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The Power plant is actually called Meramec Plant by Ameren UE. They did see their fisrt coal loads by by train, however, they used a system of several parallel tracks, almost like a small yard. When a train would come in, the cars had to switched on to these sidings and unloaded by row. This process was very slow, and when the facility needed more coal to catch up with business, the process was too slow and cumbersome to compete with barging the coal in. I've heard that a loop has recently been built and UP is once again serving the plant.
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