Yes, that's one of several pictures I've now seen that have the freight
house in some dark paint -- perhaps mineral red.
The sign went through a few changes. By the early sixties it had the
heralds for the two railroads on it and said freight station.
Glad you liked the site.
Duncan
----- Original Message -----
From: "archie hayden" <kliner@mywdo.com>
To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 9:36 AM
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Keokuk Union Depot
> 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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