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Interstate Commerce Commission, Valuation Reports, Volume 40

Cairo and Thebes Railroad

Location and General Description of Property

The railroad of the Cairo and Thebes Railroad Company, hereinafter called the Cairo and Thebes, is a branch line located entirely within the State of Illinois and extending from Thebes to Cairo, a distance of 24.314 miles, of which 2.541 miles is double track.

Introductory

The Cairo and Thebes is a corporation of Illinois, having its principal office at Cairo, Ill., and is controlled by the Missouri Pacific through ownership of its capital stock. The records do not indicate that this company controls any common-carrier corporation. The property was operated by the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway Company and its successor, the Missouri Pacific, from August, 1910, the date of its completion, to December 31, 1917. Since that date it has been operated by the United States Railroad Administration as a part of the Missouri Pacific.

Corporate History

The Cairo and Thebes was incorporated September 28, 1905, under general laws of Illinois, for the purpose of constructing and operating a railroad from a point at or near Cairo, Ill., thence northwesterly, to a point at or near Thebes, Ill. The date of organization was not determined.

Development of Fixed Physical Property

The owned road, 24.314 miles, was acquired by construction, with its own forces. It was completed in August, 1910.

Leased Railway Property

The entire property of the Cairo and Thebes is leased to the Missouri Pacific for a period of 99 years from August 4, 1910. The terms of the lease and the rental accrued for the seven months ended December 31, 1917, are given in the report on the Missouri Pacific.