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<p>In 1878, the St. Louis, Hannibal and Keokuk Railroad built a line extending from Gilmore, Missouri to Oakwood, Missouri. In 1886, the line would be reorganized as the St. Louis and Hannibal Railway. An additional 22 miles from Ralls Junction to Perry and from Oakwood to Hannibal were constructed in 1893 by the St. Louis, Hannibal and Kansas City Railroad, which was promptly merged into the St. Louis and Hannibal Railway. Because the railroad was in a remote area, business was difficult. The railroad was abandoned in 1943 and 1944, except for a small segment near Moscow Mills, Missouri; which would be sold to the St. Louis & Troy Railroad, and later abandoned in 1961. Today, little remains of this unique local railroad.<br></p>
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