| Most viewed - Missouri K-Line |
Swing bridge in operation198 viewsSpan open wide to allow a tug through
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Bridge at Foley, MO194 viewsLooking south towards Foley & the route to St Louis
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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.
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Cannon Quarry loading bins191 viewsThere used to be a spur to this quarry from the CB&Q mainline.
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Southbound freight into Winfield190 viewsSD70MAC rolling freight to St. Louis
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DPU brings up the rear189 viewsDPU assists the heavy coal drag on the journey south. Most of the route is very flat due to running along the Mississippi bottoms, but there are some larger grades further north.
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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.
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Southbound freight187 viewsSouthbound freight roars into Foley, MO
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Old swing bridge gear mechanism 187 viewsIn 2012 the KCS replaced the swing bridge gear mechanism, here are the old gears lying next to Hwy 79.
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BN #3038 crosses the Missouri River187 viewsGP40 pulls a local across the Missouri river at Fort Bellefontaine, heading south. Note the old highway bridge being torn down. The railroad bridge was built in 1894.
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Northbound BNSF freight with ballast cars enters Elsberry186 viewsSD70MAC pulls a string of empties northbound.
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St. Louis bound freight crosses Cuivre River bridge186 viewsThe K-line was first opened between Hannibal and St. Peters, MO in 1879. By 1894, you could take a train from Mt. Pleasant IA to St. Louis via the K-line.
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View north into Elsberry, MO186 views
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Bunge feeds in Louisiana185 viewsThis view shows the extensive river access for the elevator.
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BNSF & KCS diamond, looking SE185 viewsThis view of the diamond shows the BNSF tracks heading south to the Bunge feeds elevator, while the KCS heads east over the swing bridge.
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