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Re: [BRHSlist] St. Louis to Burlington / Ottumwa IA trip

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Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] St. Louis to Burlington / Ottumwa IA trip
From: VERLIN WHITE <railroad61542@y...>
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 13:48:09 -0700 (PDT)
In-reply-to: <3B393190.DD27452F@c...>
--- Ken martin <kmartin@c...> wrote:
> Joel McCurry wrote:
> > 
> > What are the Q sights to see in terms of remaining
> stations,
> > roundhouses, etc.?
> > 
> I am not too certain south of Hannibal but think Old
> MOnroe is still there.
> There are stations I know of at Canton, MO.,
> Keokuk(neat brick building),
> Ft. Madison and Burlington.
> 
> > Are there some bridges other than the bridges at
> Burlington and across
> > the Des Moines River south of Burlington?
> > 
> There is a single span bridge across the Wyaconda at
> Lacross,Mo.(get off the
> highway) and a two span bridge across the Skunk at
> Wever,Ia. 
> 
> 
> >Are there any museums that have Q information? 
> What hours are they
> >open?
> 
> I don't know how much Q info they have but there is
> a museum in FT. Madison in
> the Santa Fe depot.
> 
> Enjoy the trip.
> 
> Ken Martin
> 
>There three stations in Fulton County Il
>One in Canton and the two in Lewistown, one is the 
>old 1864 "Q" station that is being restored as a
> museum and the other one is an old(1870-1905)narrow
>gange HQ and station of the old "Fulton Narrow Gange
>Railway", and it is also being restored as a museum.
>
>Verlin White

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