Nostalgia & History > The Katy Restaurant

April 88
The Katy Restaurant was along the MKT (the railroad just in back of it) a short distance SE of Smithville,Tx.
I never had a chance to try the food and not sure if it was still open when I took this.
Looking at a 2019 Google photo, the building and boxcars were still there.

Gary

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Thanks for sharing.  I would suppose it was the former Katy Depot?

Victor A. Baird
http://www.erstwhilepublications.com

...2 over easy please, with hashbowns & wheat toast. OJ & coffee w/ low-cal creamer...

;^)

(breakfast of champio........ I mean brakemen)

I honestly don’t remember this along the right of way. Must be south of town along the highway.

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Drknow Wrote:
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> I honestly don’t remember this along the right
> of way. Must be south of town along the highway.

Just SE of town along the line to LaGrange.
Gary

wabash2800 Wrote:
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> Thanks for sharing.  I would suppose it was the
> former Katy Depot?
>
> Victor A. Baird
> http://www.erstwhilepublications.com

I'm not sure if the building was a station or not.
Whatever it was it was probably moved here.
The old long gone station in Smithville was a large one.
Gary

gcm Wrote:
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> Drknow Wrote:
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> > I honestly don’t remember this along the
> right
> > of way. Must be south of town along the
> highway.
>
> Just SE of town along the line to LaGrange.
> Gary
Sorry I was thinking the Lockhart sub.🤪 I just don’t remember it along the right of way. Is it east of hills farm xing? It’s been 10 years since I ran a train there.

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> Sorry I was thinking the Lockhart sub.🤪 I just
> don’t remember it along the right of way. Is it
> east of hills farm xing? It’s been 10 years
> since I ran a train there.

Here is the location.
Gary

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