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<p>In 1857, the Marysville or Palmetto & Roseport Railroad (MoP&R) constructed a 14 mile railroad line, extending from the Missouri River at Elwood, Kansas to Troy, Kansas. The MoP&R would become part of the St. Joseph and Denver City Railroad (SJ&DC) in 1862. The SJ&DC constructed an additional 203 miles to Hastings, Nebraska in 1872. The same year, the St. Joseph Bridge Building Company (StJBBC) constructed an additional mile and a new bridge across the Missouri River to reach St. Joseph, Missouri. The SJ&DC was consolidated into the Kansas and Nebraska Railway Company of Kansas in 1876, which was consolidated into the St. Joseph & Western Railway in 1877. In 1885, the line would be split into two companies, with the St. Joseph & Maryville Railroad (StJ&M) operating the Kansas portion of the line, and the Grand Island & Maryville Railroad (GI&M) operating the Nebraska portion. The StJ&M, GI&M and StJBBC would be reorganized into the St. Joseph & Grand Island Railroad (StJ&GI) in 1885, which was reorganized St. Joseph & Grand Island Railway in 1897. The StJ&GI was operated by the Union Pacific Railway (UP), and this route became integral for the UP. The route provided a connection between the Transcontinental Mainline at Hastings and other UP lines eastern Kansas. Several upgrades were made to the line, including abandoning a portion east of Troy in 1917 in favor of trackage rights over the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway. The line remained largely unchanged until 1999, when the Elwood to Hiawatha segment was abandoned. Today, Union Pacific continues to operate the Hiawatha Subdivision between Hastings and Hiawatha, along with the Elwood Industrial Lead from St. Joseph to Elwood.<br></p>
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