The Eads Main
As MKCVN waits at Q Tower in the background, KCS YES412 takes the Eads Main behind a four-pack of Geeps leading mixed freight for the TRRA at Madison. The MacArthur Bridge looms overhead.
The industrial wasteland in the background was once CD Yard, one of three major TRRA classification yards on the east side of the Mississippi River. The yard's purpose was to handle perishables and carloads from the massive National City Stockyards directly to the east.
Legend had it that John Dillinger planned to rob the Stockyards National Bank but reconsidered upon seeing the concentration of railroads in the area which could thwart a potential escape.
The Eads Main
As MKCVN waits at Q Tower in the background, KCS YES412 takes the Eads Main behind a four-pack of Geeps leading mixed freight for the TRRA at Madison. The MacArthur Bridge looms overhead.
The industrial wasteland in the background was once CD Yard, one of three major TRRA classification yards on the east side of the Mississippi River. The yard's purpose was to handle perishables and carloads from the massive National City Stockyards directly to the east.
Legend had it that John Dillinger planned to rob the Stockyards National Bank but reconsidered upon seeing the concentration of railroads in the area which could thwart a potential escape.