Chetopa, Kansas, on July 17, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-17-12

Caboose of a southbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad coal train in Selma, Kansas, on October 15, 1988. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-18-14

Caboose of a westbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train near Porter, Oklahoma, on October 16, 1988. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-19-02

Westbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train across the Arkansas River in Muskogee, Oklahoma, on October 16, 1988. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-19-11

Southbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad coal train at Pryor, Oklahoma, on October 15, 1988. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-19-15

Southbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad coal train led by Union Pacific locomotives in McAlester, Oklahoma, on October 16, 1988. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-20-05

Southbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad coal train in Canadian, Oklahoma, on October 16, 1988. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-20-08

Southbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad coal train led by Union Pacific locomotives at the Eufaula Reservoir in Canadian, Oklahoma, on October 16, 1988. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-20-10

Southbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad coal train led by Union Pacific locomotives in Muskogee, Oklahoma, on October 16, 1988. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-20-14

Northbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train in Mazie, Oklahoma, on October 18, 1988. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-21-04

Northbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad freight train in Wagoner, Oklahoma, on October 18, 1988. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-21-05

Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad in Wagoner, Oklahoma, on October 18, 1988. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-21-06

Southbound Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad coal train led by Union Pacific locomotives at Kiamichi Railroad crossing in Durant, Oklahoma, on October 16, 1988. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-70-21-12