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Hwy 54 bridge over Mississippi297 viewsBNSF yard is to the left of this photo. As you can see, the Mississippi does freeze over.
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Mainline towards Annada293 viewsView looking south towards Annada.
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BNSF #5353 ES44DC at Elsberry, MO292 viewsES44DC #5353 idles just south of Elsberry Missouri on the mainline.
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CB&Q depot & freight house, Elsberry - 1940s283 viewsNotice the flatbed farm truck at the right. All of the buildings in this photo are now gone.
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BNSF 9353 SD70ACe approaches Annada281 viewsA long string of coal bound for St. Louis tails BNSF 9353 SD70ACe.
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BNSF 7661 ES44DC north of Kissinger Hill280 viewsHere the tracks return back to Hwy 79 and stay that way until they reach Clarksville, about 3 miles to the north.
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Old CB&Q bridge280 viewsThis old bridge has served the railroad for many years. Once the Zephyr Rocket ran across this bridge on the way north to St. Paul. This bridge is just north of Clarksville, MO.
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Ex-CB&Q bridge Annada278 viewsThis bridge is just to the south of Annada, MO, very close to the Pike & Lincoln county line.
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Legend for the trackage in Louisiana, MO277 viewsOrange is the Chicago & Alton mainline to Bowling Green, the swing bridge & interlocking tower would have been to the lower-right of this photo. The C&A mainline is tied to the CB&Q mainline (green) by the transfer track (blue). The purple was called the "city track" for use in dropping off freight for Louisiana. Red is the north-south Highway 79, which was a gravel road at the time. Note the railroad changes over the years, C&A > GM&O > IC > GWWR > KCS, CB&Q > BN > BNSF.
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Ex-CB&Q bridge - Annada276 viewsAnother metal bridge just north of Annada, MO
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Mark Twain Memorial Bridge276 viewsThis bridge was started in 1934 and this was probably not too long after it was finished in 1936. You can see the gravel hopper & crane still there, and a barge in the Mississippi. This bridge was finally closed in 2000, and dismantled.
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Main street of Elsberry, MO, looking west275 viewsView from where the CB&Q station and freight house sat.
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SD70ACe along the Mississippi271 viewsNear Saverton, Missouri, the SD70ACe stretches its legs and pours on the power as it races across the Mississippi bottoms towards St. Louis. Hwy 79 is relatively new in this location, prior to 1955 it was called Hwy T and did not go all the way between Hannibal and Louisiana.
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BNSF 7661 rolls through Clarksville, MO270 viewsA panoramic shot showing the proximity of the Mississippi River to downtown Clarkville, MO.
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BNSF #8945 SD70MAC in Clarksville270 viewsDPU brings up the rear of the southbound coal drag.
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