Components
It was founded in 1889 in a deal orchestrated by Jay Gould by:
- Missouri Pacific Railroad
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway
- Wabash Railroad
- Ohio and Mississippi Railroad
- Louisville and Nashville Railroad
- Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway
Its current owners are:
- BNSF Railway (1/7)
- Canadian National Railway (1/7) (Illinois Central Railroad until 1999)
- CSX Transportation (1/7)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (1/7)
- Union Pacific Railroad (3/7)
It also connects with the Kansas City Southern Railway; the Canadian Pacific Railway is the only Class I railroad that does not reach St. Louis.
Read more about this topic: Terminal Railroad Association Of St. Louis
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