Duncan, Thanks, the website is great. Did you notice the picture of
the old freight house in the passenger business section? It was where
they were picturing the new TP&W engines. When I enlarged it I could
read FREIGHT HOUSE over WABASH-ROCK ISLAND
On Nov 8, 2011, at 11:17 PM, Duncan Cameron wrote:
> Archie,
> It's the town of Keokuk that's doing the work. They've "leased" the
> depot.
> Here's the web-site:
> www.keokukuniondepot.org/
>
> Duncan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "archie hayden" <kliner@mywdo.com>
> To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 9:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [CBQ] Mark Twain Zephyr
>
> > Duncan, Who is restoring it? The KJ did a lot of restoration after
> > we moved down to the new yard office. What is their website? Thanks
> > for the info on the coach. That old head switchman was pretty well
> > right on the money when he said it was there when he came home from
> > the war.
> > On Nov 8, 2011, at 8:11 PM, Duncan Cameron wrote:
> >
> >> Ken,
> >> That's interesting as I've got a CB&Q drawing that indicates the
> >> lightning hit an difre that resulted in the roof being chopped down
> >> was in 1937. Do you hapen to remember the source of your info? I'm
> >> trying to pin things down both for my own info and to help the
> folks
> >> in Keokuk who are working on restoring the depot and have a website
> >> up about it.
> >> Duncan
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: Kenneth Martin
> >> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 6:39 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [CBQ] Mark Twain Zephyr
> >>
> >> Duncan,
> >>
> >> I don' t know when the MTZ got the raised headlight but I believe
> the
> >> tower was cut down in 1955.
> >>
> >> Ken Martin
> >>
> >> On Nov 8, 2011, at 2:46 PM, Duncan Cameron wrote:
> >>
> >> > Can anyone tell me when the MTZ received the raised headlight?
> >> > The info will help date a photo of the Keokuk Union Depot which
> >> > still shows the "tower" in its original configuration.
> >> > Duncan Cameron
> >>
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> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
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