Re: [CBQ] Re: Train # 1 Mail Train St. Louis to Burlington

[wlhoss@aol.com]

Bill,

 

That area of St. Louis was the location of almost all the various railroads freight houses on the west side of the river.   The Cotton Belt freight house was almost directly east and across the  TRRA tracks from the Burlington.  The Q's house had an outside dock with the only example of a small Brownhoist dock mounted derrick I ever saw.  Alexander made an HO kit of one like it for years though the Q's didn't have the wood operators cabin included with the model.  As I recall, there was concrete between the tracks that served as platforms for the passenger trains and probably trucks unloading box cars.

 

It's probably been mentioned, but this was also the location used by the steam excursions in the 60's.

 

Bill Hoss

 

In a message dated 8/28/2013 10:32:30 A.M. Central Daylight Time, clipperw@gmail.com writes:

 

John,

I believe it had been a freight house. It certainly looked like one. I may have a photo of it taken at the time that I rode the train. If I find it, I will post it. The area around Second and Franklin (or Carr), was nothing more than a freight yard. It was poorly set up for handling passenger loading and unloading. The Q moved out of St. Louis Union Station sometime in the late 1950's. If train nos. 47 and 48 were still running at that time, they would have left from that station. 

Bill Barber

Gravois Mills, MO

On Aug 28, 2013, at 4:51 AM, CBQ@yahoogroups.com wrote:

Re: Train # 1 Mail Train St. Louis to Burlington

Tue Aug 27, 2013 11:01 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"John Stell" stell_john

Is there a picture anywhere of this station and was it also used as a freight house?  I think this is the station that was also used by Numbers 47 and 48 that passed through my hometown of Canton Illinois.

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