Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis
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The Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (AAR reporting marks TRRA) is a Class III railroad owned by railroads in St. Louis, Missouri in a Union station agreement to handle traffic through its metropolitan area.
It was founded in 1889 by:
- Missouri Pacific Railroad
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern Railway Company
- Wabash Railroad
- Ohio and Mississippi Railroad
- Louisville and Nashville Railroad
- Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway
Its current owners are:
The Association built the Union Station (St. Louis). It owns the Merchants Bridge and MacArthur Bridge (St. Louis) (which it received in 1989 in a swap with the City of St. Louis in exchange of title for the Eads Bridge).
[edit] Awards and recognition
For four consecutive years beginning in 2001, TRRA was the recipient of the Gold E.H. Harriman Award for safety in the Switching and Terminal railroad class.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Association of American Railroads (reprinted by Norfolk Southern Railroad) (2006-05-16). Railroads Set Another Employee Safety Record in 2005. Retrieved on 2006-05-24.
[edit] External links
Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis