TRRA H&TS Magazine
Issue 76 - 2016

This 146 page issue features the Alton & Southern railroad, and more

The Editor's Page
      Page 2

Of the five steam switching roads in the St. Louis area - the TRRA, Merchants, Wiggins, Manufacturers, and the Alton and Southern - the A&S was the last to arrive.
      Page 3, with color photo

The Alton and Southern Railroad
      More Than A Hump Yard - The Other Terminal System
      Norbert J. Shacklette
      Pages 4, 12-17, with B&W and color photos

The Bauxite & Northern Railroad
      Pages 5-9, with B&W photos, refining and smelting diagrams

The Alton and Southern in 1920
      From the 1922 C.E. Smith Report of the Engineers Committee - St. Louis-East St. Louis Railroad Terminals
      Pages 10-11, with map

St. Louis & Ohio River Railroad
      Pages 18-41, covering the Peabody Short Line, the A&S and other related railroads, and Davis Yard, with B&W and color photos, map, track chart, fold-out, industry & team track list, engine rosters, and more

Freight Car Carding
      Norbert Shacklette
      Pages 43-45, with B&W photo and car card images on a fold-out

All Time A&S Diesel Locomotive Roster
      Pages 46-59, with B&W and color photos, system map

Industries and Switching on the Alton & Southern; Joint Ownership and Mergers
      Pages 58-70. 125-127, with B&W photos, track diagram, newspaper article on massive tank car explosion at the East Side Gateway Yard

Promulgation of Rules
      Norbert Shacklette
      Page 71

Towers, Interlockings, and Switching on the A&S
      Pages 72-90, with B&W and color photos, maps, and track diagrams

I Remember the Alton and Southern
      "...one day the L&N set out a tank car of wine that was leaking..."
      Walter W. Simms
      Page 91

Hill Brick Company
      Page 92, with track diagram

Southern Crossing
      Pages 93-94, with photos and track diagram

Valley Junction
      Page 95, with color

A&S List of Industries January 1, 2010
      Page 96, with color photos

The Diesel Shop
      Page 97, with photos

Gateway Yard
      Pages 98-103, with B&W and color photos, list of industries March 1, 2016

Alton and Southern Research Division
      Page 104, with photos

Miscellaneous A&S Topics, Including the Branch Street Agreement
      Pages 105-109, with photos, timetable, system map

Cabooses and Other Rolling Stock
      Pages 110-113, with B&W and color photos

Presidents of the Alton and Southern
      Pages 114-115, with photos and list

Granite City Steel
      Pages 116-117, with photos

Floods, an Explosion, Reeb Interlocking, and Along the Right of Way
      Page 118-124, with photos maps, timetable

Commuter and Excursion Trains on the Creve Coeur Branch
      A Short-Lived But Curious Operation
      Lawrence Thomas
      Pages 128-143, with B&W and color photos, timetables, fold-out maps, advertising

Notes on Sources and Bibliography
      Page 144

Acknowledgements
      Page 145

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