‘Missouri’ Sneak Peek for 3-1-13

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Next door to Murray yard in North Kansas City was Wabash’s Avondale yard. Being the western-most point on the Wabash system, the yard in North KC was busy and active, receiving traffic from St Louis, Chicago & Detroit. The yard featured a large roundhouse and locomotive servicnig facilities, which became property of the Norfolk & Western in 1964. On October 19, 1968, no Wabash heritage can be found as a high-hood N&W U28B and three N&W RS3s idle in front of the roundhouse. (Bill Gibson)

This selection from “Rails Around Missouri” comes from Chapter Three: Kansas City & Surrounding Area. “Rails Around Missouri” is a new 224-page, hard-cover book filled with over 500 all-color photos like this one, and will be released on May 1, 2013. You can reserve your copy today at the pre-release price of $47.95 plus shipping. Choose between the KCS or Frisco cover (inside contents are the same). Books will come autographed by the suthor and will ship the week of May 1.

 

‘Missouri’ Sneak peek for 2-22-13

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As mentioned earlier, the MKT St Louis sub was built in the northern flood plains of the Missouri River. In some places the line was very close to the river, such as this scene near Rocheport. Taken from the bluff above the rails, train #14 snakes its way along the river bluffs led by GP40 # 188 in October 1970. We turn to catch the caboose bringing up the rear, and a picturesque view of the river valley as the train makes for St Louis. (Terry Norton, photo; Chris Guss collection)

This selection from “Rails Around Missouri” is from Chapter One: North Central Missouri. “Rails Around Missouri” is a 224-page, hard cover book with over 500 all-color photos like this one, and will be released May 1, 2013. Your copy can be reserved at the pre-release price of $47.95 plus shipping. Choose between the KCS or Frisco cover. (Books are identical inside). The “turn to catch the caboose” photo mentioned above completes the 2 page paired spread with the photo above, which can be found on pages 28-29.

‘Missouri’ sneak peek for 2-15-13

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At Polo, the Milwaukee Road entered into a joint track arrangement with the Rock Island’s line from Minneapolis. This joint track went as far south as Airline Jct. in Kansas City, and is still in place between eventual Milwaukee Road successor Canadian Pacific and Rock Island successor Union Pacific. Back in February 1985, Milwaukee Rd SD40-2 # 167, complete with the Hiawatha logo, leads Kansas City-bound train 222 south onto joint tracks at Polo. (Mark Abalos, photo; Friends of Mike Abalos collection)

This selection is from Chapter Two: Northern Missouri. “Rails Around Missouri” will be released on May 1, 2013 as a 224-page, hard-cover book with over 500 all-color photos. Reserve your copy today for the pre-release price of $47.95 plus shipping. Choose between the KCS or Frisco cover. (Note: same book inside, only the covers are different.)

 

‘Missouri’ sneak peek for 2-8-13

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Gascondy, listed in the timetable at milepost 114, was name of the location of the crossing of the Gasconade River on the Osage-Maries County line. From the east bank, we get this spectacular view of train #74 crossing the 1800’ Gasconade River bridge early in the morning of February 28, 1975. (Mark Nelson)

This selection is from Chapter Seven: Central Missouri. “Rails Around Missouri” will be released on May 1, 2013. Your copy can be reserved at the pre-release price of $47.95 plus shipping. All copies will be signed by the author and ship the week of May 1. Choose between the KCS or Frisco cover. (Same book on the inside.)

‘Missouri’ Sneak Peek for 2-2-13

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Out on the M-I “mainline”, MP GP16 #68, converted from an RS11, leads a westbound freight out of the Mississippi River valley in July 1974, bound for Bismarck. The M-I operated a 123-mile line from Salem, Illinois to Bismarck via the aforementioned carferry operation at Ste. Genevieve.  The carferry operation was discontinued in 1961, and the M-I was formally merged into the Missouri Pacific in 1978. (Terry Norton, photo; Chris Guss collection)

This selection is from Chapter Six: Southeast Missouri. “Rails Around Missouri” will be released on May 1, 2013 with over 500 all-color photos spread over 224 pages in this hard-cover book. Reserve your copy today at the pre-release price of $47.95 plus shipping. See below for options.

Please note – the book will ship the week of May 1.