Nostalgia & History > Switcher Saturday: A few from St Louis

The St Louis area still hosted some unique small operations in 1978.

1) Illinois Terminal 1512 was tied up on a industrial spur in Granite City Illinois in April 1978. Norfolk & Western would take over in 1981.
2 & 3) Manufacturers Railway served the large Anheuser Busch brewery on the south side of downtown St Louis. They hosted an unusually clean roster of Alco switchers, inclued the 209, 207 and 210 photographed in July 1978.

Bob
Omaha

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The Manufacturers' ALCO's really look good.
Bob

I got up in the cab of one of the Alcos in 1977, the inside was a spotless as the outside.
Charlie

The 'Pitch In' anti-littering slogan on the Manufacturers locomotives is interesting, and fits well with the RR's cleanliness. Sad that today that'd be vandalized or under a half-inch of dirt before the paint was dry.