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The Missouri-Illinois Railroad

Missouri Pacific’s Route through the Lead Belt and Little Egypt

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Paying for the book
The price of the book for MPHS members is $69 (plus $12 shipping) and $76 for nonmember (plus $12 shipping). If ordering more than one book, please add $2.00 for each additional book.

Using the MPHS Company Store for purchase

Our online listing - http://www.mopac.org/store/books-books-books/item/595-the-missouri-illinois-railroad - is the preferred method for ordering. It’s paperless, you have a receipt, it generates your mailing information and helps to maintain an inventory of sold books. We accept PayPal, credit cards through PayPal, personal checks and money orders. If paying with a check or money order be sure to send it to the Omaha address shown below. If you purchase three or more books, our shipping calculator will charge an amount greater than that shown above. If you pay with a credit card or use your PayPal account, we will refund the overage.

Bypassing the Company Store for payment

If you prefer to send a check or money order, send the payment to the address shown below. Also, send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. so we can indicate payment has been mailed with the address where you want the book mailed to so we can update our mailing list. If you have a PayPal account you can send payment to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. directly through PayPal, but be sure to indicate in the comments section that the payment is for the M-I book and include your full shipping address.

Address for checks or money orders (do not send cash):

Missouri Pacific Historical Society

17330 W. Center Road, Suite 110

Omaha, NE. 68130

Buying a book off eBay

If you prefer to use eBay, here is a link to the listing - https://www.ebay.com/itm/Missouri-Illinois-Railroad-Book-Mopac-MR-BT-Missouri-Pacific-Over-670-Photos/174430365296?hash=item289cdc2670:g:5dkAAOSw9lVfGc1G#

Questions

If you have any questions on payment or book information, please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or send a letter to the Omaha address above.

The book is hardbound with approximately 700 photographs and maps, over 76,000 words and 374 pages. Most photos are black & white but there will be 16 pages of color images. Chapters cover the history of the M-I and it’s predecessor railroads (Mississippi River & Bonne Terre, Illinois Southern, Centralia & Chester, and others).

Chapters include:
- Station and depots with photos of almost all of the depots and interlocking towers covered. Included is the 1914 ICC building valuations on the MR&BT and StFCRR and the 1927 buildings valuation on the M-I.
- Steam and diesel locomotives and gas-electrics.
- Rolling stock (passenger cars, freight cars, cabooses and non revenue cars) - passenger and freight service
- Wrecks and accidents
- Employees
- Customers served
- Railroad car ferries used to cross the Mississippi River (they had five from 1899 to 1961)
- Lanterns, locks and keys used by the M-I and predecessor roads

This is a fund raiser for the archives to support scanning costs, materials for storage, monthly rent, etc. We are all volunteers so no payment is going to the author - all of our time (archivist, board members, etc) are unpaid.

Here are a few photos from the book.