Here is what is contained in the 1917 Corporate History:
OLD MONROE-MEXICO LINE
Authority for Construction
Pursuant to the general law of Missouri and to resolutions of the Board of
Directors of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company, adopted on
March 31, 1903, and May 11, 1903, respectively, the said company declared
its intention to locate and construct a branch line extending from a point
near Old Monroe, Missouri, northwesterly to a connection with the Chicago
and Alton Railroad at or near Mexico, Missouri. Resolutions filed with the
Secretary of Stat of Missouri, April 8, 1903, and May 23, 1903.
Termini and Description
Branch Line: From a connection with the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Railroad at Old Monroe, Missouri, thence northwesterly to a connection with
the Chicago & Alton Railroad at Francis, Missouri, a distance (first main)
of 63.27 miles, all in Missouri.
Construction
Construction commenced in the summer of 1903, and the line was completed in
August, 1904, and opened for traffic on September 1, 1904.
Operation
This line has been operated since the date of its completion by the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
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