Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains/ICC valuations/Alton and Southern Railroad
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- CORPORATE HISTORY
The carrier was incorporated August 1, 1913, under the general laws of the State of Illinois, for the purpose of constructing and operating a railroad from a point on the east bank of the Mississippi River in St. Clair County, Ill., opposite St. Louis, Mo., around and through East St. Louis, Ill., to a point on the east bank of the Mississippi River, in Madison County, Ill. The carrier subsequently acquired the railroad property of three other railroad corporations [...]
| No. | Name | Incorporation | Succession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alton and Southern Railroad. | Under general laws of Illinois, Aug. 1, 1913. | |
| 2. | Alton & Southern Railroad Company. | Under general laws of Illinois, June 28, 1910. | Sold to 1, Oct. 1, 1913. |
| 3. | Denverside Connecting Railway Company. | Under general laws of Illinois, Nov. 23, 1910. | Sold to 1, Sept. 6, 1913. |
| 4. | Alton & Southern Railway. | Under general laws of Illinois, Nov. 1, 1911. | Sold to 1, Sept. 6, 1913. |
- DEVELOPMENT OF FIXED PHYSICAL PROPERTY
The owned mileage of the carrier, about 16.161 miles, was acquired partly by purchase and partly by construction. The property constructed by the carrier and by its predecessors, [...] and the manner in which the carrier acquired the property are indicated in the following table:
- Acquired by construction from—
- East bank of the Mississippi River in St. Clair County, Ill., in a northerly direction to 29th Street in East St. Louis, Ill., and from a point 2,000 feet north of Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company's track to a point 1,000 feet south of Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railroad Company's track, 1913 5.79
- A point 1,000 feet south of Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railroad Company's track northerly to a connection with that track, 1915 .19
- Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railroad Company's track northerly to a connection with Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis Railroad Company's track at Granite City, Ill., 1916-1917 5.61
- Acquired by purchase from—
- Denverside Connecting Railway Company, Sept. 6, 1913, constructed by that company, from 29th Street in a northeasterly direction to State Street, East St. Louis, Ill., 1912 2.80
- Alton & Southern Railway, constructed by that company, from State Street, East St. Louis, Ill., northerly to a point 2,000 feet north of Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company's track, 1913 .99
- Alton & Southern Railroad Company, purchased by this company from the Aluminum Ore Company, July 1, 1911; details of construction not obtained, from plant of the Aluminum Ore Company in East St. Louis, Ill., northerly to a connection with track of the St. Louis & Belleville Electric Railway Company at Louisiana Boulevard, East St. Louis, Ill. 1.00
- Total 16.38
- Difference between total recorded mileage and mileage inventoried as date of valuation .219
- Mileage inventoried as of date of valuation 16.161
- HISTORY OF CORPORATE FINANCING