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St. Louis bound freight crosses Cuivre River bridge188 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 freight188 viewsSouthbound freight roars into Foley, MO
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Old swing bridge gear mechanism 188 viewsIn 2012 the KCS replaced the swing bridge gear mechanism, here are the old gears lying next to Hwy 79.
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C&A and CB&Q tower in Louisiana, MO188 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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Northbound BNSF freight with ballast cars enters Elsberry187 viewsSD70MAC pulls a string of empties northbound.
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BNSF & KCS diamond, looking SE187 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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Duvall Motel in Clarksville183 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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Swing bridge and Illinois181 viewsKCS swing bridge spans the Mississippi, this view is looking east at Illinois
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Hannibal Connecting switcher #603181 viewsA Hannibal Connecting switcher sits idle in Hannibal in 1961
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General Pershing Zephyr on the way to Kansas City180 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 bridge179 viewsWhen it was built, the 444 ft swing span was the largest in the nation.
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C&A depot with train178 viewsEastbound C&A Mogul? at the depot before crossing Noix Creek and then the Mississippi.
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Holcim Cement176 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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KCS swing bridge176 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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cbq 4943 2-8-2 bevier mo 1960-11-28k175 views
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