Hi: According to records that I have taken from the History of the Wabash RR - the old North Missouri opened its first section in 1859 - this ran from St. Louis to St. Charles. The second section of the road ran 148 miles from St. Charles to Hudson (now Macon). At Hudson it itersected the Hannibal and St. Joseph RR. Hope this is of some help. -- Jim Newport -------------- Original message -------------- From: AldDan@aol.com > > In a message dated 5/21/2007 1:31:00 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > bdoerr@msm.umr.edu writes: > > BUT the N.M., if that is meant ot refer to the North Missouri, is confusing; > the North Missouri ran Hannibal to St. Joseph. > > Any ideas? > > > > ______________________________ > > How 'bout this from: > _http://tacnet.missouri.org/history/encycmo/encycmorr.html#NM_ > (http://tacnet.missouri.org/history/encycmo/encycmorr.html#NM) > > The Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri was edited by Howard L. Conard > and published by the Southern History Company, of New York, Louisville, and > St. Louis, in 1901. The University of Missouri Library has made available the > entire contents of the 6 volume set on its website as part of the _Virtually > Missouri_ (http://www.virtuallymissouri.org/) project. The books are in a > section called _Missouri: Its History, Geology and Culture_ > (http://digital.library.umsystem.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=umlib;cc=umlib;tpl=ho > me.tpl) . > > > Dan McGuire > North Missouri Railroad > North Missouri Railroad. The North Missouri Railroad was incorporated March > 3, 1851, to build a railroad from St. Charles, Missouri to the Iowa state > line. The incorporators were residents of the counties on the line of the > proposed route. In 1852 the charter was amended to as to allow the road to be > extended to St. Louis and at a meeting of the stockholders held in St. Louis > June > 11, 1853, Frederick Schulenberg, Lewis Bissell, Gerald B. Allen, Thos. L. > Sturgeon, Francis Yosti, Charles D. Drake, Arnold Krekel, James T. Sweringen, > James S. Rollins, Calvin Case, and William G. Moore were chosen directors. John > O'Fallon was made president, E. C. Willis secretary and treasurer, and C. D. > Drake counselor. At the next election Colonel O'Fallon declined a > re-election, and Isaac H. Sturgeon was chosen in his stead. In 1855 the company > received from the State a loan of $1,000,000 in bonds for the purchase of iron > and > rolling stock for the line south of the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad, with > which it made connection, and it reached Warrenton in 1855, Mexico in 1858, > and Macon February 1, 1859. Under the charter ferriage across the Missouri > River at St. Charles was necessary, requiring unloading cars on one side and > reloading upon the other side. In 1864 the loaded cars were first ferried > across > the river and this method was maintained until the St. Charles bridge was > built. In 1865 first mortgage bonds were issued to the amount of $6,000,000 and > the northern branch and the main line to Kansas City were completed, and the > proposed bridge built. The name of the road was afterward changed to the St. > Louis, Kansas City & Northern, and subsequently it passed into the hands of > the "Wabash Railroad Company". (See Wabash Railroad). [Emphasis Added] > > > > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MO-STLOUIS-METRO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message