Given a sentence in English, provide an equivalent paraphrased translation in German that retains the same meaning both through the translation and the paraphrase.

Example input: The NBA season of 1975 -- 76 was the 30th season of the National Basketball Association .
Example output: Die Saison 1975 - 76 der National Basketball Association war die 30. Saison der NBA.
Example explanation: This is a correct and accurate translation from English to German because the translated paraphrase retains the main message that between the years 1975-1976, the 30th NBA season occurred.
Q: The company was then acquired the St. Louis and Cairo Railroad , the narrow gauge .
A:
Das Unternehmen war damals die St. Louis and Cairo Railroad, die Schmalspur übernahm.