- I&M Rail Link
Infobox SG rail
railroad_name = I&M Rail Link
logo_filename = Logo of the I and M Rail Link.png
logo_size = 250
marks = IMRL
locale =Illinois ,Iowa ,Minnesota ,Missouri andWisconsin
start_year = 1997
end_year = 2002
successor_line =Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad
old_gauge =
hq_city =The I&M Rail Link reporting mark|IMRL was arailroad operating in the north central portion of theUnited States . The company commenced operations onApril 5 ,1997 , acquiring lines from theCanadian Pacific Railway and fromSoo Line . [cite press release| url=http://www.stb.dot.gov/newsrels.nsf/71c35e25bd34f1f68525653300425877/2086c51670839d828525652900679d99?OpenDocument| title=Surface Transportation Board Allows I&M Rail Link to Acquire Soo Line's Kansas City-Chicago Mainline & Soo's "Corn Lines" Located in 5 Midwestern States| publisher=United States Surface Transportation Board| date=1997-04-03 | accessdate=2008-03-27| ]On
July 31 2002 , the IMRL's operations were taken over by theIowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad .History
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External links
* [http://www.railfan.ca/marks/IMRL.html IMRL photo gallery]
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