The Kansas City Suburban Belt Railroad was a
railway
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
located throughout the
suburban
A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...
Kansas City area. The railway was incorporated by
Arthur Stilwell
Arthur Edward Stilwell (October 21, 1859 – September 26, 1928) was the founder of the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad, predecessor to the Kansas City Southern Railway. He served as KCPG's president from 1897 to 1900. He was also t ...
and
Edward L. Martin in 1887, and began operation in 1890. In September 1900, it was placed under the receivership control of
Stuart R. Knott and
Edward F. Swinney with the aim of merging the railroad into the
Kansas City Southern Railway
The Kansas City Southern Railway Company is an American Class I railroad. Founded in 1887, it operates in 10 midwestern and southeastern U.S. states: Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and ...
system.
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Predecessors of the Kansas City Southern Railway
Defunct Missouri railroads
Defunct Kansas railroads
Railway companies established in 1887
Railway companies disestablished in 1902
American companies established in 1887
American companies disestablished in 1902
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