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CB&Q gondola in Louisiana, MO.565 viewsA CB&Q gondola sits in front of the Wells Lamont glove factory in the CB&Q yard, Louisiana, MO.
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Abandoned glove factory in Louisiana432 viewsThis was the Wells-Lamont glove factory in Louisiana, MO.
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Louisiana, MO yard230 viewsCompare this to the photos of the yard in 1948.
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BNSF GP38-2 switches a local in Louisiana222 views
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BNSF local in Louisiana, MO395 viewsA BNSF local prepares to grab a few cars in Lousiana, MO.
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BNSF #9353 rolls into the Louisiana yard from the north260 viewsDirectly above the locomotive is the Hwy 54 bridge over the Mississippi (which is to the right of this photo).
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Burlington Northern depot, Louisiana, MO102 viewsThe ex-CB&Q depot on Louisiana, MO. Depot was torn down in 1993. Archie Hayden just donated the "Louisiana" sign to a local museum.
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CB&Q Mikado in the railyard at Louisiana, MO.468 viewsA CB&Q Mikado steams up while a gondola sits on what the crews dubbed the "city" track. The city track was owned by the GM&O and was used for transferring cars between the CB&Q and GM&O. This view is looking south, notice the GM&O Mississippi river bridge to the left, and the automobiles sitting near the river. The building at the left of the photo next to the river was a fresh fish market, still operating in the 1970s. Thanks again to Archie Hayden for all the info.
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CB&Q #240 GP7, Louisiana, MO427 viewsA CB&Q local heads north into Louisiana on a late fall afternoon in 1964.
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CB&Q work train, Louisiana, MO.480 viewsA Q work train sits in the yard at Louisiana, MO, while some railway workers hang out in the late afternoon. Back in the day, work crews had their entire family come with them to a job, they all lived in the cars. This work train consisted of a lot of heavily modified old boxcars as living accommodation.
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ex-BN louisiana mo feb2004374 viewsYard office in Louisiana, MO.
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Mark Twain Zephyr northbound into Louisiana520 viewsAt this time the northbound train was called 'train 42' on the schedule, but was the CB&Q locomotive "Injun Joe" with the original Mark Twain Zephyr car set.
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CB&Q yard, Louisiana, Mo651 viewsThis was a very small yard for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, however, cars were dropped here for transfer to the GM&O line which came through town and visa-versa. At right is an open hopper, called "battleships" by the crews (Archie Hayden).
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Looking south down the K-line and Hwy 79 at Louisiana, MO455 views
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Highway 54 bridge over Mississippi169 viewsThe BNSF line runs directly below this photo at the base of the bluff.
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