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Mike from New Berlin, WI on 10/8/2009 6:43:35 PM:
I finally got a chance to ride the Katy early in September. My lovely wife graciously agreed to support the ride. We had only 2.5 days so I had to really ride (which is what I like to do anyway) and was unable to spend a lot of time sightseeing. The first day we started at about 3PM in Clinton. Made it to Boonville shortly after dark (not recommended as it really is dark). Went to Hermann the second day and the last day was the easy day (other than up the hill to the Cafe Bella in Augusta) into St Charles. I had a great time and really enjoyed everyone I met along the way. Can't wait to do it again. Get excited just thinking about getting back on it.

The thing that surprised me the most was the amount of railroad equipment that was still there. I think that may be because the Katy is a lot more recent Rails-to-Trails project than those I have been on here in Wisconsin. I have always been fascinated by RR's. I would imagine there is much more to see when the foliage is gone. Has anyone documented the various equipment that has been left by the railroad?
 
Ray (webmaster) on 10/9/2009 5:44:41 AM:
For starters, here's a web page covering railroad history along the Katy Trail. This page mostly discusses depots and railroad cars along the trail, but doesn't get into the smaller things like signals and crossing signs. If anyone has documented the locations of other items, I'd be happy to add then to that web page.
 
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