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Re: [BRHSlist] Any Keokuk, IA experts out there?

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From: Rob Adams <steamera@netins.net>
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 22:12:03 -0500
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Dave;

For those of us unfamiliar...what is the Mooar track, and was that Q
trackage or somebody elses? 

Best regards, Rob



Dave Lotz wrote:
> 
> If my memory serves me correctly, this plant was/is not on the river front,
> it was up the hill a ways on the Mooar track.
> 
> Dave
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Adams [mailto:steamera@netins.net]
> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 8:43 PM
> To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Any Keokuk, IA experts out there?
> 
> Hi Marshall;
> 
> It was actually National Carbide, and the trademark is prominently
> stenciled on the side of a large storage bin/tank. (I have no idea if
> that was a precursor to Union Carbide).  There is a bit of a hill
> visible in one corner of the photo, but not enough to scream
> "riverbank".  The photo is by LL Cook, a postcard, postmarked in early
> 1941, and offers a good view of the plant and trackage.  There are three
> Missouri Pacific quad hoppers with hatched covers on them.  The reweigh
> stencil on the closest appears to be 6-40.  Neat shot.  Hoping it was an
> on-line Q customer.  ;-)  Rob
> 
> zephyr9903 wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, 04 Sep 2003 21:07:34 -0500, Rob Adams wrote
> > > I recently acquired a neat Circa 1940 photo of the National Carbide
> > > plant in Keokuk, IA and am curious whether this plant was serviced by
> > > "our railroad" or one of the other guys.  Thanks in advance.
> >
> > I don't know the Union Carbide plant.  Does the pic give any cvlue as to
> > where it is?   Riverbank view maybe?
> >
> > Marshall
> >
> >
> >
> >
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