Jerry, Better back your memory back about 20 years to the mid 50s. I hired
out in 66 and went through the flood of 73 in Hannibal. No sign of a steam
engine then. In fact, we couldn't use the K line for a few months and had
to detour on the Mopac and N&W out of St. Louis westward or up to Girard,
Ill on the east side where we would pick up Q tracks. 1993 was even worse
as we were out of business many months and had to rebuild a lot of the K
line. Hope this will jog your memory back to the 50s. Where were you in
1956 and how old were you? I'm sure you saw steam on the river bank tracks
because Hannibal would go under at 21.5 feet which was almost an annual
happening. That's probably the major reason the yard was torn out and our
terminal was moved to West Quincy in 1978. Regards, Archie Hayden
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Carson" <mmr108@h...>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 7:26 AM
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Last regular use of mainline steam
> Ed
> I remember seeing a Steam Engine (Don't remember which one) being used in
> the Hannibal, Mo yards on the waterfront for swithing and local work
during
> the spring 1973 floods. The water was too deep for the diesels. Anyway,
> this is my recollection of the last time I saw one working in regular
> service.
> Jerry Carson
>
>
> >From: "Ed Pavlovic" <epav1@w...>
> >Reply-To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
> >To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: [BRHSlist] Last regular use of mainline steam
> >Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 00:41:22 -0600
> >
> >With all of the talk the last couple of days on the Q's preserved steam
> >engines, when was the last "non-excursion" use of steam on the CB&Q.
> >Primarily was wondering more about mainline usage for one of the fall
grain
> >rush, as I figure that the last use was probably either on a branchline
or
> >in a yard.
> >
> >Just wondering,
> >
> >Ed Pavlovic
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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