Pacific Railroad (Missouri)

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Pacific Railroad (Missouri) was one of the earliest major railroads in Missouri, playing a key role in developing rail transport from St. Louis westward in the mid-19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct railroad ⓘ
railroad company ⓘ
category 19th-century railroad in Missouri ⓘ
predecessor of Missouri Pacific Railroad ⓘ
charteredBy State of Missouri ⓘ
connectedCity Jefferson City, Missouri ⓘ
St. Louis, Missouri ⓘ
constructionStart early 1850s ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
extendedTo Pacific, Missouri ⓘ
extendedToDate mid-1850s ⓘ
fate reorganized as part of the Missouri Pacific Railroad ⓘ
financialStatus encountered financial difficulties during construction ⓘ
hasRouteThrough Cole County, Missouri ⓘ
Franklin County, Missouri ⓘ
St. Louis County, Missouri ⓘ
headquartersLocation St. Louis, Missouri ⓘ
historicalEra mid-19th century ⓘ
impact facilitated westward expansion from St. Louis ⓘ
stimulated economic development along its route ⓘ
inception 1849 ⓘ
industry rail transport ⓘ
influenced development of towns along its line in Missouri ⓘ
urban growth of St. Louis, Missouri ⓘ
infrastructureType steam railroad ⓘ
legislativeAct charter of 1849 ⓘ
notableFor being among the first state-supported railroads west of the Mississippi River ⓘ
openedSegment St. Louis to Cheltenham, Missouri ⓘ
openedSegmentDate 1852 ⓘ
partOf early trans-Mississippi rail network ⓘ
primaryCargo freight ⓘ
passengers ⓘ
purpose to build a railroad westward from St. Louis across Missouri ⓘ
received state aid from Missouri ⓘ
regionServed central Missouri ⓘ
eastern Missouri ⓘ
role key role in developing rail transport from St. Louis westward ⓘ
one of the earliest major railroads in Missouri ⓘ
significantEvent first construction of a major railroad westward from St. Louis ⓘ
startPoint St. Louis, Missouri ⓘ
state Missouri ⓘ
successor Missouri Pacific Railroad ⓘ
terminus Jefferson City, Missouri ⓘ
Pacific, Missouri ⓘ
trackGauge standard gauge ⓘ
transportMode rail ⓘ

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St. Louis–San Francisco Railway → predecessor → Pacific Railroad (Missouri) ⓘ
Pacific Railroad → alsoKnownAs → Pacific Railroad of Missouri ⓘ
linked to: Pacific Railroad (Missouri)