From: "Jerry Carson" <mmr108@h...>
Reply-To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Last regular use of mainline steam
Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 09:24:01 -0700
Archie
Could have sworn I saw one working at that time, but this "Old Man's"
memory
could be wrong. I was in my late 20's in 1956. I remember looking down
from
the river bridge and seeing about half the drivers under water as it moved.
It probably was earlier than I thought.
Jerry C
>From: "Haydens" <kliner@s...>
>Reply-To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
>To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Last regular use of mainline steam
>Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 08:40:04 -0600
>
>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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