St. Louis Southwestern Railway
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This article is about the historical Class I railroad commonly known as the Cotton Belt. For the commuter rail line in northern Texas, see Silver Line (Dallas Area Rapid Transit). For other uses, see Cotton Belt (disambiguation).
The St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company (reporting mark SSW), known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply "Cotton Belt", was a Class I railroad that operated between St. Louis, Missouri, and various points in the U.S. states of Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Texas from 1891 to 1980, when the system added the Rock Island's Golden State Route and operations in Kansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. The Cotton Belt operated as a Southern Pacific subsidiary from 1932 until 1992, when its operation was assumed by Southern Pacific Transportation Company.
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Headquarters | St. Louis |
Reporting mark | SSW |
Locale | Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas |
Dates of operation | 1891ā1992 |
Successor | Southern Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Railroad |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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