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Missouri Pacific Corporation - 1970's-80's dated Railway Stock Certificate

Inv# RS1130   Stock
State(s): Missouri
Years: 1970's-80's
Color: Green and Black

Railroad Stock. Train, oil derrick, pipeline & 2 male figures. American Bank Note Co. The Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP), often known as MoPac, was a major Class I railroad that played a significant role in the development of rail transportation west of the Mississippi River. It was established through a series of mergers and acquisitions, incorporating several railroads including:

  • St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway (SLIMS)
  • Texas and Pacific Railway (TP)
  • Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad (C&EI)
  • St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway (SLBM)
  • Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway (KO&G)
  • Midland Valley Railroad (MV)
  • San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad (SAU&G)
  • Gulf Coast Lines (GC)
  • International-Great Northern Railroad (IGN)
  • Kansas, Nebraska & Dakota Railroad
  • New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway (NOTM)
  • Missouri-Illinois Railroad (MI)
  • Central Branch Railway

The Missouri Pacific Railroad also had joint ventures such as the Alton and Southern Railroad (AS). In 1967, the Missouri Pacific Railroad operated 9,041 miles of road and 13,318 miles of track, excluding its subsidiaries like DK&S, NO&LC, T&P, C&EI, and Missouri-Illinois. On January 8, 1980, Union Pacific Corporation, the parent company of Union Pacific Railroad, announced its intention to acquire the Missouri Pacific Railroad. Despite facing delays due to legal challenges from competing railroads, the merger was eventually approved on September 13, 1982. The merger took effect on December 22, 1982, after the Supreme Court denied a trial to the Southern Pacific. However, the complete integration of Missouri Pacific into Union Pacific was not finalized until January 1, 1997, due to outstanding bonds.

A stock certificate is issued by businesses, usually companies. A stock is part of the permanent finance of a business. Normally, they are never repaid, and the investor can recover his/her money only by selling to another investor. Most stocks, or also called shares, earn dividends, at the business's discretion, depending on how well it has traded. A stockholder or shareholder is a part-owner of the business that issued the stock certificates.

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