SSW and SP

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trainboyH16-44

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SSW and SP

Posted by trainboyH16-44 on Thursday, February 3, 2005 4:23 PM

What was the relationship between the Cotton Belt and the Espee? They did share a paint scheme, after all. Was the SSW swallowed in the UP merger?
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Richard A

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Posted by Richard A on Thursday, February 3, 2005 6:54 PM

See the last paragraph at this link.
http://www.rra.dst.tx.us/c_t/railroad/STLOUISSOUTHWESTERN.cfm

SP swallowed up St. Louis & Southwestern (SSW or Cotton Belt) well before UP swallowed up SP.

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bobwilcox

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From: Crozet, VA
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Posted by bobwilcox on Thursday, February 3, 2005 7:44 PM

In practice the SSW was seperate from the rest of the SP untill Mr. Russell became the SP's president in the 1950s. When he became president everyone reported to Mr. Russell! That was the end of the SSW being truly independent.

Bob