Chartered January 16, 1916, by Midland Farms Co., which was owned by David Fasken of Toronto, Canada, this 65-mile railroad was completed from Midland to Seminole in 1918. Fasken had purchased the C Ranch in 1912 from the estate of Chicago meat packer Nelson Morris and used part of the land for the track right-of-way. He developed the railroad to ship cattle to markets and encourage settlement. The town of Fasken at its peak had a one-story depot, hotel, general store, two dwelling houses, schoolhouse, and stock pens. The standard-gauge line had one passenger coach, two flatcars, and a mail and express car, and it operated with an engine borrowed from Texas and Pacific Railway until 1920, when operations ceased. The railroad had trouble keeping on schedule because its equipment was old and constantly needed repairs, and the fireman and engineer shot coyotes en route to break the monotony. In 1920, the M.&N.W. went into receivership and was sold to the T.&P. after flash floods floated crossties away from the roadbed. After approval by the Texas Railroad Commission, the M.&N.W. was abandoned in 1923 because the line had no prospects of increasing tonnage, was not prudently located, and would have lost money if operated.