 Share of the Chicago, Saint Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Company, issued 13. December 1919 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Reporting mark | CMO, CSt.PM&O |
| Locale | United States from St. Paul, Minnesota, Elroy, Wisconsin; Sioux City, Iowa |
| Dates of operation | 1880–1972 |
| Predecessor | West Wisconsin Railway, St. Paul and Sioux City Railway |
| Successor | Chicago and North Western Railway, Union Pacific Railroad |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Length | 1,616 miles (2,601 km) |
The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway or Omaha Road (reporting mark CMO) was a railroad in the U.S. states of Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota. It was incorporated in 1880 as a consolidation of the Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railway and the North Wisconsin Railway.[1] The Chicago and North Western Railway (C&NW) gained control in 1882.[2] The C&NW leased the Omaha Road in 1957[3] and merged the company into itself in 1972.[4] Portions of the C. St. P. M. and O. are part of the Union Pacific Railroad network. This includes main lines from Wyeville, Wisconsin, to St. Paul, Minnesota, and St. Paul to Sioux City, Iowa.
- ^ Interstate Commerce Commission, Valuation Docket No. 549: Chicago, Saint Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Company, 1928
- ^ Mailer (2004), pp. 42, 45.
- ^ Lennon, J. Establishing Trails on Rights-of-Way. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of the Interior. p. 48.
- ^ Chicago & North Western Historical Society, Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis & Omaha - A Capsule History Archived September 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine