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Old swing bridge gear mechanism 190 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, MO189 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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General Pershing Zephyr on the way to Kansas City185 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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Silver Charger rolling out of St. Louis184 viewsSilver Charger heads west out of St Louis on the K-line. Since the year is unknown, this could be for either the General Pershing Zephyr or the Mark Twain Zephyr, as the Silver Charger was used on both.
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C&A depot with train183 viewsEastbound C&A Mogul? at the depot before crossing Noix Creek and then the Mississippi.
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Swing bridge and Illinois182 viewsKCS swing bridge spans the Mississippi, this view is looking east at Illinois
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KCS swing bridge182 viewsWhen it was built, the 444 ft swing span was the largest in the nation.
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Holcim Cement181 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 bridge177 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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Southbound Freight out of Elsberry176 viewsBNSF C44-9W splits the twilight pulling a night freight to St. Louis
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KCS swing bridge176 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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Highway 54 bridge over Mississippi174 viewsThe BNSF line runs directly below this photo at the base of the bluff.
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Kissinger, MO172 viewsBNSF leaves Highway 79 for several miles here. On the right are two boxcars from a 1962 derailment on the CB&Q. A defective flange caused a multi-car derailment, and about 7-10 cars came off the track. Most of them sat there into the 1970s, but later were removed except for two boxcars.
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Annada grain elevator166 viewsThese shiny silos are a much later addition to the tiny village. There was a station here but it no longer exists.
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