The first through train from St. Louis over the Missouri Pacific Railroad, reached here this morning, ... and regular through train will commence moving on Monday next. Share full article.

The train was running between Pleasant Hill, near Kansas City, to Newport, Arkansas. Known for its high costs to build, it required five tunnels and a vast number of wooden trestles to traverse ...

The end of an era for the Missouri Pacific Railroad came on April 7, 1955. ... By 1952, only 10 percent of the Missouri Pacific's passenger trains were still pulled by steam.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. ST. LOUIS • On Nov. 1, 1855, the Pacific Railroad’s first train to Jefferson City left downtown bearing 600 prominent ...

A freight train towing 190 rail cars derailed Monday afternoon in Braymer, Missouri. The train, run by Canadian Pacific Railroad, derailed around 1:30 p.m., roughly 70 miles northeast of downtown ...