St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway
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Headquarters | St. Louis, Missouri |
Locale | United States |
Dates of operation | 1874–1917 |
Successor | Missouri Pacific Railroad |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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Website | slimrr |
The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway (St. L., I. M. & S.), commonly known as the Iron Mountain,[a] was an American railway company that operated from 1874 until 1917 when it was merged into the Missouri Pacific Railroad.
History
The Iron Mountain was initially established to deliver iron ore from Iron Mountain to St. Louis, Missouri. In 1883 the railway was acquired by Jay Gould, becoming part of a 9,547-mile (15,364 km) system. On May 12, 1917, the company was officially merged into the Missouri Pacific Railroad, which in turn was merged into the Union Pacific Railroad in 1982. It was robbed twice, once by the James-Younger Gang, on January 31, 1874, at Gad's Hill,[1] and once by the "One-Time Train Robbery Gang", on November 3, 1893, at Olyphant, Arkansas.[2]
Heritage railroad
A heritage railroad by the same name, based in Jackson, Missouri operates about 6 miles (9.7 km) of shortline in Cape Girardeau County.
Notes
- ^ The railway is famous for giving its name to the Iron Mountain Baby, and the railroad is reported to have paid for the child's education.
See also
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway 5
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway
- Dardanelle and Russellville Railroad
- Mississippian Railway
- Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad
References
- ^ Hipp, Joe Wreford (1996). Legacy of a Robbery on the Iron Mountain Railroad. Little Rock, Arkansas: Renegade Press. ISBN 9781884469091. OL 12153582M.
- ^ Mansker, Dennis (2022). "Albert Mansker: Last of the Arkansas Train Robbers". The Mansker Chronicles. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Corporate history at the Missouri Pacific Historical Society
- Texas Short Line. St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern Railway Company, 1878 at Cartography Associates
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway
- 1874 mergers and acquisitions
- 1917 mergers and acquisitions
- American companies established in 1874
- American companies disestablished in 1917
- Companies based in St. Louis
- Defunct Arkansas railroads
- Defunct Illinois railroads
- Defunct Louisiana railroads
- Defunct Kansas railroads
- Defunct Oklahoma railroads
- Defunct Tennessee railroads
- Former Class I railroads in the United States
- Heritage railroads in Missouri
- Railway companies established in 1874
- Railway companies disestablished in 1917
- Standard gauge railways in the United States
- Tourist attractions in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri