The Missouri–Illinois Railroad was a railroad that operated in Missouri and Illinois. The railroad operated around of track on both sides of the Mississippi River, connected by a train ferry. It began operations in 1921, and was owned by the Missouri Pacific Railroad and operated as a subsidiary railroad until it was merged into the Missouri Pacific in 1978. In 1970 it reported 359 million net ton-miles of revenue freight and zero passengers on 333 miles of road operated (138 miles owned).

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Predecessors of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Defunct Illinois railroads Defunct Missouri railroads Former Class I railroads in the United States {{US-ClassI-rail-transport-stub