List of Union Pacific Lines
This article is a list of the former railroads that comprise the various lines and branches of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Operational
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Defunct
These lines are still used or owned by the Union Pacific, but the names have been dropped.
Missouri Pacific
The Missouri Pacific had many distinct lines through its existence. The line declared bankruptcy in 1933 and was under trusteeship until 1956,[1] re-emerging as Mo-Pac. Union Pacific acquired it in 1982 and phased out Missouri Pacific in 1997.
- Pacific Railroad - Beginning in 1851[2], it continued under that name until 1872 when it was reformed by new management, becoming the Missouri Pacific.
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway - 1874, acquired in 1883 by Jay Gould, and acquired by Mo-Pac in 1917.
- Texas and Pacific Railway - Operations commenced in 1871 and continued after Mo-Pac's acquisition of the line in 1928, until being merged with the latter in 1976.
- Muskogee Company bought the line in 1925 and was later bought by T&P in 1964.
- Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway - Created from the assets of the former Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway in 1919.
- Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka Railway -
- Midland Valley Railroad - Organized in 1903 for mining towns, obtained in 1964, bought by Mo-Pac and merged into T&P division in 1967.
- Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway - Established in 1919 from the ruins of the MO&G and bought in 1925, bought and merged in 1964.
- Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway - Layed out in 1910[3]
- Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway - Established in 1919 from the ruins of the MO&G and bought in 1925, bought and merged in 1964.
- Muskogee Company bought the line in 1925 and was later bought by T&P in 1964.
- Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad - Consolidated from three railroads in 1877, purchased by Frisco in 1902 until 1920, when it gained independence. Reformed during the great depression. The Missouri Central began a six year long acquisition of the rail in 1961. Mo-Pac continued using the name until merging operations in 1976.
- Chicago, Danville and Vincennes Railroad - Chartered in 1834, construction delayed until 1865 and later Consolidated in 1877.
- Evansville, Terre Haute and Chicago Railroad - 1877
- Evansville and Terre Haute Railroad - Chartered in 1853 and merged in 1877.
- Chicago and Indiana Coal Railway - Merged in 1894
- New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway Co (New)
- Gulf Coast Lines - Comprised of four railroads merged together in 1916. Mo-Pac bought it out in 1924 and merged it in 1956.
- St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway - Chartered in 1903, the SLBM, aka Brownie, was completed in 1907.
- Beaumont, Sour Lake and Western Railway - Beginning operations in 1903, only two years later, it was acquired by GCL.
- New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway (old)
- International-Great Northern Railroad - Created 1873 acquired in 1924[4]
- International Railroad
- Houston and Great Northern Railroad
- Houston and Brazos Valley Railway - 1924[5]
- San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad - 1925
- Sugar Land Railway - 1926[6]
- Asherton and Gulf Railway - 1926
- Rio Grande City Railway - 1926
- Asphalt Belt Railway - 1926
- San Antonio Southern - 1927
- Houston North Shore Railway - 1927
- Gulf Coast Lines - Comprised of four railroads merged together in 1916. Mo-Pac bought it out in 1924 and merged it in 1956.
Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
Chartered in 1859 as the Chicago and North Western Railroad, the company was part of a few mergers, but ultimately retained the same name one way or another until being merged with Union Pacific in 1995. The pre Union Pacific mergers are as follows:
- Galena and Chicago Union Railroad -Chartered in 1836, while delayed until 1848 for service. This line helped build Chicago,il and leased the CR&MR in 1862 and was later bought in 1865
- Winona and St. Peter Railroad-With operations starting in 1861, W&SP was the second railroad in Minnesota. The line was bought in 1867[7] and merged in 1900.[8]
- Sioux City and Pacific Railroad -Bought in 1880, Merged 1901. Organized to build a railroad to the Missouri river from Sioux City and owned by CR&MR.
- Chicago, Milwaukee and North Western Railway - In 1851, the railroad was chartered under the name, Illinois Parallel Railroad, being renamed as the CM&NW two years later. The Milwaukee and Chicago railroad merged with the C&M in 1863, becoming the Chicago & Milwaukee. In 1881, the Northwestern Union Railway, Milwaukee and Madison Railway, and Sheboygan and Western Railway merged with the C&M to form the CM&NW.[9] They were acquired in 1883.
- Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad -Established in 1869 and acquired in 1884.
- Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railway -1893
- Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway -Before even operating any rail, CSM&O bought the failed West Wisconsin Railway in 1878 and opened in 1880. Bought out in 1883, Parent bought out and merged in 1972.
- West Wisconsin Railway -Platted in 1871 and began construction in 1876, only to go bankrupt and be bought two years later.
Western Pacific Railroad
Western Pacific was created from parts of Southern Pacific in California in 1903. Union Pacific Corporation acquired Western in 1982.
- Alameda and San Joaquin Railroad -1895-1903
- Tidewater Southern Railway -1910-1987. Bought in 1917.
- Sacramento Northern Railway -1918, Combined in 1928, defunct 1983.
- Oakland, Antioch, and Eastern Railway later Oakland, Antioch and Eastern Railway -
- Northern Electric Railway -Bankrupt 1914
- Chico Electric Railway -1904-1905
- Central California Traction -1905. Jointly bought by WP, SP, And SF in 1928. Still currently owned by descendants, UP and BNSF
- Indian Valley Railroad - 1917-1938
- Deep Creek Railroad - 1917-1939
Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad
Originally started by Union Pacific in 1865 as a southern branchline, the Missouri-Kansas-Texas, commonly called KATY, gained independence later on in 1870, until being bought out by the Missouri Pacific Railroad in 1988.
Railroads Merged to form MKT
- Tebo & Neosho Railroad Co. -1860-1870
- St. Louis & Santa Fe Railroad Co
- Hannibal & Central Missouri Railroad
Acquired After Forming
- Wichita Falls Railway -Purchased in 1911
- Wichita Falls and Northwest Railway Texas -Purchased 1911
- Wichita Falls and Wellington -Purchased 1911
- Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway -1910, bought in 1923 and merged in 1969.[10]
- Beaver, Meade, and Englewood Railroad -1931 (abandoned 1973.)
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad -1847 as Rock Island and La Salle Railroad Company and Chicago and Rock Island in 1851.1980.
- Mississippi and Missouri Railroad -Chartered in 1853. Sold 1866
Southern Pacific Transportation Company
Southern Pacific began in 1865 as a land holding firm, later buying the Central Pacific Railroad in 1885.
- Texas and New Orleans Railroad - Merged in 1961
- Louisiana and Texas Railroad
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway (commonly known as the Cotton Belt) -1932
- El Paso and Southwestern Railroad: created 1888, bought 1924 and merged 1961.
- Dawson Railway 1905
- El Paso and Northeastern Railway 1897. Merged 1905
- Northwestern Pacific Railroad 1907-1998
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad 1988 parent company bought SP and made D&RGWR a subsidiary of SP
Chicago-Alton
The Chicago-Alton line began in 1847 and continued under that name until 1931, when B&O (Baltimore & Ohio) became the new owners.[11] It was then spun off into the Alton Railway in 1942[11] and lasted for five years before merging with the Gulf, Mobile, and Ohio Railroad in 1947.[12] 1972 was the year that the Illinois Central acquired the GM&O. Dwindling margins of income and internal struggles hurt the IC resulting in the sale of many former GM&O lines between 1984 and 1987. 1987 was the year the Chicago, Missouri and Western Railway bought the former Chicago & Alton line. Ownership only remained in their hands for two years before their financial trouble forced them to sell the whole company. Southern Pacific obtained it in 1989. Unfortunately, due to massive decline in profits and a failed merger with Santa Fe (which added to profit loss) Southern had to be put up for sale in 1996. Southern Pacific can trace its roots back to Central Pacific, one of the two companies that built the United States' transcontinental railroad. The other railroad constructing it was the Union Pacific (UP). After 127 years, the two railroads were finally one. Southern was acquired by none other than Union Pacific, who still owns the line known today as the Union Pacific's Chicago-St. Louis line.
See Also
References
- ↑ Railroad, Union Pacific. ". "UP: Chronological History."". Archived from the original on 2006-08-10. Retrieved 2022-04-04. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "About MoPac - Screaming Eagles". trainweb.org. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ↑ "TSHA | Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway Company of Texas". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ↑ Timber billons of the Pacific Northwest. [Chicago]: Burlington & Quincy railroad, Great northern railway, Northern Pacific railway. 1923. Search this book on
- ↑ "Stratigraphy of the Wichita group in part of the Brazos River Valley, north Texas". 1960.
- ↑ Gurji, Hunaid Adam; Ham, Angelito Andres (2021). "Postoperative Naloxone-Induced Pulmonary Edema". Consultant. doi:10.25270/con.2021.02.00010. ISSN 0010-7069.
- ↑ Hubbard, Lucius F. (1908). Minnesota in Three Centuries: 1655-1908 1870. Publishing Society of Minnesota. Search this book on
- ↑ Hasselstrom, Linda M. (1994). Roadside History of South Dakota. Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Publishing Company. pp. – via Archive.org. ISBN 0-87842-262-5. Search this book on
- ↑ Company., Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway (1925). Annual report of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company. The Company. OCLC 656713445. Search this book on
- ↑ "TSHA | Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Chicago, Alton and St. Louis Railroad". chicagology. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
- ↑ Kemp, Bill. "Diesel revolution came to Alton Railroad in 1936". pantagraph.com.
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