The Missouri Southern Railroad (Updated by Brisan Comstock March 2025)
I have once again received more information on this line thanks to the generous help of Brisan Comstock! If anyone has more information on some of our other articles, we are always accepting help towards making each post as accurate as possible! The Missouri Southern Railroad ran an approximately 53 mile line between Bunker, MO, and Leeper, MO, where it connected with the St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad . ( Right of way ) Image: A Missouri Southern Railroad engine and cars are stopped at the Ellington Depot. The Masonic Hall (left), Bales Brothers Store (middle) and Dr. Chilton's home (right) are visible behind the train. A man walks on a wood plank footbridge in the foreground . Missouri State Archives , copied from original held by N.J. Shocklette, 1907 The Missouri Southern had its beginnings on January 18, 1884, when five businessmen, two from Oil City, Pennsylvania and three from Ironton, Missouri, met in the small Missouri community of Colemanville in Carter ...