Terminal Railroad Association
of St. Louis
Historical and Technical Society, Inc.
TRRA Locomotive Photographs
TRRA 1501
With the closure of the Terminal's Brooklyn Shops, all locomotives are now serviced at a facility
at Madison Yard, located between Venice and Madison, Illinois. In this view, before the
construction of the new Madison facility, motor 1501 is on the ready track at the old Madison
"pit". This view from May 5, 1991.
TRRA 1506
One of the last Major locomotive projects during the administration of TRRA President Bill Davidson
Was the replacement of all friction bearing trucks with roller bearing axles. In this view a cut
of hoppers waits to enter Madison Yard on April 26, 1986 with a set of friction bearing trucked
locomotives. While the TRRA once bought locomotives from all five builders, EMD motors
predominate now.
CB&Q 9949
In the summer of 1950 Union Station is a busy place. A TRRA afternoon switch job makes up the head
end of what will become Wabash-Union Pacific's City of St. Louis while a Missouri Pacific
Eagle departs town. In the foreground a Burlington train backs into the station with mostly
mail and baggage cars, temporarily interrupting two yard workers from making their appointed
rounds.(Lewis Schneider Photo)
TRRA 596
Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia delivered TRRA 596 in August, 1942, one of the few war
time locomitives delivered. The 596 was a VO-1000 model with eight cylinders delivering 1000hp.
The unit survived until 1964 when it was sent to EMD. The 1964 TRRA Annual Report notes that
"...seventeen remanufactured 1200hp diesel locomotives were purchased..." during the year.
(Baldwin Locomotive Works photo from the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania)
Last Update: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 by Rich Zellich
