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Re: [CBQ] Mexico, Missouri history and industries.

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Subject: Re: [CBQ] Mexico, Missouri history and industries.
From: Bill Hirt <whirt@attglobal.net>
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 14:38:54 -0500
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Christopher Meyer wrote:

>  I am planning a layout with the main theme being the CB&Q and the GM&O 
> around Mexico, Missouri. Does anyone have any links, photos, maps, books, or 
> other information on the industries in Mexico circa the late 1940's, or the Q 
> in Central Missouri?
> Any help is appreciated.
> 
> 

Chris,

The Q used trackage rights through Mexico. I do not know if they had any 
rights to switching or serving industries in Mexico. Mainline Modeler 
had an article in the July 1994 issue about the Wabash and GM&O 
interlocking at Mexico. I have a collection of Mainline's for that year, 
but that issue is somehow missing. If I remember right, it had several 
pictures of the Mexico area from the 1960's.

Brick production was one of Mexico's major industries for many years. 
The Wabash served a brick facility at Wellsville. The OpSig industry 
database shows the following industries for Mexico:

1       O/L MO  A.P. Green Industries   Mexico  MO      GMO     S:      Bricks
1       O/L MO  Missouri Farmers Association    Mexico  MO      GMO     S:      
Soybean meal

I am sure there were more customers in the 1940's. I have been promised 
for sometime (like two years) a copy of GM&O industrial directory from 
the early 1950's. I have seen a copy on display at GM&O Historical 
Society displays, so contacting them for this information might be a 
good step.

Bill



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