[CBQ] Re: Hannibal & St. Joe Farewell

["xocboy2001" <stevedonaldson@mindspring.com>]

When did H&StJo connect to to Q&P? I understood from reading about Pony Express 
history 
 history that the two were prevented from physical connection in 19th century, 
so mail had to be transferred between depots in Palmyra 'by hand[or horse]
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "John Lewis" <CBQJohn@...> wrote:
>
> Way back in the day, the Hannibal and St. Joe railroad entered the town of 
> Palmyra, Missouri from the south; the main line paralleled main street and 
> curved towards the 'junction' with the Palmyra and Quincy railroad.  As we 
> all know, the H&ST.J and the P&Q became a part of our beloved Burlington 
> Route.
> 
> If my memory serves me correctly, and it usually doesn't, the main line from 
> Hannibal to Palmyra (via Withers Mill) was severed in the the late fifties.  
> Trains from Hannibal could access the Palmyra main in the Mark Bottoms after 
> that.  The old main continued in service, with the Robey-Robinson/Great 
> Central Lumber Company, Farmers Co-Op and the Mississippi Valley Chemical 
> Company providing the majority of the carloads.  John Jacobs and myself were 
> fortunate to have been the recipients of many a cab ride when a local 
> switched Main Street.  In the past couple of years, BNSF has ended service to 
> Main Street here in Palmyra, choosing instead to drop cars at the location of 
> the former Palmyra Depot (which was demolished in 1990).
> 
> I was informed today that the bridge that carried the tracks over West Line 
> Street has been removed ... I checked it out tonight and it is gone.  
> 
> Sad thing about all of this is that I don't have a single picture of the 
> bridge or a train on it.  
> 
> Regards,
> John Lewis
> Palmyra, Missouri
> 
> 
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>




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