I recently acquired a neat Circa 1940 photo of the National Carbide plant in Keokuk, IA and am curious whether this plant was serviced by "our railroad" or one of the other guys. Thanks in advance. B
I don't know the Union Carbide plant. Does the pic give any cvlue as to where it is? Riverbank view maybe? Marshall -- Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for Your HP, Epso
Hi Marshall; It was actually National Carbide, and the trademark is prominently stenciled on the side of a large storage bin/tank. (I have no idea if that was a precursor to Union Carbide). There is
If my memory serves me correctly, this plant was/is not on the river front, it was up the hill a ways on the Mooar track. Dave Hi Marshall; It was actually National Carbide, and the trademark is prom
Dave; For those of us unfamiliar...what is the Mooar track, and was that Q trackage or somebody elses? Best regards, Rob -- Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for Your HP,
If National Carbide is the same as Midwest Carbide (now Elkem Carbon) then it was located on the Mooarline. That line went further north to the CB&Q main across southern Iowa at one time but not sur
The "Mooar Track" is the remaining industrial stub of the St. Louis Keokuk & Northwestern line from Keokuk to Mt. Pleasant, on which through service was abandoned in the mid-thirties. It intersected
Rob, Sanborn maps put National Carbide on the river front with the CB&Q main behind it. It would be south of the Hubinger comples, but north of Keokuk Electrometals and Keokuk Steel Casting. Midwest
I should also have said for David's sake that being on the river front, it would have been switched by the Q. As near as I can tell, the Q did the bulk of the local switching in Keokuk except for the
Duncan, Rob, et al - Only the Burlington and the Rock Island really took Keokuk seriously as a freight traffic souce in the 20th century (both incoming and outgoing) . . . the Toledo Peoria & Western
but once the AT&SF built through from Kansas City traffic Don't you mean Lomax, IL? DPJ -- Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for Your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer
Rob, The Mooar track is the remainder of the branch line that went North to Mt. Pleasant. It is indeed the Q. Dave; For those of us unfamiliar...what is the Mooar track, and was that Q trackage or so
DPJ is correct. Effner, Ill., was the Pennsylvania connection at the east end of the TP&W. Lomax, Ill., was the ATSF connection at the west end. Nubes [Non-text portions of this message have been rem
Duncan; I'd be happy to scan the photo for you. What format would you like it in and what resolution (i.e. how big a file do you want?) I'm considering modeling a section of the K-Line (Maybe Burling
Rob, I would imagine .jpg would be the best format, and the highest resolution you can manage. I wouldn't want to miss any interesting or important details because my eyes wouldn't focus. Thanks for