AMTRAK Crossing MacArthur Bridge, Mississippi River

On Board Private Cars on Amtrak's #304 Leaving St. Louis and crossing the Mississippi River on the Mac Arthur Bridge.

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• Amtrak
• St. Louis
• Privare Car
• Passenger Railroad
• Train

[gonetoworkbbackin5mi]

Awesome!

[gmpullman]

@gonetoworkbbackin5mi

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed seeing my video.

[zasco1957]

I rode on a National Limited AMTRAK train over this in August 1975 en route to my Dad's homestate of Ohio. I remember this Bridge very well. It surely brings back a lot of memories. Thanks so much for posting.

[gmpullman]

@zasco1957 Hi and thanks for commenting. I rode on the GM&O's Abraham Lincoln out of St. Louis to Chicago (and on to Ohio, as well) but I don't recall if we went over the McArthur or if the Eads bridge was still running passenger trains over it. We did have a dome car in the consist so I am pretty sure it was the McArthur.

Glad you enjoyed the video...

[ecksan91]

Top Tenan

[gmpullman]

@ecksan91 Thank you for watching!

[morninggloryseed]

I wish I were rich enough to buy the bridge back from Purina, or whoever owns and parks on it, and fix the top deck (I think all of it on the IL side has been knocked down), and open it for pedestrians.

[zasco1957]

You're welcome.

These were the days when passenger trains went from Kansas City to Dayton, Ohio and points further east. I guess that the only trains which travel the line I was on are freight, today. But if not...do you have any pictures of say, Effingham, Illinois? It was the National Limited's next stop after St. Louis.

Thanks again.

[zasco1957]

You're welcome.

These were the days when passenger trains went from Kansas City to Dayton, Ohio and ponts further east. I guess that the only trains which travel the line I was on are freight, today. But if not...do you have any pictures of say, Effingham, Illinois? It was the National Limited's next stop after St. Louis.

Thanks again.

[gmpullman]

@RANDY2045 Thank You, Randy...