|
|
BNSF ES44AC heads towards St. Louis86 viewsBNSF ES44AC crosses the bridge over the Lost Creek as it heads south out of Elsberry on the way to St. Louis
|
|
BNSF SD70ACe leaves Elsberry262 viewsSouth through the old CB&Q bridge BNSF 9353 heads for St. Louis, now about 70 miles away.
|
|
BNSF SD70MAC at Elsberry256 viewsNorthbound #9729 idles with empties just outside of Elsberry, MO. The remnants of the Cannon Quarry are just behind the train under the bluff in the photo.
|
|
BNSF Railroad bridge292 viewsThis 5-panel truss bridge was built in 1902 by the American Bridge Company.
|
|
Elsberry railroad bridge327 viewsTwilight falls over Elsberry and the 1902 railroad bridge.
|
|
Cannon Quarry loading towers192 viewsNot much is known about this quarry, but it must have had a lot of business based on the amount of rock blasted/dug/removed from the caverns in the bluffs.
|
|
Cannon Quarry loading towers209 viewsThe CB&Q served this quarry, a spur presumably was here to switch cars for ballast & stone. There was also a small station, presumably for workers since Elsberry is only another mile further. We used to explore the deserted equipment here back in the '80s
|
|
Cannon Quarry bluffs187 viewsThere are caves dug back into the limestone bluffs that were used to extract stone. We used to go inside and shoot bottle rockets at each other.
|
|
Cannon Quarry loading bins191 viewsThere used to be a spur to this quarry from the CB&Q mainline.
|
|
Abandoned buildings and equipment, Cannon Quarry406 viewsAnother photo of the remnants of the old Cannon Quarry.
|
|
Old Glove Factory213 viewsTaken in 2007, you can see the changes in the factory over 60 years.
|
|
Farmers Produce Exchange in Elsberry262 viewsFarmers Produce Exchange, fertilizer & feed store in Elsberry. This was about 2 blocks from the railroad tracks (to the right) and was not directly supported by the railroad.
|
|
Farmers Produce Exchange in Elsberry640 viewsThis double Quonset hut feed store was located in Elsberry in the 1950s on the corner of Griffin and 3rd. It later became Philpott Motors, an auto repair place. The building is still standing, but abandoned and in bad shape.
|
|
Glove plant at Elsberry469 viewsThe glove plant in Elsberry, Missouri, in the 1940s. This plant is now apartments.
|
|
Galloway Bros Feed284 viewsBuilt in 1880 by the Elsberry Milling Company, it was purchased by the Hannibal Milling Company in 1895. They owned the property until 1933, when they leased it to David Galloway. He then purchased the mill in 1940.
|
|
| 278 files on 19 page(s) |
 |
|
|
|
|
13 | |
|
|
|
|
