Paola vs. MKT "Long Track"

[tferk]

Can anyone give any more detail on MKT's track connections to the Frisco at Paola? I know MKT trains could enter through the "short way" or "short x-over" near the Paola depot, or continue up the "Long Track" which paralled the Frisco for some distance. I am unclear just how long of distance this was, and at what milepost the Long Track connected with the Frisco main. Also, was the Long Track always MKT property, or a remnant of double track?

Thanks,

Ted Ferkenhoff
Houston, TX

[Karl]

The PS (point of switch) of the MKT Long track was at MP C-41+30-1/2 poles. It was a CTC controlled switch.

The Long Track was MKT tackage and it was not a remnant of double track.