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Hamburg Ferry246 viewsTwo 1961 Ford trucks with some massive split firewood head towards Elsberry from the ferry. The Hamburg ferry stopped running in the 1970s.
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HCRR boxcar245 viewsAn HCRR boxcar on a snowy day
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St. Louis bound freight crosses Cuivre River bridge243 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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Southbound freight243 viewsSouthbound freight roars into Foley, MO
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CB&Q switcher in Hannibal243 viewsA Q switcher steams in the Hannibal, MO yard
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Southbound Freight out of Elsberry242 viewsBNSF C44-9W splits the twilight pulling a night freight to St. Louis
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Q tender survives the scrapper239 viewsThis Q tender survived the torch at least for a little while, serving as a water car for a BN pile driver in 1976.
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Cannon Quarry loading bins238 viewsThere used to be a spur to this quarry from the CB&Q mainline.
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Southbound freight into Winfield238 viewsSD70MAC rolling freight to St. Louis
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DPU brings up the rear237 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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Holcim Cement233 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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Old swing bridge gear mechanism 233 viewsIn 2012 the KCS replaced the swing bridge gear mechanism, here are the old gears lying next to Hwy 79.
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Rice threshing in Old Monroe233 viewsGeo Merriweather threshes rice in Old Monroe using a McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor and a Red River Special thresher.
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Bunge feeds in Louisiana230 viewsThis view shows the extensive river access for the elevator.
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KCS swing bridge230 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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