February 16, 2015
Hol - Appreciate the clarification that the Q station was across from the
UP's at Kearney, NE, and the switcher shown was a UP 0-6-0. Then, that
would explain what looks like a McKeen car in the far distance at right.
Separately within the Butcher collection are excellent images of a UP 4-6-0
and McKeen car, as well as a number of images showing construction forces
at work grading the B&MR in Custer County, NE. Although the Butcher
collection is 99 per cent non-railroad in scope, it still is a fascinating look
back at rural Nebraska in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Best Regards -
Louis
In a message dated 2/16/2015 8:04:26 A.M. Central Standard Time,
CBQ@yahoogroups.com writes:
Louis: I had no trouble with the attachments --
never have with anything posted to this group. It should be noted
that the 0-6-0 in the Kearney photo is a Union Pacific engine, as are the
employees shown. that railing to the right surrounds the park at the UP
depot, and the majority of the tracks visible are UP -- as is the freight
arriving in the distance. Kearney was the original western terminus of
the B&MR in Nebraska, selected as the most promising point to connect
with the transcontinental railroad and carry traffic to and from Lincoln and
southeastern Nebraska. Hol
To: cbq@yahoogroups.com From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2015
15:38:56 -0500 Subject: Fwd: [CBQ] Rural Branches
February 15,
2015
Group - Did any one have a problem in opening or finding my attached file
consisting of two images as per below? Please advise if you did. Best
Regards - Louis
Louis Zadnichek II
Fairhope, AL
From: LZadnichek@aol.com
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: 2/13/2015
4:03:27 P.M. Central Standard Time
Subj: Re: [CBQ] Rural Branches [1
Attachment]
February 13, 2015
Kirby and Ken - Thanks to Brian's earlier post about the Solomon
Butcher photographic collection depicting Custer County, NE, I'm attaching
two images. First, the B&MR depot at Anselmo, NE, dated 1890. Second,
the Q yards and station in Kearney, NE, dated 1911. The locomotive shown is
probably an early Class G-1 0-6-0 switcher. Hope this helps you on modeling
a Lines West branch or secondary line. Best Regards - Louis
Louis Zadnichek II
Fairhope, AL
In a message dated 2/13/2015 1:55:22 P.M. Central Standard Time,
CBQ@yahoogroups.com writes:
Kirby,
I dont have pics of Kansas but the picture of Anselmo, NE below
should be similar.
A quick look found plat maps showing the CB&Q for the
following towns which would show track arrangements.
Cedar Bluffs, Kansas
Kanona
Traer
Ken Martin
Does anyone have any pictures that would show a typical WW I era
CB&Q branch line station. My interest is in the old St. Francis
branch that ran across the NW corner of Decatur county Kansas. The line
still exists but is now part of the Nebraska, Kansas & Colorado
short line. It runs through what little is left of the community of
Cedar Bluffs, Kansas.
What would the grain elevators, stock handeling facilities, freight
and passenger facilities (depot) look like.
I have read a lot about
the community of Cedar Bluffs, Kansas (now largely gone), at it's
biggest it's population was under 700. Like so many rural communities
the advent of cars and trucks took away their reason for existing. With
horse and wagon a round trip with shopping to Oberlin, Kansas or McCook,
Nebraska would take all day. Even the cars and trucks of 1920 made a
trip only a half day event. Now with ! better roads and modern vehicles
it is only a matter of a couple of hours to make the same trip. Sic
transit gloria!!
All that is left of the community in central Kansas
(Thornburg, north of Smith Center) where my Grandmother was born and
grew up is a crossroads and the Church with the local cemetary a mile to
the west. My great grandfathers homestead was a mile east of the church.
His decendants still farm there.
Kirby
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