Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis Overview
Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis is a Class 3 switching and terminal railroad operating in the St. Louis metro area. It owns both rail bridges across the Mississippi River in St. Louis, the MacArthur Bridge and Merchants Bridge, and requires a fee for other railroads to cross them. TRRA is jointly owned by 5 of the 6 Class 1 railroads operating in St. Louis (UP, CSX, BNSF, NS, and CN). All own one-seventh of the railroad, except UP, who owns three-sevenths. CPKC is the only Class 1 in the St. Louis area that is not included in TRRA ownership.
TRRA also owns the largest classification and hump yard in the St. Louis Metro, Venice (or Madison) Yard. All Class 1s in the St. Louis area interchange with TRRA here. The switching yard consists of 80 inbound, outbound, and holding tracks with a capacity of 2,200 cars.
The Association was originally created in 1889 out of an agreement made by Jay Gould, between predecessor entities of the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis and six proprietary railroads. These railroad were:
- Missouri Pacific
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern, later part of MP
- Wabash Railroad, later part of Norfolk & Western
- Ohio & Mississippi Railroad, later part of B&O
- Louisville & Nashville
- Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway, later part of the New York Central Railroad
Today, TRRA interchanges with the following:
- CSX at Madison, IL and Rose Lake, IL
- UP at Madison, IL and Cahokia, IL
- NS at Madison, IL and Luther Yard - North St. Louis, MO
- BNSF at Madison, IL, Lindenwood Yard - St. Louis, MO, and North St. Louis, MO
- CPKC at Madison, IL
- CN at Madison, IL
- PHRR in Granite City, IL
- GCSX in Granite City, IL
- ALS in East St. Louis, IL
- MER in Overland, MO
- Affton Terminal Services Railroad in North St. Louis, MO
- TPLX in Kosciusko, MO and North St. Louis, MO
- WBRW in North St. Louis, MO
Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis Locomotive Roster
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| Number
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Model
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Year Built
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History
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Notes
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| TRRA 307
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Road Slug
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1967
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Ex-TRRA 2000/HLCX 900/KCS 900/UP 900/CSX 2033/BO 3833.
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Paired with 3007.
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| TRRA 308
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Road Slug
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1970
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Ex-TRRA 2003/HLCX 904/UP 904/CSX 2131/LN 4001.
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Paired with 3008.
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| TRRA 309
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Road Slug
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1969
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Ex-TRRA 2009/HLCX 1026/UP 1026/UP 2526/UP 581/MKT 581
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Paired with 3009.
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| HLCX 1805
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GP38-2
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1972
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Ex-UP 304/UP 1804/MP 862
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Leased.
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| HLCX 1814
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GP38-2
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1972
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Ex-UP 314/MP 883
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Leased.
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| HLCX 1836
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GP38-2
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1973
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Ex-UP 356/UP 2092/MP 2092/MP 941
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Leased.
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| HLCX 1840
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GP38-2
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1973
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Ex-UP 360/UP 2099/MP 2099/MP 948
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Leased.
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| TRRA 2001
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GP38-3
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1967
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Ex-HLCX 901/UP 901/UP 2401/CSX 2034/BO 3834.
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| TRRA 2002
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GP38-3
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1967
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Ex-HLCX 903/UP 903/CSX 2079/CO 3879
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| TRRA 2005
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GP38-3
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1966
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Ex-HLCX 1079/UP 2579/DRGW 3068.
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| TRRA 2006
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GP38-3
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1969
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Ex-HLCX 1014/KCS 1014/UP 1014/DRGW 3083.
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| TRRA 2008
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GP38-3
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1971
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Ex-HLCX 1022/KCS 1022/UP 1022/CSX 6589/BO 4014.
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| TRRA 2010
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GP38-3
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1970
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Ex-HLCX 2425/UP 2425/NS 2812/SOU 2812/AGS 2812.
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| TRRA 3002
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SD40-3
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1968
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Ex-SP 7478/SP 8983.
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| TRRA 3004
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SD40-3
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1967
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Ex-TRRA 300/SP 7465/SP 8902.
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| TRRA 3006
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SD40-3
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1979
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Ex-CEFX 3161/UP 3585/UP 8079.
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| TRRA 3007
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GP40-3
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1971
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Ex-HLCX 1016/UP 1016/UP 2517/CSX 6641/CO 4066.
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Paired with 307.
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| TRRA 3008
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GP40-3
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1967
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Ex-TRRA 2004/HLCX 1013/UP 1013/DRGW 3069.
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Paired with 308.
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| TRRA 3009
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GP40-3
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1968
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Ex-TRRA 2011/HLCX 3878/DRGW 3150/CR 3164/PC 3164.
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Paired with 309.
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| TRRA 4001
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SD60I
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1995
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Ex-CSX 8736/CR 5612.
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| TRRA 4002
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SD60I
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1995
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Ex-CSX 8744/CR 5631.
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| TRRA 8756
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SD60M
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1992
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Ex-CSX 8756/CR 5500.
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Parts source for 4001 and 4002.
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| TRRA 8760
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SD60M
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1992
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Ex-CSX 8760/CR 5509.
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Parts source for 4001 and 4002.
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Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis Train Symbols
Notes:
- All jobs are based in Madison.
- Some of these jobs are not completely "set in stone" but this list gives a general idea of TRRA activity.
- 1xx = Morning. OD appx. 0700
- 2xx = Afternoon. OD appx. 1500
- 3xx = Overnight. OD appx. 2300
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| Symbol
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Frequency
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Job Description
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| T101
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Daily
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OD @0700, NS Luther Yard St. Louis, MO Interchange, crew cabs back to MAD and may run to Miller St. Yard or ALS.
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| T102
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Daily
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OD @0700, East St. Louis, IL CSX Rose Lake Interchange, crew cabs back to MAD and runs to ALS Gateway Yard or CPKC's yard.
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| T104
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Daily
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Granite City, IL US Steel mill job.
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| T201
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Daily
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BNSF Lindenwood Yard St. Louis, MO Interchange.
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| T202
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M-F
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OD @1600, Central Belt Job to WBRW and West Belt Sub customers, North St. Louis, MO
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| T203
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M-F
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OD @1530, Monsanto Job. Works Illinois Transfer Sub, then turns west at Valley to Sauget, IL.
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| T204
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M-F
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Works Granite City, IL and Port Harbor Railroad interchange.
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| T205
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As Needed
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Polar Express, Runs Nov 17th-Jan 2nd.
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| T301
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Daily
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Relieves 101, brings train back to Madison from Luther/Miller/ALS.
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| T302
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Daily
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Relieves 102, brings train back to Madison from ALS/CPKC.
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| T303
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M-F
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OD @2230, Bremen Job, works Merchants District customers.
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Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis Customers
Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis Map
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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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| American Steel Foundry
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Granite City, IL
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Steel Mill
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Gondolas
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| Amsted Rail
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Granite City, IL
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Railcar Axle Manufacturer
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Gondolas
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| United States Steel
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Granite City, IL
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Steel Mill
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Gondolas, Coil Cars, Flatcars
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| United States Steel Ironmaking
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Granite City, IL
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Steel Mill
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Gondolas
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| SunCoke Energy
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Granite City, IL
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Coke Crushing Facility
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Open Hoppers
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| Quality Rail
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Madison, IL
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Locomotive Repair Shop
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Locomotives
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| St. Louis Reload
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Madison, IL
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Transload Facility
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Centerbeam Flatcars
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| Becker Iron & Metal
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Madison, IL
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Scrapyard
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Gondolas
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| Feed Products South
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Brooklyn, IL
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Feed Manufacturer
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Covered Hoppers
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| Sperry Rail
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East St. Louis, IL
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Railroad Inspection Company
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SRS Budd RDCs
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Main Sperry facility.
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| Darling Ingredients
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East St. Louis, IL
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Agri-Food Manufacturer
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Tank Cars
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| Bunge-SCF Grain
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East St. Louis, IL
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Rail-Barge Grain Terminal
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Covered Hoppers
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| Ee-Jay Trucking
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East St. Louis, IL
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Bulk Transfer Facility
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Covered Hoppers
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| Cargill
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East St. Louis, IL
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Rail-Barge Grain Terminal
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Covered Hoppers
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| Mighty River Recycling
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East St. Louis, IL
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Scrapyard
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Gondolas
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| Afton Chemicals
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Sauget, IL
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Chemical Manufacturer
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Tank Cars
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| Center Ethanol Company
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Sauget, IL
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Ethanol Refinery
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Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars
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Closed in 2022 after filing for bankruptcy.
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| Phillips 66 Pipeline
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Sauget, IL
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Oil Company
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Tank Cars
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| Kinder Morgan
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Kosciusko, MO
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Natural Gas Terminal
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Tank Cars
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| Anheuser-Busch
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Kosciusko, MO
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Brewery
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Covered Hoppers/Boxcars/Tank Cars
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Switched by The Prairie Line.
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| Nutrien
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North St. Louis, MO
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Fertilizer Rail-Barge Terminal
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Covered Hoppers
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| Municipal River Terminal
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North St. Louis, MO
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Rail-Barge Terminal
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Covered Hoppers
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| Grossman Iron & Steel
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North St. Louis, MO
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Scrapyard
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Gondolas
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| Gunther Salt
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North St. Louis, MO
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Salt Facility
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Covered Hoppers
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| PSC Metals
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North St. Louis, MO
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Scrapyard
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Gondolas
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| Kemira Water
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North St. Louis, MO
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Water Plant
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Tank Cars
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| Bruce Oakley Fertilizer
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North St. Louis, MO
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Fertilizer Rail-Barge Terminal
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Covered Hoppers
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Switched by The Prairie Line.
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| Trans Chemical Products
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North St. Louis, MO
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Chemical Facility
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Tank Cars
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| Henkel
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North St. Louis, MO
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Chemical Facility
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Tank Cars
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| Affton Terminal Services
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North St. Louis, MO
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Transload
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Covered Hoppers
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Switched by Affton Terminal Services Railroad.
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