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Meet Miss Katy

Submitted by Brent Hugh on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 7:52am

KSDK News is reporting a story about "Miss Katy"--Jane Kairuz of St. Louis, who was hired by the MKT Railroad during the 1960s and 70s to be spokeswoman for the Katy.  The Katy has now, of course, become the Katy Trail:

A few weeks ago, Heidi Glaus told us that Katy in Katy Trail stands for Missouri, Kansas, Texas railroad or MKT.  Soon after, a NewsChannel 5 viewer contacted Heidi and said her sister was Miss Katy. 

Heidi Glaus went out to meet Miss Katy in this weeks' Hey Heidi segment.

She wasn't a household name like Goldie Hawn or Jane Fonda, but in 1969 Jane Kairuz was pretty darn famous.

"Yes, in railroad circles," Kairuz says.

During the late 60's and early 70's she was better known as Miss Katy. . . . 

Soon after she signed her contract, Miss Katy was pulling into towns along the rails to take pictures and speak on the company's behalf.

"This is her Christmas card. She was on just about everything," Kairuz goes on to say.

Hmmm . . . maybe she would become the spokeswoman for the Katy Trail as well?

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