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<p>In 1879, the Leon, Mount Ayr & Southwestern Railroad (LMA&SW) would construct 58 miles of new railroad, extending from Leon, Iowa to Grant City, Missouri. This line was one of several branch lines constructed to serve agricultural industries in southern Iowa and northern Missouri. The railroad was controlled controlled by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) from at least 1880. In 1899, the CB&Q controlled Grant City & Southern Railroad (GC&S) constructed an additional 20 miles from Grant City to Albany Junction, near Darlington, Missouri. This route formed a loop between Leon and Albany Junction. Both railroads would be consolidated into the CB&Q in 1901. The CB&Q had acquired and constructed a large railroad network throughout the Midwest. This route served as a branch lines, serving small towns in the area. A portion of the line between Grant City and Mount Ayr would be abandoned in 1945. CB&Q merged with Northern Pacific Railway and Great Northern Railway to form Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) in 1970. The Mount Ayr to Leon segment of the route would be abandoned in 1977, followed by the Grant City to Albany Junction segment in 1981. Today, little remains of this line.</p>
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