Guys, this is EXACTLY the line I am looking for shots of for my Rails Around
Missouri book, whether CB&Q or early BN. Only requirements are that they are
color slides, and if you send me your own scans, they have to be hi-resolution
(3600dpi+). We can use Dropbox for the file transfer so that mailing a CD is
not needed. I have a couple of shots at Brookfield, but that's it. Surely there
is more out there...
BTW, Rick, Bucklin is a great spot to catch action on both the former CB&Q line
and the former ATSF line, and it's only a mile off US36, if that much.
thanks,
mike
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Bill Hirt <whirt@...> wrote:
>
> Rick,
>
> There is occasional traffic from Brookfield to West Quincy. Drive into
> Brookfield and head to the yard. You can see it all from public
> property. You might be able to see if anything is around.
>
> Bill
>
> On 5/29/2012 1:03 PM, Rick Keil wrote:
> >
> >
> > So pretty much everything has shifted to the former ATSF line versus
> > the KC cutoff? I see the tracks west of Brookfield are gone. I'll
> > make sure to take some time to do some train watching around Buclin.
> >
> > Ricky Keil
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> > From: lindsey_m_fowler@...
> > Date: Tue, 29 May 2012 10:33:16 -0700
> > Subject: [CBQ] Re: Railfanning in MO
> >
> >
> >
> > Not much run's on the Brookfield (West Quincy-KC) line. About the only
> > thing to see anymore is the target signals still in place along the
> > CB&Q, and the old siding names are still up. The old Brookfield depot
> > is still in place I believe, as well as a few rehabbed depots in
> > various small towns.
> > If you want to see trains, BNSF TransCon is the way to go. Hwy 36
> > crosses it between Bucklin (where the CB&Q passes under the old ATSF
> > BNSF Transcon) and Marcelline, MO. They are running some 100 trains a
> > day at track speed.. Z trains at 70 MPH and Amtrak at 90 there.
> >
> > I'm sure other's can give you more specifics as it's been 10 years
> > since I've been up on the old CB&Q.
> >
> > Happy hunting..
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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