Kansas Pacific Railway

The Kansas Pacific Railway (KP) was a historic railroad company. They operated in the western United States in the late 19th century. The railroad was consolidated with the Union Pacific in 1880. Its mainline is still an important part of the Union Pacific network today.William R. Petrowski, "The Kansas Pacific Railroad in the Southwest." Arizona and the West (1969): 129-146.

References

More reading
 Babbitt, James E. "From Albuquerque to Tucson in 1867: The Kansas Pacific Railway Survey Photographs of William A. Bell." Journal of Arizona History (1998): 289-306. in JSTOR
 Klein, Maury. Union Pacific: 1862-1893 (Vol. 1. 1987), passim.
 Petrowski, William R. The Kansas Pacific: a study in railroad promotion (Arno Press, 1981).
 Petrowski, William R. "The Kansas Pacific Railroad in the Southwest." Arizona and the West (1969): 129-146. in JSTOR
 Petrowski, William R. "Kansas City to Denver to Cheyenne: Pacific Railroad Construction Costs and Profits." Business History Review 48#2 (1974): 206-224. online

Primary sources
 Leland, Charles Godfrey. The Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division: or, Three thousand miles in a railway car (1867)  online

Other websites
University of Kansas: Kansas Pacific Railroad 
 Map: Native Americans and Kansas Pacific
UP Limon Subdivision: building of the Kansas Pacific <dead link>
Thomas Ewing Jr. and the origin of the Kansas Pacific
John H. McDowell Papers, 1853-1884 . McDowell was part owner of the Leavenworth, Pawnee and Western Railroad Company and this collection documents the business of the railroad while he was associated with it. .44 cubic feet (processed). Finding aid compiled by Susan Wheatley. Eastern Kentucky University Special Collections and Archives

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Category:American transport companies
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