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BARSTOW STATION
1611 E MAIN ST,
BARSTOW, CALIFORNIA -USA
Location: BARSTOW, CA
Description:
- RAILROAD RELATED CAFE/RESTAURANT
- RAILCAR(S) ON DISPLAY
- RAILROAD RELATED SITE
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Comments/Directions:
Barstow Station is a great Route 66 stop. Six coaches as well as several box cars serve as seating for restaurants and shops. The busy mainline is next door as well.
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Added 10/11/2019
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FULTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
37 E 375 N
ROCHESTER, INDIANA 46975 -USA
Location: ROCHESTER, IN
Phone: 574-223-4436
Description:
- RAILROAD RELATED MUSEUM
- RAILCAR(S) ON DISPLAY
- RAILROAD DEPOT
- RAILROAD DISPLAY
- RAILROAD MEMORABILIA ON DISPLAY
Web Site FULTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HOMEPAGE
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Comments/Directions:
The Fulton Historical Society Museum has the Rochester depot on display along with several cars, signals and memorabelia.
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Added 10/01/2019
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NORTH VERNON B&O DEPOT
NORTH VERNON, INDIANA -USA
Location: Madison and Main
Description:
- RAILROAD DEPOT
- RAILCAR(S) ON DISPLAY
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Comments/Directions:
Former B&O depot is used by CSX now.
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Added 09/30/2019
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C&H/DSA OVERPASS CALUMET MI
CALUMET, MICHIGAN -USA
Location: CALUMET, MI
Description:
Web Site C&H/DSA OVERPASS CALUMET MI HOMEPAGE
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Comments/Directions:
This abandoned bridge was active when copper mining was the life blood of the area. After the C&H line quit using it was modified to fill gondola’s on the SOO Line. GPS N 47° 14.566 W 088° 27.572
"It was November of 1887 that a major fire swept through the Calumet Conglomerate workings at C&H. Due to C&H’s heavy use of timbering underground, the fire spread quickly and was soon large enough to force the closure of the entire mine. Shafts were sealed in the hoped to smother the fire, but it would be another six months before men could once again enter the mine. Luckily for C&H, its South Hecla shafts had not been connected with the rest of the mine and was unaffected by the fire. It was the only thing that saved the company from going under.
Desperate not to have the situation repeat itself, C&H embarked on an expensive defensive measure against future fires. The plan involved sinking a new vertical shaft down to the lower reaches of the conglomerate lode – a shaft not connected to the rest of the mine in any way. This way if a fire should once again break out, this new shaft could continue to mine the lode unaffected. This new shaft would become known as the Red Jacket Shaft, and was sunk just to the north-west of Calumet. To reach this new shaft a new branch line of the C&H railroad had to be built – a line that would have to cross the Mineral Range tracks in the process.
As a result C&H had to erect a short trestle to cross the afore mentioned tracks, along with a pair of long earth embankments to raise the tracks to the required height. Once crossing the trestle the tracks would turn northward, and head to the Red Jacket Shaft.
Amazingly that old trestle has managed to remain to this day, sitting alone in a dusty field like a forgotten monument. The old Mineral Range right of way is now a recreational trail, and only ATV’s and snowmobiles pass under the old bridge anymore. What’s more its eastern approach embankment has been destroyed and hauled away, leaving an abrupt dead end in its wake."
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Added 10/08/2019
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QUINCY MINE LOCOMOTIVES
49750 US-41
HANCOCK, MICHIGAN -USA
Location: HANCOCK, MI
Description:
- LOCOMOTIVE(S) ON DISPLAY
- COG RAILROAD
Web Site QUINCY MINE LOCOMOTIVES HOMEPAGE
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Comments/Directions:
Quincy Mine Locomotives - 2 locomotives are on display at the Quincy Mine an Hoist site.
Both of these engines were built before 1900 and operated on a railroad named
the Quincy and Torch Lake Railroad. The Quincy & Torch Lake was a private line
operated by the Quincy Mining Company from 1888 to 1945.
First Photo:
The first engine is number #5 (or #34)it is a 2-8-0 36" gauge steam locomotive built by Baldwin in 1891 for a line called Hancock & Calumet, and named "Opechee". In 1901 the engine was sold to the Q&TL for use in the Quincy Mine railyards in Hancock, MI.
Second photo;
The second engine was #1 it is a 2-6-0 36" gauge steam locomotive also built
for the Q&TL and the Quincy Mine in Hancock, MI It was built by Brooks
Locomotive Works in 1889 and is named Thomas F Mason.
There is a COG railway on the same grounds along with abandoned rail cars.
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FORMER CB&Q WELLSVILLE MO
W. HUDSON AND CLAY ST.
WELLSVILLE, MISSOURI -USA
Location: WELLSVILLE, MO
Description:
- RAILROAD DEPOT
- RAILCAR(S) ON DISPLAY
Web Site FOMER CB&Q WELLSVILLE MO HOMEPAGE
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Comments/Directions:
Wellsville Mo Train Depot - the building seems to be in good shape. I found a web page that suggested it was used for a museum but there weren't any signs indicating this on the property. There is also the MO PAC 13566 caboose.
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Added 09/26/2019
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FORMER MISSOURI PACIFIC DEPOT JEFFERSON CITY TRAIN DEPOT
300 E. STATE STREET
JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI -USA
Location: JEFFERSON CITY, MO
Description:
Web Site FORMER MISSOURI PACIFIC DEPOT JEFFERSON CITY TRAIN DEPOT HOMEPAGE
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Comments/Directions:
The old Missouri Pacific depot in Jefferson City is currently used by the Union Pacific Railroad as a crew change point. At one time prisoners were brought to this depot to be sent to the nearby infamous Missouri State Prison. If your in the area take a tour of the old prison.
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Added 09/30/2019
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MKT GRAIN ELLEVATOR MCKITTRICK MO
MCKITTRICK MO, MISSOURI -USA
Location: MCKITTRICK MO, MO
Description:
- RAILS TO TRAILS
- RAILROAD SHOPS/FACILITIES
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Comments/Directions:
The depot is gone but the old grain elevator survived on the KATY rail line. Murals have been painted on the standing elevators along the KATY Trail. Now the rails are converted to a 225 mile plus mile hiking biking trail.
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MKT MARTHASVILLE MO
DEPOT STREET
MARTHASVILLE, MISSOURI -USA
Location: MARTHASVILLE, MO
Description:
- RAILS TO TRAILS
- RAILROAD DEPOT
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Comments/Directions:
A replica of the former MKT depot in Marthasville MO and a trailhead for the 225 mile KATY trail. GPS N 38° 37.640 W 091° 03.754
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MKT SILICA SILO ON THE KATY TRAIL
4600 S MISSOURI 94
AUGUSTA, MISSOURI -USA
Location: AUGUSTA, MO
Description:
- RAILROAD RELATED SITE
- RAILS TO TRAILS
Web Site MKT SILICA SILO ON THE KATY TRAIL HOMEPAGE
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Comments/Directions:
A former silica sand quarry now a county park is at the top of the bluff. This silo was used for lading silica sand on to rail cars. The MKT rail is gone and is used as a 225 plus mile rails to trails state park. You can get to the base of the silo on the KATY trail and see the top from the park. silo is at N 38° 34.671 W 090° 50.475 on the trail.
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TRELOAR MKT
TRELOAR, MISSOURI -USA
Location: TRELOAR, MO
Description:
- RAILS TO TRAILS
- RAILROAD RELATED SITE
Web Site TRELOAR MKT HOMEPAGE
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Comments/Directions:
Treloar was a stop on the KATY line. Now it is a trail head on the KATY Trail. The old grain elavator still stands along with the the old bank and Mrcantile.
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Added 10/14/2019
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COZAD OLD UP DEPOT
COZAD, NEBRASKA -USA
Location: Ave D and Lincoln Hwy
Description:
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Comments/Directions:
UP's older depot is used by a local shop owner.
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Added 10/01/2019
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COVINGTON C&O FREIGHT DEPOT
S. MAPLE AV
COVINGTON, VIRGINIA -USA
Location: COVINGTON, VA
Description:
Web Site COVINGTON C&O FREIGHT DEPOT HOMEPAGE
Related Webs: WAYMARK
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Comments/Directions:
The Covington C&O Freight Depot in Covington VA is next to the passenger depot. The building has been restored.
GPS N 37° 47.325 W 079° 59.648
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