Mill Street Tracks And Industries - Springfield, MO

Discussion in 'General' started by Rob R, Nov 14, 2020.

  1. Rob R

    Rob R Member

    I have been looking through the Frisco Archive for anything to do with Mill Street/Phelps Avenue and found this view.

    http://frisco.org/mainline/2015/05/16/mill-street-springfield-missouri/

    There is a google street view photo with it and as noted in the comments the street view is not the right location.

    I think it is here.

    Mill Street.jpg

    Just to the left of the pole you can see the floor of the Lasco building.

    Even clearer on the top down view.

    Timber Yard 02.jpg

    Sanborn, sorry I don't know the date.

    Mill street sanborn 01.jpg

    Do you guys normally post the images full size or thumbnail?

    I did try to post this as a comment on the Archive posting but it wouldn't let me in.

    Is it a different login?

    Keep Safe Out There

    Rob
     
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  2. klrwhizkid

    klrwhizkid Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    Rob, it is a separate login.

    Register on the Archive main page.
     
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  3. Rob R

    Rob R Member

    Oops! Missed that completely.

    Thank you.

    Rob
     
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  4. frisco1522

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    frisco1522 Staff Member Staff Member

  6. Don’t see somebody parallel park a boxcar just everyday.

    Great picture Don.

    Thanks
     
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  7. klrwhizkid

    klrwhizkid Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    Is that one box car a MARX?
     
  8. Rob R

    Rob R Member

    NARX 410.

    I think it's a Reefer. Note the light colored sides and ice hatches.

    The second boxcar is also a Reefer, note the open ice hatch, but the lettering is too fuzzy to make out.

    Rob
     
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  9. Rob R

    Rob R Member

    Street view aligned with the first image as best I can get it.

    Note the building to the right of the first boxcar with the stone plinth. Boonville is just behind you looking west.

    Mill Street 03.jpg

    Another street view aligned with the 2nd cropped image.

    Mill Street 04.jpg

    This is at N. Campbell looking west again.

    The 2 old buildings beyond N. Campbell are hiding behind the 1st boxcar.

    This would be a lot easier if Google didn't use such a wide angle lens.

    Rob
     
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  10. Rob R

    Rob R Member

    Mill 06.jpg

    Sanborn spliced together for this bit of Mill St.

    Rob
     
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  11. yardmaster

    yardmaster Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    I'm laughing.

    MARX, NADX, potato, potahtoe.

    North American Car Corporation, also reporting marks NATX, HLX and PPKX, AAR Type "RS" bunker refrigerator, outside length 43'. This from the 1943 Official Railway Equipment Register (ORER), which only shows 1 car in the 400-499 series.

    Don's photo clearly looks earlier based on the autos on Mill Street.

    And this scene, Rob R., looks custom made for a British style layout with fiddle yard or sector plate at one or both ends.

    Looking forward to seeing how this shapes up.

    Best Regards,
     
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  12. rjthomas909

    rjthomas909 Member Frisco.org Supporter

    The "Model Rail Radio" podcast is having a layout planning contest with the constraint being a "5 turnout track plan".

    If you added another turnout off to the left as a run-around, it would be a great submission for this contest.

    They are giving away several items.

    http://www.modelrailradio.com/

    Good Luck!

    Bob T.
     
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