Chicago, Missouri and Western Railway
The Chicago, Missouri and Western Railway (CM&W) (reporting mark CMNW) was a Class II railroad that operated in the midwest of the United States between 1987 and 1989. Never financially stable, less than a year after it was created it was bankrupt and sold off its lines piecemeal to other railroads in 1989.
Illinois Governor James R. Thompson dedicates one of CMNW's EMD GP38 diesel locomotives in 1988 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Reporting mark | CMNW |
| Locale | Illinois, Missouri |
| Dates of operation | 1987–1989 |
| Predecessor | Chessie System, Illinois Central Gulf |
| Successor | Gateway Western Railway, SPCSL Corporation |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
CM&W RR was also used as the logo for the train line on THE VIRGINIAN western series of NBC which ran from 1962 to 71
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