St. Louis Southwestern Railway

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St. Louis Southwestern Railway, commonly known as the Cotton Belt, was a regional U.S. railroad that primarily served the south-central states and later became part of the Southern Pacific system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railroad
railway company
regional railroad
abbreviation SSW NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Cotton Belt NERFINISHED
Cotton Belt Route NERFINISHED
becamePartOf Southern Pacific Transportation Company NERFINISHED
colorScheme red and gray (under Southern Pacific)
country United States of America
surface form: United States
gauge standard gauge
headquartersLocation St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED
Tyler, Texas NERFINISHED
industry rail transport
notableNicknameOrigin named for hauling cotton from the South
operated freight trains
passenger trains
operatedInRegion south-central United States
operatedInState Arkansas NERFINISHED
Illinois NERFINISHED
Kansas NERFINISHED
Louisiana NERFINISHED
Missouri NERFINISHED
Oklahoma NERFINISHED
Tennessee NERFINISHED
Texas NERFINISHED
operatedRailLines main lines between St. Louis and Texas GENERATED
operatingStatus defunct
parentCompany Southern Pacific Transportation Company NERFINISHED
partOf Southern Pacific system NERFINISHED
primaryTraffic agricultural products
cotton
general freight
railroadClass Class I railroad
reportingMark SSW NERFINISHED
servedCommoditySector agriculture
bulk freight
manufactured goods
servedRegion Gulf Coast NERFINISHED
Mississippi Valley NERFINISHED
Southwest
successor Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED
trackGauge 1,435 mm
transportMode rail
usedMotivePower diesel locomotives
steam locomotives

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SP owned St. Louis Southwestern Railway
subject surface form: Southern Pacific Railroad