Everything in Quincy is right by the old yard on Bonansinga drive which runs
along the Quincy Bay off the Mississippi. Go westbound on Broadway(IL 104) and
instead of going across the bridge into Missouri go to the left of the bridge
down the hill to the river. The old Burlington Freighthouse will be on your
right (almost under the bridge). You can still see the Burlington Route herald
on the SE corner of the building. As you continue down you will see the Pier
Restaurant in front of you. That is built on a pier of the old Burlington
bridge across the bay, a lighthouse on the island side is also sitting on an
old pier. The yard is to the right against the bluff and you will see a tan
stone building with a metal roof. That is the old engine facilities, the old
passenger station once stood on the bluff directly east of that. If you
continue north on Bonansinga Drive you will see a low road bridge going across
the bay to the island. That is also the old Burlington bridge that was used to
access the old bridge across the Mississippi. Not much across the river in West
Quincy anymore. Just a large yard with no public access as far as I know. The
passenger station was torn down after the 93 flood (if I'm wrong on that
someone can correct me). If I missed anything someone can fill in the blanks.
Have fun
Erik
> On Sep 1, 2014, at 10:00 AM, "Jan Kohl j.kohl@wildblue.net [CBQ]"
> <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>
> Oh, man...too bad I'm not up there, it would be great to meet and also get to
> show you around my 'home' area.
>
> Hannibal. Go up to the lookout above Bluff St. (off Hwy 79)
> https://goo.gl/maps/YNWgG
>
> This overlooks the old Q yard.
> http://transport.castlegraphics.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2076
> http://transport.castlegraphics.com/displayimage.php?pos=-3370
> However, it looks more like this now...
> http://transport.castlegraphics.com/displayimage.php?pos=-2132
>
> I'd really recommend, if you have the time, go all the way down the K-line at
> least to Old Monroe. It's a very nice drive, you can easily do it in an
> afternoon, you can see some trains, and there are a lot of things to see.
> For a nice overview of the Missouri side of the K-line, here you go...
> http://transport.castlegraphics.com/thumbnails.php?album=96
>
> Pretty much most of the bridges are Q, all the grain elevators were around
> from
> that time (some of them, for example, in Old Monroe are very old). You can
> check out where the rails used to go to Mexico, MO, at Old Monroe. The over
> 100
> year old swing bridge is in Louisiana, you can still see the station (now a
> residence) at Kissinger, the old jail at Ilasco, the old Portland cement
> building in Hannibal (huge), the chemical plant in Louisiana (that used to be
> an
> ammo plant during WWII). Plenty to see.
>
> And don't forget to visit Archie!
>
> For Quincy, you'd be better off asking Archie, as I don't know much about it
> (other than I used to drive grain trucks there to the elevators for a farm in
> MO).
>
> Cheers!
>
> Jan
>
>
>> On 9/1/2014 4:56 AM, 'Rupert & Maureen' gamlenz@ihug.co.nz [CBQ] wrote:
>> I'm planning on visiting Quincy and Hannibal after the Rock Island Meet, so
>> I'm seeking suggestions of places and things there relating to the
>> Burlington worth visiting.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Rupert Gamlen
>> Auckland NZ.
>
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