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Dates of operation | 1851 | –1872
Successor | St. Louis, Kansas City and Northern Railway |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Previous gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) |
Length | 353 miles (568 km) |
The North Missouri Railroad was a railway company that operated in the states of Missouri and Iowa in the mid-19th century. Incorporated in 1851, at its peak it owned or leased nearly 500 miles (800 km) of track. It was reorganized as the St. Louis, Kansas City and Northern Railway, a forerunner of the Wabash Railroad, in 1872.