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Missouri K-line Route, 1922411 viewsK-line. St. Louis to Burlington. 220 miles. Not well known in the annuals of rail trips, the K-line was an integral part of the early Chicago, Burlington & Quincy history with infamous trains as the Zephyr-Rocket and Mark Twain Zephyr.. Rumored to be named for the St. Louis, Keokuk and Northwestern Railway who grew the route from a conglomeration of various predecessor railroads, the K-line still retains a scenic & vintage quality not often found on modern railroads. We will start in Hannibal...
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Closeup of two CB&Q gondolas under the Mark Twain Memorial Bridge129 viewsPossibly delivering/receiving load from the gravel site under the Mark Twain bridge. Probably right after completion of the bridge (see larger photo below).
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Detail of Hannibal & the CB&Q railyards from Cardiff Hill824 viewsCity Light & Power is at the center, you can see two hoppers catching "clinkers" from the burned coal. A northbound CB&Q passenger train winds around the power plant, and the Hannibal coal tower is directly above the rear car of the northbound.
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Hannibal, MO548 viewsA panoramic photo of Hannibal, Missouri, in 1939 from Cardiff Hill.
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Cardiff Hill panorama, Hannibal330 viewsPresumably during a 4th of July celebration.
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Hannibal from Riverview Park, probably early 1930s360 viewsThis photo has a lot of interesting detail. The crane and gravel hopper to the left are at the location the Mark Twain bridge will be built, and you can see two steam traction engines there. At the powerplant (right, with smokestacks) you can see some hoppers and in front of them are some gondolas and a boxcar or two. Far distance, center, you can see the huge CB&Q yard at Hannibal, under the bluff.
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SS President pulls up to Hannibal docks130 viewsIn this great photo, you can see the SS President pulling up to the docks in Hannibal. In the far distance you can see the rail yards. Given the automobiles in the photo, this is probably the early 1930s, maybe even before the Mark Twain Memorial Bridge was built.
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Mark Twain Memorial Bridge127 viewsThis appears to be soon after the bridge was opened in 1934. You can see two CB&Q gondolas below the bridge next to the crane.
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Mark Twain Memorial Bridge269 viewsThis bridge was started in 1934 and this was probably not too long after it was finished in 1936. You can see the gravel hopper & crane still there, and a barge in the Mississippi. This bridge was finally closed in 2000, and dismantled.
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River Queen in 1963129 viewsThe River Queen was built in 1923 as the Cape Girardeau, and served many years in other locations. The steamship appeared in Gone with the Wind as the Gordon C. Greene, and was finally named River Queen in the late 1950s. It was bought for less than $50k and brought to Hannibal in 1961, where it served until 1964. In December 1967, the 50 year old steamboat sank to the bottom of the Mississippi at the. docks at St. Louis, and unfortunately could not be recovered.
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145 viewsRiver boats and railroads go way back in Hannibal's history. The President (originally built as the Cincinnatti in 1924) pulls up to the dock in Hannibal in the 1930s. She called St. Louis her home from 1934 to 1941, and frequently made trips to Hannibal during that time. Currently the ship sits dismantled in a field in Effingham, Ill.
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Lovers Leap at Hannibal, MO in 1905895 viewsThe bustling Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railyards of Hannibal in 1905. Archie Haydens collection.
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Lover's Leap, Hannibal630 viewsA view of the railyards and Lover's Leap in Hannibal, Missouri in 1939.
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Detail of the CB&Q Hannibal railyard in 1939954 viewsThis is only the mid-southern end of the yard, the roundhouse, facilities & coal tower are behind Lover's Leap at the left.
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Vintage Lovers Leap view, Hannibal361 viewsNice view of the changes to the CB&Q yard in the 1960s as the yard was winding down.
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