the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis, in July, 1940.
of several smaller terminal companies which had been formed, prior to that date, to handle the |
ever-growing problem of railroad traffic entering and leaving the St. Louis area. Prior to 1864, there were but few industries located in or about St. Louis and East St. Louis, which had railway track connections. Freight and |
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passenger traffic, between these in- dustries and the railways, had to be handled by horse-drawn vehicles and the ferries then operating across the Mississippi River. It was to facili tate the handling of this traffic that plans were made to construct a bridge across the river, and to provide ter- minal facilities on both the east and west banks. The St. Louis and Illi- nois Bridge Company was incor- porated in 1864, and four years later began the construction of the famous Eads Bridge which was finally com- pleted on July 4, 1874. Concurrently the Terminal Railroad Association in the St. Louis area. |
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