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Hi Everyone, I was there this past July for a reunion. Things have changed in the past 50 years. The are brand new levees and gates. The power plant
and grain elevators are gone. Be sure to go to River View Park and you can look straight down onto the Norfolk Southern bridge as it goes into the tunnel. And, there are great views of the river. Also another park is at the foot of Broadway St. at the river where both N &S and BNSF tracks are only hundred feet apart. Sit on the top of the levee (park benches) and watch the train traffic. Of course you can be a tourist and go to all the Mark Twain sites. Main St. is a great place to stroll and visit the shops and restaurants. If you go to the visitor's bureau downtown
they can give you maps etc. The Croukschank (spelling?) Mansion and the climb to the light house are interesting. The old highway bridge was torn down and the highway is now on the Interstate bridge. There is some interesting history about the town of Ilasco and the cement plant and the company town for the limestone miners that were brought from Europe. The old CB&Q yards are gone. But the station built in the 50's is still there unused. Enjoy your trip. Someone else can fill you in on Quincy. Tom
Mitchell conductor67@sbcglobal.net On Monday, September 1, 2014 11:00 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. > > --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com/ ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ 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: https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/ __._,_.___ Posted by: Thomas Mitchell <conductor67@sbcglobal.net> __,_._,___ |