Central Midland Railway Overview
The Central Midland Railway, a division of Progressive Rail of Lakeville, Minnesota, is a short line railroad in the U.S. state of Missouri, operating under lease of the former St. Louis Subdivision of the Rock Island. CMR operates the easternmost 60 miles of the 298-mile Rock Island line which used to stretch from St. Louis to Kansas City, Missouri. Today, CMR's operation of the line is performed under two separate leases from Union Pacific and A&K Railroad Materials , respectively, from Overland, Missouri - a suburb of St. Louis, to a location just west of Union, Missouri. CMR's first leased-segment is Union Pacific's "Lackland Subdivision" which extends from "Rock Island Junction" near the intersection of Page Avenue and I-170 in Overland to a location on the north-side of Creve Coeur Lake in Maryland Heights, Missouri, known as "Vigus." The second leased-segment is owned by A&K Railroad Materials and extends from Vigus to just east of Beaufort, Missouri, with active service terminating at Union.
CMR interchanges with West Belt Railway at Rock Island Jct. (Vinita Park) and the TRRA in St. Louis.
CMR was displaced as operator of the line after Missouri Eastern Railroad purchased the entire line on March 01, 2022.
Central Midland Railway Locomotives
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| Number
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Model
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Year(s) Built
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History
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Notes
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| HLCX 1521
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SW1504
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1973
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Ex-NDEM 8824.
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| FURX 1550
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MP15DC
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1975
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Ex-UPY 1298/SP 2700.
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| GMTX 2001
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GP38
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1967
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Ex-IAIS 604/CSX 2073/CO 3873.
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| GMTX 2003
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GP38
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1970
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Ex-LLPX 2015/CR 7673/PC 2013/PRSL 2013.
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Central Midland Railway Customers
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| Customer
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Location
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Company Description
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Type of Railcar
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Notes
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| Dr. Pepper Snapple Group
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Overland
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Beverage Manufacturer
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Tank Cars
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| Missouri Petroleum Products
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Overland
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Construction Products
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Tank Cars
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| Alpha Packaging
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Overland
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Plastic Packaging
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Covered Hoppers
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| CMR Transload
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Overland
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Transload Terminal
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Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars/Flatcars
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| Central States Products
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Overland
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Plastic Products
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Covered Hoppers
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| Accella Polyurethane
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Maryland Heights
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Chemical Company
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Tank Cars
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| Refresco Beverages
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Maryland Heights
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Beverage Manufacturer
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Tank Cars
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| GrassWorx
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Maryland Heights
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Plastic Products
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Covered Hoppers
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| Pennzoil Quaker State
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Maryland Heights
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Petroleum Products
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Tank Cars
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| St Louis Post-Dispatch
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Maryland Heights
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Newspaper Printing
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Boxcars
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| International Paper
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Maryland Heights
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Paper Mill
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Boxcars
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| Univar
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Maryland Heights
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Chemical Company
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Tank Cars
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| Breckenridge Materials
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Maryland Heights
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Construction Materials
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Gondolas/Hoppers/Covered Hoppers
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Active shipper?
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| Graham Packaging
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Maryland Heights
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Plastic Packaging
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Covered Hoppers
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| Breckenridge Materials
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Chesterfield
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Construction Materials
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Gondolas
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| WestRock
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Chesterfield
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Paper Mill
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Boxcars
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| Labadie Power Station
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Labadie
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Fly Ash Supplier
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Covered Hoppers
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| CMR Transload
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Union
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Transload Terminal
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Tank Cars/Covered Hoppers
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| Hall Brothers Lumber
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Union
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Lumber Transload
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Centerbeam Flatcars
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Active shipper?
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| Silgan
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Union
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Plastic Packaging
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Covered Hoppers
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| Buddeez
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Union
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Plastic Containers
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Covered Hoppers
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| Esselte
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Union
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Office Products
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Boxcars
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