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Chicago, Memphis and Gulf Railroad
The Chicago, Memphis and Gulf Railroad was incorporated in 1904 as the Dyersburg Northern Railroad. It opened from a junction with an Illinois Central Railroad branch line west of Dyersburg north to Tiptonville, Tennessee, in 1907. The name was changed in 1909, and in 1911 the line was extended to Hickman, Kentucky.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Chicago, Memphis and Gulf Railroad was incorporated in 1904 as the Dyersburg Northern Railroad. It opened from a junction with an Illinois Central Railroad branch line west of Dyersburg north to Tiptonville, Tennessee, in 1907. The name was changed in 1909, and in 1911 the line was extended to Hickman, Kentucky. The intention was to continue to the Metropolis Bridge over the Ohio River near Paducah, Kentucky, via Clinton, Kentucky, and Moscow, Kentucky, and so create a low-level trunk line from Memphis. The IC was still promoting the scheme in 1915.2
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