“Rails Around Missouri” hits the road this weekend, and will be available for sale at the Mid Continent NRMA meet in Overland Park. Held June 13-16, the dealer tables will be open to the public Saturday & Sunday, June 15-16 at the Overland Park International Trade Center, 6800 W 115th St, Overland Park, KS. Saturday 830am to 5pm, Sunday 830am until 2pm.
The author will be on hand to sign copies, so stop by and say hello!
“By far the busiest carriers at Kansas City Union Station were the Missouri Pacific and the Santa Fe. The Santa Fe had 10 scheduled trains per day passing through the station, and yet another pair originating/terminating here. By June 1970, Santa Fe’s offering had been trimmed considerably, and would end completely in less than a year. On June 5th, Larry Thomas caught a pair of Santa Fe trains preparing to depart Union Station. First is train #211 with U30CG #8004 leading. Larry Thomas
“Rails Around Missouri” will be in Kansas City June 15-16 for the Mid Continent NMRA meet at the Overland Park International Trade Center. In honor of that, this week’s selection is from Chapter Four: Kansas City and Surrounding Area. “Rails Around Missouri is a new 224-page, hard cover book containing over 500 all-color photos like the one above. Your copy is available for $47.95 plus shipping and will come signed by the author. Choose between the KCS or Frisco cover (contents identical).
Below are a few of the shots submitted to us for “Rails Around Missouri”, but not selected for publication. Both are by Bill Gibson, both at Kansas City’s Union Station in December, 1967.
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“After passing through Valley Park, the Missouri Pacific follows the Meramec River, crossing it twice before reaching Eureka on the far west end of St Louis County. At Crescent, three Missouri Pacific U30Cs lead a coal train around the curve towards the second crossing of the Meramec on October 11, 1975. The train is bound for the Union Electric power plant at Labadie.” (Paul Dalman)
This selection from “Rails Around Missouri” can be found in Chapter Five: St Louis and Surrounding Area. “Rails Around Missouri” is a new 224-page, hard cover book featuring over 500 all-color photos like this one. Your copy is available for $47.95 plus shipping and will come signed by the author. Choose between the KCS or Frisco cover (contents identical).
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As an extra, below is a shot at the same location, not included in the book but worth a look. Photo by Paul Dalman, 6-19-1971.
Located at milepost 110, Rolla was incorporated in 1858, welcomed the Southwest Branch RR in 1860, and was named the seat of Phelps County in 1861. After the passing of an eastbound, GP38-2 #412 leads a westbound freight out of the siding on October 12, 1975, The stucco and red tile roof depot was built in 1928, but sadly was demolished by the Burlington Northern in the mid-1980s. (Paul Dalman)
The selection above from “Rails Around Missouri” is from Chapter Seven: Central Missouri. As we continue our series of what was included in the book and what was not, the shot below is also from Rolla, taken by Daniel Schroeder on September 3, 1978. This shot was not included, but is worth sharing.
Next, we have a pair of Frisco steam shots from Joe Collias, both taken in 1949 in St Louis. The first, with 4-8-4 #4501 on The Meteor, was taken at St Louis Union Station. While the subject is clearly worthy of print, the slide was damaged, and could not be used. Instead, we used the shot below of the 1063 stopped at the Tower Grove station, a few miles west of Union Station.
“Rails Around Missouri” is a new 224-page hard cover book, with over 500 all-color photos like the ones above. Your copy can be ordered for $47.95 plus shipping, and will come signed by the author. Choose between the KCS or Frisco cover (contents identical).
In “Rails Around Missouri”, one of our final views of the Kansas City Southern in Chapter 4 is from an area south of Noel known as Butler’s Bluff. Both Bob King and Ken Albrecht were on the top of the bluff on October 16, 1982 shooting northbound KCS trains as they entered Missouri from Arkansas. The shot above, by Bob King showing 3 KCS and 2 Burlington Northern SD40-2s on a coal train, was not selected. The shot below by Ken Albrecht, was selected, and was used as a full page spread. Which shot do you prefer?
“Rails Around Missouri” is a new, 224-page hard cover book filled with over 500 all-color photos like the one above. The pre-release price of $47.95 plus shipping has been extended, and your copy will come signed by the author. Choose between the KCS or Frisco cover (contents identital). This book is selling fast, so don’t miss out!
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