. Book of the Royal blue . LTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY AND ITSPASSENGER AND FREIGHT INTERESTS IN ST. LOUIS. It. LOUIS, the metropolis of theMississippi Valley and gateway tothe great Southwest, is attractinguniversal attention by its remarkablegrowth in population, trade and manu-facturing interests. As a railroad center itis one of the greatest in the country, andfor both passenger and freight traffic theBaltimore & Ohio System has excellentfacilities. For passenger traffic the Union Station,one of the largest passenger terminals in ferries handle railroad car transfer, vehiclesand pedest
. Book of the Royal blue . LTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY AND ITSPASSENGER AND FREIGHT INTERESTS IN ST. LOUIS. It. LOUIS, the metropolis of theMississippi Valley and gateway tothe great Southwest, is attractinguniversal attention by its remarkablegrowth in population, trade and manu-facturing interests. As a railroad center itis one of the greatest in the country, andfor both passenger and freight traffic theBaltimore & Ohio System has excellentfacilities. For passenger traffic the Union Station,one of the largest passenger terminals in ferries handle railroad car transfer, vehiclesand pedestrian traffic, but the majority ofthe latter is principally local between^ and East St. Louis. At East St. Louis, and within a mile ofthe business district of St. Louis, are locatedthe freight terminals, which relieves of those unsightly, although neces-sary, spots, which so often mar the appear-ance of large cities. The Baltimore & Ohio System providesfacilities for St. Louis proper through the. the world, located in the heart of the city,is used, and connections are made withdiverging roads, thus obviating the neces-sity of transfer through the city, an impor-tant consideration when close connectionsare involved. The city is served directly from and tothe East by two bridges and several Eads Bridge provides facilities forrailroad, electric street car, vehicle andpedestrian traffic. The Merchants Bridgeis a railroad bridge exclusively, and the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis,an ideal conception, which, serving as aconnecting link between roads, gives allindustries unexcelled facilities. No refei-ence to St. Louis would be com-plete without mention of the ContinentalLine fast train No. 97, which, with itsschedule of sixty hours from New York,fifty-five hours from Philadelphia and fiftyfrom Baltimore, is an important factor intrade, both for the shipper and receiver. The principal terminals are shown on the 20 ?. & 0. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT
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