Thank you Charlie! I have slowed just slightly as summer gets so busy, but I will pick back up soon! Thank you to all in this forum for your...
Hey folks! I’ve been extensively researching the Salem Branch this year. Conversations back in 2011, over a decade ago, were going on about...
The old water reservoir for the steam engines at Cook Station, Missouri It is located just behind the mercantile. It still stands today. [ATTACH]
Correct! I always say they got the naming scheme backwards. The end goal was Salem, but the furthest construction ever made it was to the Current...
[ATTACH] Here is a Rand McNally map that actually shows the Salem, Winona, & Southern, though it doesn’t show it all the way to Round Spring, or...
Maps are difficult for this line. The Shannon County Museum has a good one on their wall, it’s the best I’ve seen thus far. It does show up on...
[ATTACH] Here’s a cool one for you folks. The passenger train on the Salem, Winona, & Southern Railroad running alongside the Jacks Fork River....
Charlie, Thanks for sharing my map again. I have a lot of hours invested in it at this point!
[ATTACH] This map from 1928 really puts in perspective just how close they got to their through connection…
[ATTACH] Missouri Southern Railroad Time Table The company fought long and hard to make it to Salem, but never succeeded. The gap between the...
[ATTACH] If we weren’t already sure of the Benton Creek Spur, we certainly can be now. This excerpt is from 1873.
Today’s research also provided some insight into the various mining spurs, including a definite spur to Marsh Iron Mine. This first photograph is...
This photograph of an engine was captioned. Sadly it is not a great quality photograph. [ATTACH]
Cool pictures today from the St. James Library. Will be going back to search more! I am going to break this down into a few different posts....
Spent some time at the library in St. James, MO. A friend of mine is a librarian there, and they have thousands of local history photographs. I...
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