MoPac History
The Missouri Pacific Historical Society, Inc. was organized as a not-for-profit corporation in 1980. It is chartered in the state of Missouri for the purpose of obtaining, preserving, and sharing information and material relating to the Missouri Pacific Railroad and its subsidiaries.
MoPac’s First 125 Years
The citizens had turned out en masse to take part in the ground-breaking celebration for the start of construction of the Pacific Railroad, the first railroad west of the Mississippi […]
Timeline – MP and Predecessors
03-03-1851 St. Louis & Iron Mountain Railroad approved by Missouri 06-04-1851 Groundbreaking for Pacific Railroad of Missouri (direct predecessor to the Missouri Pacific) 12-09-1852 First passenger train on Pacific Railroad […]
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF EVENTS IN THE HISTORY OF THEST. LOUIS, IRON MOUNTAIN AND SOUTHERN RAILWAY 1851 Mar. 3 Created by special act of Missouri Legislature 1853 Feb. 9 Cairo […]
The Muskogee Lines
The Midland-Valley family of Oklahoma lines included the Muskogee Roads and the Midland Valley Railroad Co. These were made up of several subsidiary and predecessor companies. These companies […]
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad linked Chicago to Evansville, Indiana, and served as a connecting line for passenger service on the “Dixie Route” from Chicago to the southeast and […]
Gulf Coast Lines
The Gulf Coast Lines included the following railroads: New Orleans, Texas & Mexico – see history below Beaumont, Sour Lake & Western – Beaumont to HB&T connection Houston, 83 miles. Incorporated August […]
Alton & Southern
The Alton & Southern Railroad was charted June 28, 1910 to operate a switching and terminal line in the East St. Louis area. All capital stock was owned by the […]
International-Great Northern
The International & Great Northern Railroad Company, a major component of the Missouri Pacific in Texas, was itself formed from the consolidation of two lines – the International Railroad Company […]
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