The Central Midland Railway, a division of Progressive Rail Inc. of Lakeville, Minnesota, is a short line railroad in the state of Missouri,
operating under lease, of the former St. Louis Subdivision of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.
CMR operates the eastern-most 60 miles of the 298-mile Rock Island line which used to stretch from
St. Louis to Kansas City, Missouri. Today, CMR's operation of the line is performed under two separate leases from
the Union Pacific Railroad and the Ameren Corporation, respectively, from Overland, Missouri - a suburb of St. Louis, to a location
just west of Union, Missouri. CMR's first leased-segment is Union Pacific's "Lackland Subdivision" which extends from "Rock Island Junction"
near the intersection of Page Avenue and I-170 in Overland to a locationon the north-side of Creve Coeur Lake
in Maryland Heights, Missouri, known as "Vigus." The second leased-segment
is owned by Ameren and extends from Vigus to Pleasant Hill, Missouri, with active service terminating just west of Union.

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