| Most viewed - Missouri K-Line |
C&A and CB&Q tower in Louisiana, MO183 viewsA reverse view of the tower from the Mississippi bridge side looking west. The CB&Q tracks run left-to-right (south-to-north) in this view. Note how clear the area is of trees in the early 20th century compared to later.
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Swing bridge and Illinois180 viewsKCS swing bridge spans the Mississippi, this view is looking east at Illinois
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KCS swing bridge177 viewsWhen it was built, the 444 ft swing span was the largest in the nation.
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Duvall Motel in Clarksville175 viewsJust like the thousands of other Motor Hotels built in the 1950s, Duvall was a classic design and in a great location overlooking the Mississippi. It was one block above the tracks (Clarksville main street was behind the motel). The restaurant was still there the last time I went through, but I believe the motel is gone now.
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KCS swing bridge174 viewsThe Chicago & Alton Railroad built the original bridge in 1873, and sold it to the B&O Railroad in 1929. B&O sold it to the Gulf, Mobile, and Ohio in 1945. GM&O became Illinois Central Gulf in 1972, and then acquired by the Chicago, Missouri, and Western in 1987...which became the Gateway Western (1990), and now Kansas City Southern (2001).
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C&A depot with train174 viewsEastbound C&A Mogul? at the depot before crossing Noix Creek and then the Mississippi.
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Holcim Cement173 viewsThis plant originally started as Dundee cement in 1967. At the time it was the world's largest cement kiln, which measured 760 feet long and 25 feet in diameter and could accommodate 1.4 million tons of clinker a year. Dundee was a direct predecessor to Holnam (later to become Holcim), but the plant was closed in 2009.
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General Pershing Zephyr on the way to Kansas City173 viewsThe Silver Charger resembles its namesake as it rolls out of St. Louis on the way to Kansas City. The General Pershing Zephyr used the K-Line until it headed west. "Alton Burlington" was occasionally used on the nameplate as it used Alton RR trackage.
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KCS swing bridge171 viewsOriginally built by the Chicago & Alton in 1873 as one of the first 15 bridges across the Mississippi. It was rebuilt in 1898 on the 1873 piers.
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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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Silver Charger rolling out of St. Louis169 viewsSilver Charger heads west out of St Louis on the K-line. Since the year is unknown, this could be for either the General Pershing Zephyr or the Mark Twain Zephyr, as the Silver Charger was used on both.
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Kissinger, MO165 viewsBNSF leaves Highway 79 for several miles here. On the right are two boxcars from a 1962 derailment on the CB&Q. A defective flange caused a multi-car derailment, and about 7-10 cars came off the track. Most of them sat there into the 1970s, but later were removed except for two boxcars.
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Southbound Freight out of Elsberry164 viewsBNSF C44-9W splits the twilight pulling a night freight to St. Louis
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Annada grain elevator163 viewsThese shiny silos are a much later addition to the tiny village. There was a station here but it no longer exists.
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Hannibal Connecting switcher #603163 viewsA Hannibal Connecting switcher sits idle in Hannibal in 1961
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