At Cuba, milepost 86 of the Rolla Subdivision, a branch was built to the lead mining areas to the south of the mainline. This branch split in two at Lead Jct, with one line going to Buick, and the other to Salem. Four GP38-2s are hard at work at Cherryville, in Crawford County, dragging a northbound train of lead concentrate up the Buick branch from the mines on October 13, 1975. (photo by Paul Dalman)

This is one of seven shots of the branch lines out of Cuba that are featured in Chapter Seven of “Rails Around Missouri”, our 224-page, all-color, hard-cover book being released May 1, 2013.  Order yours today at the pre-release price of $47.95 with your choice of the Frisco or Kansas City Southern cover. Shipping will occur the week of May 1.