Gateway Western Railway
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| Gateway Western Railway | |
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| Reporting marks | GWWR |
| Locale | Illinois, Kansas, Missouri |
| Dates of operation | 1990 – 2002 |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge) |
| Headquarters | |
The Gateway Western Railway (AAR reporting marks GWWR) was a Class II railroad that operated on former Chicago and Alton Railroad track between Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri. It also operated between Kansas City, Missouri, and Springfield, Illinois on the old Alton Railroad line that eventually was the Chicago, Missouri and Western Railway.
[edit] History
The Gateway Western Railway began operations in 1990 after purchasing the Kansas City to St. Louis right-of-way from the bankrupt Chicago, Missouri and Western Railway.
In 1997, the GWWR and its Illinois subsidiary Gateway Eastern Railway, were purchased by Kansas City Southern (KCS). The KCS operated the GWWR as a subsidiary until 2002 when it transferred its controlling interest to its own parent company and officially merged the GWWR into the KCS. The Gateway Eastern, however, remained a KCS subsidiary.
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[edit] References
- (February 2002), Flags fall in corporate shuffles, Trains Magazine, p. 17.
| Current (operating) Class II railroads of the United States (Class I railroad, Class III railroad) |
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ARR, BPRR, CSS, DME, EJE, FEC, IAIS, ICE, IHB, ISG, LIRR, MMA, MRL, PAL, PAR, PW, TMTC, TM, WE, WSOR |
| Former or fallen flag Class II railroads of the United States |
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BOCT, BLE, CC, CMNW, CRN, DMIR, GWWR, IMRL, MAA, MGA, MNS, OKKT, SI, WC |
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