_GOVERNOR_JAMES_B._THOMPSON_(10570659983).jpg) Illinois Governor James R. Thompson dedicates one of CMNW's EMD GP38 diesel locomotives in 1988 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Reporting mark | CMNW |
| Locale | Illinois, Missouri |
| Dates of operation | 1987–1989 |
| Predecessor | Chessie System, Illinois Central Gulf |
| Successor | Gateway Western Railway, SPCSL Corporation |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The Chicago, Missouri and Western Railway (CM&W; reporting mark CMNW) was a Class II railroad that operated in the midwest of the United States between 1987 and 1989. Never financially stable, less than a year after it was created it was bankrupt and sold off its lines piecemeal to other railroads in 1989.
CM&W RR was also used as the logo for the train line on THE VIRGINIAN western series of NBC which ran from 1962 to 71