Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad

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The Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad was a pioneering 19th-century rail line in Missouri, notable as one of the first railroads to cross the state and for carrying early Pony Express mail.

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Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad canonical 2

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instanceOf defunct railroad
railroad company
category 19th-century railroad in Missouri
chartered 1853
completed February 1859
connectedTo Mississippi River at Hannibal
Missouri River at St. Joseph
linked to: Missouri River
country United States
endPoint St. Joseph, Missouri
hasRouteThrough Brookfield, Missouri
Cameron, Missouri
Chillicothe, Missouri
Hannibal
Macon, Missouri
St. Joseph
headquartersLocation Missouri
historicalPeriod American Civil War era
linked to: American Civil War
historicalRole link between river steamboat traffic and overland mail
impact improved east–west transportation across Missouri
stimulated settlement in northern Missouri
inception 1850s
industry rail transport
locatedIn Missouri
mergedInto Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
notableFor being one of the first railroads to cross Missouri
carrying early Pony Express mail
opened 1859
operatedIn 19th century
partOf early Midwestern railroad network
early transcontinental mail route
railGauge standard gauge
regionServed northern Missouri
servedCity Hannibal, Missouri
St. Joseph, Missouri
servedState Missouri
significance first railroad to cross Missouri east–west
startPoint Hannibal, Missouri
status defunct
successor Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
trackDirection east–west
transported freight
passengers
usedBy Pony Express
usedFor express services
mail transport

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Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad formedFrom Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad
Cameron, Missouri servedByRailroadHistorically Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad