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St. Louis-bound freight approaches Dameron Corners158 viewsAt one time there was a post office, grain elevator and station here. In the late 1800s, the main road north from Elsberry was actually on the Mississippi side of the tracks. It crossed back to the west side here at Dameron.
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HCRR boxcar158 viewsAn HCRR boxcar on a snowy day
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Old Monroe station158 viewsOld Monroe station in 1990.
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Q tender survives the scrapper158 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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Hamburg Ferry157 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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Frisco 1522 rolls through Elsberry155 viewsThe Frisco 1522 rolls through Elsberry on the way to Hannibal, MO
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Southbound BNSF freight races across Mississippi bottoms154 viewsBNSF freight races across the pancake-flat Mississippi bottoms towards St. Louis. The Mississippi river is about 5 miles beyond the locomotives.
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Elsberry depot & freight shed in 1975151 viewsElsberry depot & freight shed. Note some BN hoppers in the siding at Galloway Bros in the background.
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HCRR switcher149 viewsHCRR #12 sits idle behind HCRR #2 in Ilasco, MO
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Pile driver in Seeburger147 viewsA BN pile driver and old CB&Q tender team up in winter 1976.
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SS President pulls up to Hannibal docks147 viewsIn this great photo, you can see the SS President pulling up to the docks in Hannibal. In the far distance you can see the rail yards. Given the automobiles in the photo, this is probably the early 1930s, maybe even before the Mark Twain Memorial Bridge was built.
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River Queen in 1963146 viewsThe River Queen was built in 1923 as the Cape Girardeau, and served many years in other locations. The steamship appeared in Gone with the Wind as the Gordon C. Greene, and was finally named River Queen in the late 1950s. It was bought for less than $50k and brought to Hannibal in 1961, where it served until 1964. In December 1967, the 50 year old steamboat sank to the bottom of the Mississippi at the. docks at St. Louis, and unfortunately could not be recovered.
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Mark Twain Memorial Bridge144 viewsThis appears to be soon after the bridge was opened in 1934. You can see two CB&Q gondolas below the bridge next to the crane.
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Loading cotton in Hannibal142 viewsIn an extremely rare photo, men are loading cotton onto a flat car at Hannibal. Where exactly in Hannibal and the year is unknown, and the reporting marks on the flat car (FCCCo, or FCCC, or FCC) do not appear on any list. Missouri does rank within the top 10 US cotton producing states.
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Closeup of two CB&Q gondolas under the Mark Twain Memorial Bridge141 viewsPossibly delivering/receiving load from the gravel site under the Mark Twain bridge. Probably right after completion of the bridge (see larger photo below).
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