who or what is 'Katy'?



Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad. All its boxcars had "KATY" stencilled on the side and that is how it became known in folklore and song.

Katy was supposedly quite serious about electrifying their Dallas-Houston line before they were bought out by Union Pacific.

Their plans were overlooked on this map.

http://www.trains.com/ctr/objects/images/railroad_electrification_1970s.gif

Best Hopes for non-oil transportation,

Alan