Bevier featured an interchange with a coal-hauling shortline, the Bevier & Southern. This shortline was steam-powered into the 1960s, and utilized the former CB&Q water tank located on the south side of the CB&Q mainline. In a timeless scene, the … Continue reading
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Around the curve west of Crescent is the Frisco’s second crossing of the Meramec River near Eureka on this deck & truss bridge. The line through here was once double-track, evidenced by the wide piers as four GP40-2s lead a freight … Continue reading
At one time, the Moberly branch was actually the MKT mainline to Hannibal. The railroad had a goal of reaching Chicago, and at Hannibal it could connect to the CB&Q. Meanwhile, the Wabash obtained trackage rights over the Moberly-Hannibal segment, and … Continue reading
Around the corner from Sheffield and Tower 8 is Bridge 19, the location of four main tracks with crossovers. The Santa Fe was a main tennant of the KCT trackage through here, from Big Blue Jct., past Union Station … Continue reading
While the advance copies of “Rails Around Missouri” arrived today, an issue at the printer has set the date for delivery of the entire shipment back a week. The books are now expected to arrive here at KGP in Ballwin … Continue reading