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Not exactly Frisco, but a Missouri Railroad Line...

Discussion in 'Other Directly Related Roads' started by TAG1014 (Tom Galbraith RIP 7/15/2020), Sep 20, 2012.

  1. TAG1014 (Tom Galbraith RIP 7/15/2020)

    TAG1014 (Tom Galbraith RIP 7/15/2020) Passed Away July 15, 2020 Frisco.org Supporter

    Is the old C & A-GM&O line across Missouri (From Roodhouse, IL to Mexico, Marshall and Kansas City) still active and in use?

    Thanks, Tom
     
    TAG1014 (Tom Galbraith RIP 7/15/2020), Sep 20, 2012
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  2. yardmaster

    yardmaster Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    Tom, I believe it is. I think it is now KCS owned and operated. I have a coworker who just bought property in southern Randolph County as a retirement place. He told me that it is adjacent to the KCS line, and that there's an old county road bridge over the line that's good for training watching. According to his reports, the traffic is not heavy, but there's enough that he notices it when there on weekends.

    Best Regards,
     
    yardmaster, Sep 21, 2012
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  3. gstout

    gstout Member Frisco.org Supporter

    It is still a KCS-operated line.

    GS
     
    gstout, Sep 21, 2012
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  4. wmrx

    wmrx MP Trainmaster

    Tom,

    After GM&O, this line was ICG, CMNW (Chicago, Missouri & Western) and then GWWR (Gateway Western). The KCS bought the GWWR and eventually merged it into the rest of their system. The last I knew, they ran two trains a day each way. One train is all intermodal or at least very heavy with it.
     
    wmrx, Sep 21, 2012
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  5. TAG1014 (Tom Galbraith RIP 7/15/2020)

    TAG1014 (Tom Galbraith RIP 7/15/2020) Passed Away July 15, 2020 Frisco.org Supporter

    Thanks for the replies.

    Tom G.
     
    TAG1014 (Tom Galbraith RIP 7/15/2020), Sep 21, 2012
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