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nyc 507077 mt holly nc mar25 20051552 views
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racx 2020001552 views
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cbq 1153 4-4-0 princeton il 19001049 views
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bn 9912 E8A denver co apr17 19711017 views
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Detail of the CB&Q Hannibal railyard in 1939959 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 1905901 viewsThe bustling Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railyards of Hannibal in 1905. Archie Haydens collection.
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Southern boxcar at GM&O station860 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, 1972831 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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missouri pacific 1721 2-10-2 east st louis mo apr28-1940830 views
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cbq 100 galesburg il aug8 1937830 views
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Detail of Hannibal & the CB&Q railyards from Cardiff Hill826 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...783 viewsPRR flatcar being tranferred between the CB&Q and GM&O.
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Soo Line flatcar with tractors759 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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SD70ACe rolls along the river755 viewsHeading south from Hannibal, the tracks wind right alongside the river...making for very picturesque shots.
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Farmers Produce Exchange in Elsberry744 viewsThis double Quonset hut feed store was located in Elsberry in the 1950s on the corner of Griffin and 3rd. It later became Philpott Motors, an auto repair place. The building is still standing, but abandoned and in bad shape.
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