With all the work completed at the industries served by the CMR in Union, MO, the train heads east on the former Rock Island main line to the yard at Lackland, MO.

The CMR local based at Union, MO starts its work week by picking up empty CSX boxcars at Esselte Corporation and climbing the grade from the warehouse to the former Rock Island mainline.

The CMR uses the decrepit former Rock Island siding to access the lead to spot hoppers of plastic pellets for the Silgan Plastic Containers.

With all the work completed at the industries served by the CMR in Union, MO, the train heads east on the former Rock Island to the yard at Lackland, MO.

The CMR local based at Union, MO starts its work week by picking up empty CSX boxcars at Esselte Corporation and climbing the grade from the warehouse to the former Rock Island mainline.

An HLCX SW1504 Leads a Central Midland Railway Transfer to the TRRA, Seen Here at Geraldine Ave.

Little engine looks dwarfed by the large auto carriers

an HLCX SW1504 Leads the Central Midland Railway Transfer that they will transfer over to the TRRA, in less then 5 miles. What little info I Have gathered says that this EMD Built SD1504 was orgin... (more)

Central Midland Railway's transfer to TRRA slowly rolls over Pennsylvania Avenue.

A leased unit brings a short train through the Missouri River Valley on ex-Rock Island trackage.

Although the sign on the office door still reports the railroad as American Railroad's Missouri and Valley Park Railroad, this operation in Fenton, MO, has been recently taken over by the Burlingt... (more)

This rare SW1504, originally built for the National Railways of Mexico, is now in the employ of shortline Dallas, Garland & Northeastern. Here it is parked on a frigid Sunday morning in Hunt Yard... (more)

A DGNO transfer from UP Miller Yard to Mockingbird Yard rolls through south Dallas.

DGNO transfer from Miller Yard to Mockingbird Yard is crossing over the Trinity River bottoms in south Dallas.

A Helm unit on lease to DGNO works the Fair Park lead in east Dallas.