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Friends, <br />I have read somewhere the longest helper district in the United States is on the BNSF Thayer, Mo. subdivision. From Springfield, Mo. SE to Burnham, a double track area just outside of Willow Springs, Mo. Pusher units help the coal trains from Springfield and drop off at Burnham, and go back to Springfield for the next one. There are lots of l o n g grades on this area of track. I have seen the helpers going back to Springfield. There is one interesting area of track between Mountain Grove, Mo. and a little community of Dunn, Mo. The track runs straight east and west right along side old Hwy 60. The are several miles of straight track with lots of up and down dips in it. Watching a coal train on this section is like watching a roller coaster going up and down. Westbound freights from Memphis, TN going to Springfield go around a sharp curve and very steep grade from Cabool to Moutain Grove, Mo. A heavy loaded train really lugs down on this one. I don't remember what the rise in elevation between the two towns is, but its quite significant. Good places for train watching. <br />Dave.....I grew up in Cabool, Mo.
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