Missouri Pacific Railroad's Bagnell Branch
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The Rock Island in Missouri

Here's a history of the Rock Island in Missouri.

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Restored RI depot at Gerald, Missouri

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The local operating out of Eldon had this assigned caboose. Now at the NMoT in St. Louis.

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2-8-2 at Rock Island roundhouse in Eldon. Joe Collias Collection.