In early 1941, a young entrepreneur saw hope in three small towns with little life. Littered with resources and commodities untapped by others; Judith Robinson established Red Maple Indistrual. Since that first year, the amount of industry and life around the looping and turning trackage has exponentially grown.
Today (1976), the line is still rolling in profits as passenger services and freight services provide for the people of Mergerous, Reed, and Lariat. Freight being the main focus and profits of the RMI, several powerful series of locomotives are needed. GP40, GP35, and a handful of other units were purchased new and secondhand, as well as old horns such as Nathan M5’s, P5’s, and M3’s due to their loud and powerful nature.
5 vintage GP7 units were purchased from the CNW for passenger service as well as lightweight coaches.