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A lot of stations and section houses did have them. Flower beds that is
Pete
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From: Jan Kohl <j.kohl@wildblue.net> To: CBQ <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Mon, May 6, 2013 12:16 pm Subject: Re: [CBQ] Re: New Truxton, Missouri RR Station History Wow, that's a pretty nice setup for a railholder. All it needed was a flowerbed... :) Cheers! Jan Kohl castlegraphics.com On 5/6/2013 9:36 AM, archie hayden wrote: > I think Myron hit the spike on the head. I'm sure the milepost also had a > play in the location. Thanks, Myron > On May 5, 2013, at 7:41 PM, draglineopr wrote: > >> >> >> That is just a rail holder. I grew up along the old GM&O west of Sparta, IL. >> They had these ever couple miles or so. Just a place to store a spare rail >> which would be easy to get when needed. >> >> Myron Dudenbostel >> >> --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, archie hayden <klinerarch@...> wrote: >> > >> > Group, I was looking for a photo of this depot when I found this nice >> > shot of a bunch of Gandys at Milepost 58 on the K Line about 1 and >> > 1/2 miles south of Foley. Does anyone know what they are doing? This >> > does not appear to be a barricaded crossing. Also note the Sec 28 on >> > the milepost. If you were to look at the other side of the post it >> > would say Sec 27. Back in the day sections were traditionally 6 miles >> > in length. Each section had their own Section gang. These old posts >> > were long gone when I started in 1966 except for the post at MP 214 at >> > Spring Grove. On the side closest to Burlington it read Sec 1 and Sec >> > 2 on the other side. When they put in new mileposts several years ago >> > this post was abandoned and ended up in my backyard. Will try to >> > picture it for you ASAP. Again, What are they building? Archie >> > >> >> > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CBQ/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CBQ/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: CBQ-digest@yahoogroups.com CBQ-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: CBQ-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ __._,_.___
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