Name/Title
Missouri & Kansas Interurban Railway, Kansas City to Bonner Springs, Kansas File, c. 1914Entry/Object ID
AM2019.43.14Scope and Content
Interurban Railway to Bonner Springs, Kansas File, c. 1914. News articles concerning the Missouri & Kansas Interurban Railway between Kansas City and Bonner Springs, Kansas with stops in Overland Park, Olathe. Advertised as the Santa Fe Trail Route, following the trail and operated by Strang Gas-Electric Motor Cars. Photocopies
Included:
A = Newspaper Advertisement: " Santa Fe Trail Route, The Missouri & Kansas Interurban R'Y", undated.
B = "Opens New Trolley Line Interurban Service to Bonner Springs Began This Morning", & "Push Trolley Depot Site." Kansas City Star, July 20, 1914.
C = "Overland Park Honors Founder, Railroad Pioneer", Short biography on William H. Strang, town founder and founder of the interurban line in 1906. He designed and used a gas-powered self-propelled car on the line until overhead electric lines were available. Kansas City Star, May 27, 1976.
D = "OP celebrates '75 Strong", The Sun Newspapers, undated.
E = "First & Last Runs: Riders recall Strang", Memories of niece of Strang about the interurban. She was on the maiden voyage of the line. The Sun Newspapers, May 20. 1981. (2 pp.)
F = "The Interurban Opened up Suburbs" unidentified newspaper, undated.Lexicon
Search Terms
Interurban Railway, Interurban Railroad, Missouri & Kansas Interurban Railway, Overland Park, KansasRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Ed GentryPerson or Organization
William H. Strang