Duncan,
Here is a much abreviated history.
*** MT. PLEASANT TO KEOKUK TO ST. LOUIS ***
Canton and Bloomfield RR Co.
Incorporated 1851.
No construction done
June 1860 sold to:
Mississippi and Missouri River Airline RR Co.
Incorporated Feb 1957.
Line built from Canton, MO. westerly 15 mi.
In 1861 line seized by US military authorities and rail removed and
never rebuilt.
In 1868-70 line graded from Canton to W. Quincy
In 1870 Co. consolidated with: Alexandria, Canton, LaGrange and West
Quincy RR Co.
Alexandria, Canton, LaGrange and West Quincy RR Co.
Incorporated Feb 1865.
No construction done.
In 1870 merged into Mississippi and Missouri River Airline RR Co.
to form:
Mississippi and Missouri River Airline RR Co.(consolidated)
formed 1870 by consolidation.
Grading continued, no rail laid.
In Jan 1971 merged with"
Mississipi Valley and Western RR co.
incorporated 1871.
no construction done.
Merged with above to form:
Mississipi Valley and Western RR co.(first consolidated)
Formed in 1871
Track laid from W. Quincy to Buena Vista,MO. trains run.
Jan 1973 merged with Clarksville and Western RR and
Mississippi Valley RR
Clarksville and Western RR
Incorporated 1870
no construction done.
1873 Merged with above.
Mississippi Valley RR
Incorporated 1871
No construction done.
1873 Merged with above to form:
Mississipi Valley and Western RR co.(Second consolidated)
Formed 1873
Track completed Hannibal to Buena Vista.
1875 sold by foreclosure and conveyed to:
St. Louis, Keokuk and North Western Railway Co.
Incorporated 1875
Track laid Hannibal to Dardenne(St. Peters)
Track laid Buena Vista to "Keokuk and Hamilton Bridge co."
Bought by Charles Perkins and in 1888 conveyed to:
St. Louis, Keokuk and North Western Railroad Co.
Iowa Northern Central RR co.
Incorporated 1866
No rail laid.
Oct. 1870 consolidated with:
Keokuk and Minnesota Railway co.
Incororated 1869
no construction completed.
Consolidated with Iowa Northern Central to form:
Keokuk, Iowa City and Minnesota RR co.
formed 1870
Grading only
sold by court order and in 1881 conveyed to:
Keokuk and North Western RR Co.
Incorporated 1876
Track laid Keokuk to Salem, Ia
1881 consolidated with:
Keokuk, Mt. Pleasant and Northern RR co.
Incorporated 1879
Track laid Mt. Pleasant to Salem, IA
1881 consolidated with above to form:
Keokuk and Northwestern(consolidated)
Formed 1881.
No additonal construction.
Sold by foreclosure then sold to Charles Perkins and conveyed 1889 to:
Mt. Pleasant and Keokuk RR Co.
incorporated 1889
No construction
Conveyed 1889 to:
St. Louis, Keokuk and North Western Railroad Co.
Keokuk Railway and Improvement Co.
Incorporated 1891
3.91 mi track laid in Keokuk
sold 1900 to
St. Louis, Keokuk and North Western Railroad Co.
St. Louis, Keokuk and North Western Railroad Co.
Incorporated 1887
Extention to St. Louis
1900 leased to CB&Q
1901 Deeded to CB&Q
*** KEOKUK TO BURLINGTON ***
Fort Madison, West Point, Keosauqua and Bloomfield RR Co.
Incorporated 1853
started grade Ft. Madison to Viele, IA
1857 name changed to:
Iowa Southern RR Co.
Formed 1857
1859 Consolidated with:
Iowa Southern Junction RR co.
Incorporated 1858
1859 Consolidated with above to form
Iowa Southern RR Co.(consolidated)
Formed 1858
Track laid Ft. Madison to Viele
Foreclosed and sold 1862 to:
Fort Madison and Keokuk Railroad and Transportation Co.
Incorporated 1862
no additional construction
1867 consolidated with:
Keokuk and St. Paul RR co.
Keokuk, Mt. Pleasant and Muscatine RR Co.
Incorporated 1855
track laid Keokuk to Viele
Foreclosed and sold 1867 to:
Keokuk and St. Paul RR co.
Keokuk and St Paul RR co.
Incorporated 1866
No construction
Consoliated 1867 with above to form:
Keokuk and St Paul RR co.(consolidated)
Formed 1867
Track laid Ft. Madison to Burlington
Leased 1900 to C.B.&Q.
Deed 1901 to C.B.&Q.
This takes about 35 pages in the book. Are you confused yet?
Ken Martin
Duncan Cameron wrote:
> Ken, although I've done some work on it, I'm still trying to piece together
> the corporate history of what became the K line. Mike Spoor mentions the
> number of name changes and buy-outs that produced it in his In Color #3
> book. If you had time to look into that, I'd appreciate it. However, I'll
> take help from any quarter and just having the title gives me a good place
> to check my facts.
> Duncan Cameron
>
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