Gateway Western Railway
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Reporting marks	GWWR
Locale	Illinois, Kansas, Missouri
Years of operation	1990 – 2002
Track gauge	4 ft 8.5 in
Headquarters

The Gateway Western Railway (AAR reporting mark GWWR) was a Class II railroad that operated on former Chicago and Alton Railroad track between Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri.

History

The Gateway Western Railway began operations in 1990.

In 1997, the GWWR and its Illinois subsidiary Gateway Eastern Railway, were purchased by Kansas City Southern (KCS). The KCS operated the GWWR as a subsidiary until 2002 when it transferred its controlling interest to its own parent company and officially merged the GWWR into the KCS. The Gateway Eastern, however, remained a KCS subsidiary.

References

• (February 2002), Flags fall in corporate shuffles, Trains Magazine, p. 17.

Current (operating) Class II railroads of the United States

ARR, CSS, DME, EJE, FEC, ICE, IHB, PW

Former or fallen flag Class II railroads of the United States

BAR, BOCT, CIM, CRN, DWP, GBW, GSF, GWWR, IMRL, MGA, OKKT, RFP, SI, TM