Ten miles east of the Osage River bridge is the town of Meta, where the Rock Island had a depot with a train order office. Eastbound train #74 was scheduled out of Eldon at 10:35pm and due through Meta at 11:12pm. With bad track conditions, the train often passed through Meta in daylight hours….
The Bevier & Southern was a coal-hauling shortline in northern Missouri, and connected with the CB&Q at Bevier, 5 miles west of Macon. While the end of the line was only 9 miles away to the south at the Binkley mine, the B&S at one time operated 64 miles of track to local mines,…
“Ladue is in the southern part of Henry County, milepost 273 of the MKTs Sedalia subdivision. At one time LaDue was a crew change point and home of the Eastern Division Superintendent. On January 24, 1976, GP7 #96 is in town on a local freight and is switching the grain elevator. Rick Morgan This selection…
“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…
“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…