MOC All Time RosterFURX 1161 .......... EMD GP40-3 FURX 1165 .......... EMD GP40-3 FURX 1172 .......... EMD GP40-3 M&VP 3080 .......... EMD SD40-2 NOTE: M&VP #3080 is the only locomotive painted in the Missouri & Valley Park paint scheme, all leased FURX locomotives wear a KCS-like paint scheme. References: |
PHOTOSClick on any photo for a full sized version.  SD40-2 #3080, the only locomotive painted for the M&VP.  FURX 1165 shoves flat cars onto a storage track.  The whole roster is visible, FURX 1161, 1165, & 1172 in foreground, 3080 far in background.  BNSF train with NS power on M&VP tracks waits for a crew at W. Valley Park.  FURX 1161 switching at the Fenton, MO Chrysler Plant.  FURX 1165 & 1172 tied down after switching. |
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Info on the Missouri & Valley Park:
The Missouri & Valley Park Railroad operates former BNSF trackage in the Valley Park, MO and Fenton, MO areas. They serve several industries in the area with their biggest customer being the Diamler-Chrysler Auto Plant in Fenton, MO. BNSF sold the Fenton, MO line to American Railroads Corp. in _____ after losing the Chrysler Plant as a customer. Chrysler was disappointed with BNSF's service and decided to ship its completed product through Union Pacific. Vehicles were loaded on to trucks at Fenton and taken to East St. Louis, IL where they were transloaded on to railroad cars. American Railroads Corp. formed the Missouri and Valley Park RR to operate this newly acquired track. ARC/M&VP was able to win back some of Chrysler's business, mainly delivering auto frames and various parts associated with the manufacture of vehicles, however the finished vehicles are still currently trucked to UP in E. St. Louis. Other customers the M&VP serves are 84 Lumber in Valley Park, and a sand/gravel quarry just outside of Valley Park. They also have a storage yard where they store rail cars of various types for different owners, this includes about 100 former Amtrak boxcars.
Locations: The Central Midland's base of operations is at the former Rock Island Lackland Yard in Maryland Heights, MO. Directions: -Adie Rd.:
MAPS:  Adie Road Location  Lackland Yard Click on map for larger version. Contact Info: Central Midland Railway 101 W. Ohio Street, Ste. 1600 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Phone:(317)-616-3424 Fax:(317)-262-3314 Contact David Oesch, Manager of Operations, at: Phone: (314)-427-0621 Fax: (314)-427-3965 Email: davido@cmrailway.com Official Central Midland Railway Website |
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