Glen
Some time in the past, I found two on-line histories relating to St Joseph,
the first was entitled "Railroads of St Joseph" (but I've no idea where I
found it but I suspect it was from a simple Google search) and the other was
at
http://members.aol.com/buchanancomo/cxix.html
Hope this helps
Rupert Gamlen
Auckland NZ
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From: "zephyr98072" <glenehaug@msn.com>
To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 3:22 PM
Subject: [CBQ] Trackage around St. Joseph
>I am looking for information that would verify the earliest
> construction north and south from St. Joseph. The information in
> Overton's book is a little confusing to me. It indicates that trackage
> existed from St. Joseph to Weston and from St. Joseph to Savannah Jct.
> perhaps as early as 1859, but doesn't indicate who constructed it.
>
> It seems too early to be either SJ&CB or KCSJ&CB. Was it H&StJ, or
> could it have been MV? (who evidently constructed some of the trackage
> north of Savannah toward Creston)? I'm not sure what MV stands for,
> but am guessing Missouri Valley?
>
> Could it also be true that the original trackage from St. Joseph to
> Savannah (Jct?.) may not have gone via Amazonia, but by some other
> route that was torn up when the SJ&CB was built between Council Bluffs
> and St. Joseph?
>
> Thanks for any insight.
>
> Glen Haug
>
>
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