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Yes, they were following railroads west of the Mississippi:

In Iowa, the Omaha - Chicago.

In Missouri,

the Sedalia - Jefferson City - St. Louis,

an unfinished section starting from St. Louis going northwestward up to the River Missouri.

the Rolla St. Louis.

In Arkansas, the Little Rock- Memphis (unfinished).

In Louisiana,

the Port Hudson - Clinton,

the Brashear City - New Orleans

the Monroe - Vicksburg

an unfinished section starting from Bayou Sara going northward,

an unfinished section starting from Baton Rouge going westward.

In Texas,

the Houston - Galveston,

three unfinished sections going from Houston respectively northwestward, southward and eastward.

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