On March 25, 2011, it was announced that Anheuser-Busch had applied to shut down the MRS, after the brewery began shipping outbound products via truck instead of rail.[5] However, on April 8, Foster Townsend Rail Logistics (reporting marks: FTRL) announced that it planned to take over operations of the line once Manufacturers Railway ceased operations.[6] On October 2, 2011, FTRL Railway began providing rail switching services at Anheuser Busch's St. Louis brewery.[7]
^Manufacturers Railway Company, Union Pacific (retrieved 10 April 2015)
^"Busch to Tunnel Under the River. Manufacturers' Railway Plans $3,000,000 Route Through the Mississippi for New Terminal System. New Gulf Road for City. Kansas City Southern to Enter St. Louis--Bush Making War on Iron Mountain--St. Paul's Activity". Alton Evening Telegraph. Alton, Illinois. January 20, 1906. p. 3. Retrieved October 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^"St. Louis Railfanning - Manufacturers Railway Company".
^"Manufacturers Railway applies to shut down". Trains Magazine. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
^"Anheuser-Busch route to survive under new operator". Trains Magazine. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
^. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
Further readingedit
Jane's World Railways - Manufacturers Railway Company (MRS) (United States)
External linksedit
Union Pacific Railroad - Manufacturers Railway Company MRS #460
March 15, 2024
manufacturers, railway, louis, manufacturers, railway, company, reporting, mark, defunct, railway, company, louis, missouri, owned, anheuser, busch, manufacturers, railway, companyoverviewheadquartersst, louis, missourireporting, markmrslocalemissouridates, op. The Manufacturers Railway Company reporting mark MRS is a defunct railway company in St Louis Missouri It was owned by Anheuser Busch Manufacturers Railway CompanyOverviewHeadquartersSt Louis MissouriReporting markMRSLocaleMissouriDates of operation1887 2011TechnicalTrack gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm standard gauge Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksHistory editThe railway company was founded in 1887 by Adolphus Busch the president of Anheuser Busch 1 By 1906 Busch was still president while William D Orthwein was vice president 2 The company s line connected with the Terminal Railroad Association of St Louis and the Alton and Southern Railroad in East St Louis Illinois The MRS accessed the Alton and Southern Railroad using trackage rights over the Terminal Railroad Association of St Louis via the MacArthur Bridge 3 MRS owned railroad cars used to transport Anheuser Busch s products It also provided locomotive maintenance and painting services to other companies 4 On March 25 2011 it was announced that Anheuser Busch had applied to shut down the MRS after the brewery began shipping outbound products via truck instead of rail 5 However on April 8 Foster Townsend Rail Logistics reporting marks FTRL announced that it planned to take over operations of the line once Manufacturers Railway ceased operations 6 On October 2 2011 FTRL Railway began providing rail switching services at Anheuser Busch s St Louis brewery 7 See also edit nbsp Trains portal nbsp Railways portalAnheuser BuschReferences edit Manufacturers Railway Company Union Pacific retrieved 10 April 2015 Busch to Tunnel Under the River Manufacturers Railway Plans 3 000 000 Route Through the Mississippi for New Terminal System New Gulf Road for City Kansas City Southern to Enter St Louis Bush Making War on Iron Mountain St Paul s Activity Alton Evening Telegraph Alton Illinois January 20 1906 p 3 Retrieved October 8 2015 via Newspapers com nbsp St Louis Railfanning Manufacturers Railway Company Short Line Railroads Manufacturers Railway applies to shut down Trains Magazine 25 March 2011 Retrieved 9 April 2011 Anheuser Busch route to survive under new operator Trains Magazine 8 April 2011 Retrieved 9 April 2011 FTRL Railway Begins Switching Operations at Anheuser Busch FTRL Railway Archived from the original on 2014 04 13 Retrieved 2014 04 09 Further reading editJane s World Railways Manufacturers Railway Company MRS United States External links editManufacturers Railway Company s official website Union Pacific Railroad Manufacturers Railway Company MRS 460 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Manufacturers Railway St Louis amp oldid 1180831474, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
