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BNSF #5353 ES44DC at Elsberry, MO287 viewsES44DC #5353 idles just south of Elsberry Missouri on the mainline.
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Galloway Bros Feed285 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.
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BNSF 9353 SD70ACe approaches Annada277 viewsA long string of coal bound for St. Louis tails BNSF 9353 SD70ACe.
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CB&Q depot & freight house, Elsberry - 1940s276 viewsNotice the flatbed farm truck at the right. All of the buildings in this photo are now gone.
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Ex-CB&Q bridge Annada275 viewsThis bridge is just to the south of Annada, MO, very close to the Pike & Lincoln county line.
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BNSF 7661 ES44DC north of Kissinger Hill274 viewsHere the tracks return back to Hwy 79 and stay that way until they reach Clarksville, about 3 miles to the north.
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Old CB&Q bridge273 viewsThis old bridge has served the railroad for many years. Once the Zephyr Rocket ran across this bridge on the way north to St. Paul. This bridge is just north of Clarksville, MO.
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Ex-CB&Q bridge - Annada272 viewsAnother metal bridge just north of Annada, MO
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Main street of Elsberry, MO, looking west271 viewsView from where the CB&Q station and freight house sat.
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SD70ACe along the Mississippi268 viewsNear Saverton, Missouri, the SD70ACe stretches its legs and pours on the power as it races across the Mississippi bottoms towards St. Louis. Hwy 79 is relatively new in this location, prior to 1955 it was called Hwy T and did not go all the way between Hannibal and Louisiana.
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Legend for the trackage in Louisiana, MO267 viewsOrange is the Chicago & Alton mainline to Bowling Green, the swing bridge & interlocking tower would have been to the lower-right of this photo. The C&A mainline is tied to the CB&Q mainline (green) by the transfer track (blue). The purple was called the "city track" for use in dropping off freight for Louisiana. Red is the north-south Highway 79, which was a gravel road at the time. Note the railroad changes over the years, C&A > GM&O > IC > GWWR > KCS, CB&Q > BN > BNSF.
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BNSF 7661 rolls through Clarksville, MO266 viewsA panoramic shot showing the proximity of the Mississippi River to downtown Clarkville, MO.
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BNSF #8945 SD70MAC in Clarksville266 viewsDPU brings up the rear of the southbound coal drag.
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Farmers Produce Exchange in Elsberry266 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.
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BNSF SD70ACe leaves Elsberry262 viewsSouth through the old CB&Q bridge BNSF 9353 heads for St. Louis, now about 70 miles away.
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