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Barn at the base of the bluffs near Winfield, MO208 viewsThe K-line is completely agricultural, farms and small towns dot the entire line.
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nebraska zephyr e8a207 views
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Swing bridge in operation207 viewsSpan open wide to allow a tug through
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Hercules chemical plant203 viewsOriginally built as the Missouri Ordnance Works in 1941, this plant produced chemicals for explosives used in WWII ordinance. Over the past few years the plant has slowly ceased most of its operations, in 2011 Ashland sold the plant to Monument Chemicals who state they will continue producing synthetic lubricants there.
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Cannon Quarry loading towers202 viewsNot much is known about this quarry, but it must have had a lot of business based on the amount of rock blasted/dug/removed from the caverns in the bluffs.
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View north into Elsberry, MO202 views
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Bridge at Foley, MO202 viewsLooking south towards Foley & the route to St Louis
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cbq derail 0001201 views
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BN #3038 crosses the Missouri River199 viewsGP40 pulls a local across the Missouri river at Fort Bellefontaine, heading south. Note the old highway bridge being torn down. The railroad bridge was built in 1894.
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Duvall Motel in Clarksville199 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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Cannon Quarry loading bins198 viewsThere used to be a spur to this quarry from the CB&Q mainline.
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Cannon Quarry bluffs197 viewsThere are caves dug back into the limestone bluffs that were used to extract stone. We used to go inside and shoot bottle rockets at each other.
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Hannibal Connecting switcher #603197 viewsA Hannibal Connecting switcher sits idle in Hannibal in 1961
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Southbound freight into Winfield196 viewsSD70MAC rolling freight to St. Louis
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Southbound freight195 viewsSouthbound freight roars into Foley, MO
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