Kansas City and Olathe Railway
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The Kansas City and Olathe Railway was an 7.1 mile electric interurban rail line between Kansas City, Missouri and Olathe, Kansas that operated between 1903 and 1934.
It was also known as the Kansas City, Lawrence and Topeka Railroad Company (because it originally was supposed to go to those cities), the Hocker's Grove Line for developer Richard W. Hocker (it now is usually referred to as the Hocker Line and the Kansas City, Merriam and Shawnee Line (it was to stir development in Merriam, Kansas and Shawnee, Kansas).
