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Detail of the CB&Q Hannibal railyard in 1939936 viewsThis is only the mid-southern end of the yard, the roundhouse, facilities & coal tower are behind Lover's Leap at the left.
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Lovers Leap at Hannibal, MO in 1905877 viewsThe bustling Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railyards of Hannibal in 1905. Archie Haydens collection.
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Southern boxcar at GM&O station847 viewsA Southern boxcar sits on the track in front of the GM&O station in Louisiana, MO.
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Switch tower in Louisiana, MO, 1972812 viewsBehind the tower the GM&O tracks go over the swing bridge on the Mississippi river while the CB&Q tracks run parallel to the river in front of the tower. At the time of the photo the GM&O was only a few months away from a merger with the Illinois Central, while the Burlington Northern had already taken up the CB&Q. The tower was torn down in the 1980s.
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Detail of Hannibal & the CB&Q railyards from Cardiff Hill809 viewsCity Light & Power is at the center, you can see two hoppers catching "clinkers" from the burned coal. A northbound CB&Q passenger train winds around the power plant, and the Hannibal coal tower is directly above the rear car of the northbound.
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PRR flatcar with load on transfer track...766 viewsPRR flatcar being tranferred between the CB&Q and GM&O.
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Soo Line flatcar with tractors742 viewsNice shot of a Soo Line flatcar with a load of Allis Chalmers tractors. This appears to be on the GM&O mainline heading west. From Bill Hirt: Soo Line flat FM. 40' Steel Flat Car. Built 1913 by ACF. 12 cars listed in 1966 ORER. Series #4401-4479 (odd numbers only). Photo in Soo Line Freight Equipment and Cabooses on p60.
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GN & CB&Q reefers on '48 freight in Louisiana, MO.718 viewsA pair of reefers on the CB&Q line in Louisiana, MO.
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Twilight at Dameron, MO715 viewsAs the last rays of the sun glint off the rails pointing to the North, its a lot easier to imagine that maybe you can still hear the shrill whistle of a Mikado echoing off the bluffs on this lonely stretch of track, or see the flashing Mars of the Mark Twain Zephyr appear around the bend. At the very least a blinking beacon on top of a GP30 painted in Chinese Red & Gray.
But no...it's probably just imagination...
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PRR express reefer at Louisiana, MO.682 viewsA Pennsylvania express reefer being transferred between the GM&O and CB&Q at Louisiana, MO. Next in line appears to be a NP reefer as well.
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Southern flatcar with load.660 viewsA Southern flatcar sits in the CB&Q yard at Louisiana, MO with a load.
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AT&SF outside-braced box car on the transfer track.658 viewsAn AT&SF and unidentified box car are on the transfer track between the GM&O and CB&Q in Louisiana, MO. The AT&SF box is a Santa Fe Class Bx-39, one of 400 50ft War Emergency composite boxcars (ATSF 151092-151491) built by Pullman in early 1944 (thanks to Dave Sieber).
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CB&Q MoW train656 viewsA CB&Q flatcar with a load of lumber is part of a CB&Q MoW work train in Louisiana, MO.
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CB&Q yard, Louisiana, Mo651 viewsThis was a very small yard for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, however, cars were dropped here for transfer to the GM&O line which came through town and visa-versa. At right is an open hopper, called "battleships" by the crews (Archie Hayden).
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Reefer & vintage box car at the tail end of a CB&Q freight649 viewsFruit Growers Express reefer & and CB&Q outside-braced boxcar with a Q caboose.
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