Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains/ICC valuations/St. Louis and Hannibal Railroad
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Location and general description of property.—The railroad of the St. Louis & Hannibal Railroad Company, hereinafter called the carrier, consists of 103.241 miles of single-track standard-gauge steam railroad, located in the State of Missouri. It comprises a main line extending from Hannibal to Gilmore, with a branch line extending from Ralls Junction to Perry. In addition it owns and uses 9.769 miles of yard tracks and sidings, making a total of 113.010 miles of all tracks.
- CORPORATE HISTORY
The carrier was incorporated December 7, 1917, under the general laws of the State of Missouri, as a reorganization of the St. Louis and Hannibal Railway Company whose property it acquired by deed dated December 31, 1917. [...]
| No. | Name | Incorporation | Succession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | St. Louis & Hannibal Railroad Company. | Under general laws of Missouri, Dec. 7, 1917, as a reorganization of 2. | |
| 2. | St. Louis and Hannibal Railway Company. | Under general laws of Missouri, Dec. 9, 1885, as a reorganization of 3. | Sold at foreclosure Dec. 31, 1917, to 1, a reorganized company. |
| 3. | St. Louis, Hannibal and Keokuk Railroad Company. | See 4. | Sold at foreclosure on Dec. 8, 1885, to John I. Blair, after receivership begun Feb. 7, 1884. Sold by Blair Feb. 10, 1886, to 2, a reorganized company. |
| 4. | St. Louis and Keokuk Railroad Company. | Under special act of legislature of Missouri, Feb. 16, 1857. | Name changed to 3 on June 13, 1872. |
| 5. | Pike County Short Line Railroad Company. | Under general laws of Missouri, May 31, 1871. | Merged in Nov., 1872, into 4. |
| 6. | St. Louis, Hannibal,[sic] and Kansas City Railway Company. | Under general laws of Missouri, Aug. 11, 1891. | Merged May 26, 1893, into 2. |
- DEVELOPMENT OF FIXED PHYSICAL PROPERTY
The owned mileage of the carrier, amounting to 103.241 miles, was acquired by it through reorganization from its predecessor, the St. Louis and Hannibal Railway Company. The company received title to the property on December 31, 1917, and began operating it on January 1, 1918. This mileage had been constructed by predecessor companies, as indicated in the following statement.
- Constructed by the St. Louis, Hannibal and Keokuk Railroad Company 82.0
- Oakwood to Prairieville, Mo., completed about July 1, 1878 41.0
- Prairieville to Gilmore, Mo., completed June 30, 1882 41.0
- Constructed by the St. Louis, Hannibal and Kansas City Railway Company 21.6
- Hannibal to Oakwood, Mo., completed May 26, 1893 2.8
- Ralls Junction to Perry, Mo., completed May 26, 1893 18.8
- Total recorded mileage 103.6
- Difference between total recorded mileage and mileage inventoried as of date of valuation .359
- Mileage inventoried as of date of valuation 103.241
- HISTORY OF CORPORATE FINANCING