I want to model the Clinton Sub in HO. Need to know about train operations from the 40's through the early to mid 1970's. I have some track charts and timetables. Can anyone give me any kind of overview of traffic, motive power etc??
Dave, See "Timetables/Local, Road Switcher and Yard Assignments, 1/15/1968" and "Timetables/System Time Table effective October 17, 1971, PG. 42" for typical operation early sixties to early seventies. There is an excellent web page at: http://members.tripod.com/~martin_t/hyline.html. Hope some of this helps. Mike Lutzenberger
You can also go to http://tacnet.missouri.org/~mgood/clintonrr/. That's Mike Goods web page on the railroads in the Clinton, MO. area. Roger
Clinton Subdivision - List Of Stations and Mile Posts - Harlan Junction to Tracy Junction, MO Harlan Junction to Tracy Junction, MO M. P.---Station--------Built----P. C.--------County----Abandoned 133.5---Harlan Jct.----1885----KCC&S----St. Clair----1979 134.5---Vista-----------1885----KCC&S----St. Clair----1979 135.5---Tracy Jct.------1885----KCC&S----St. Clair----1979 Predecessor Company 1) KCC&S - Kansas City, Clinton & Springfield RY Notes 1) Connects with Clinton Subdivision, Eastern Division at Harlan Junction. 2) Connects with Clinton Subdivision, Eastern Division at Tracy Junction. 3) Trackage rights by Frisco over KCC&S Harlan Junction to Tracy Junction effective 1904. 4) Abandonment approved 10/19/79, officially abandoned 2/16/80.
Clinton Subdivision - List of Stations And Mile Posts - Lowry City Junction to Harlan Junction, MO Clinton Subdivision - List of Stations And Mile Posts - Lowry City Junction to Harlan Junction, MO M. P.---Station------------Built----P. C.-----------County-----Abandoned 120.1---Lowry City Jct.---1885----KCC&S RY----St. Clair----1979 121.9---Lowry City--------1885----KCC&S RY----St. Clair----1979 129.7---North Osceola----1885----KCC&S RY----St. Clair----1926 129.8---Osceola-----------1885----KCC&S RY----St. Clair----1926 133.5---Harlan Jct.-------1885----KCC&S RY----St. Clair----1926 Predecessor Company 1) KCC&S - Kansas City, Clinton & Springfield, RY Notes 1) Connects with Clinton Sub, Eastern Division at Lowry City Junction. 2) Connects with Clinton Sub, Eastern Division at Harlan Junction. 3) Ran side by side South Lowry City to Osage River, North Osceola. 4) Lowry City Jct. to Lowry City, MO officially abandoned 10/14/78. 5) Lowry City Jct., rails removed 12/22/79. 6) Lowry City, rails removed 12/20/79 7) Harlan Junction, rails removed mid-11/79.
Clinton Subdivision - List Of Stations And Mile Posts - Tracy Junction to Springfield, MO Clinton Subdivision - List Of Stations And Mile Posts - Tracy Junction to Springfield, MO M. P.---Station--------------Built----P. C.------------County---Abandoned 121.3---Tracy Jct.-----------1904----KCO&S RY----Polk-------1979 127.2---Gerster--------------1898----KCO&S RY----Polk------1979 132.9---Weaubleau---------1898----KCO&S RY----Polk-------1979 139.1---Flemington---------1898----KCO&S RY----Polk-------1979 147.4---Cliquot--------------1898----KCO&S RY----Polk------1979 154.2---Bolivar--------------1898----KCO&S RY----Polk-------1979 154.2---Bolivar--------------1884----S&N RY--------Polk------1994 158.2---Karlin---------------1884----S&N RY--------Polk------1994 162.6---Morrisville----------1884----S&N RY-------Polk------1994 164.5---Wishart-------------1884----S&N RY--------Polk------1994 169.5---Graydon Springs---1884----S&N RY-------Polk-------1994 173.5---Walnut Grove-------1884----S&N RY-------Greene---1994 176.1---Harold---------------1884----S&N RY-------Greene---1994 178.5---Pearl-----------------1884----S&N RY-------Greene---1994 183.3---Willard--------------1884----S&N RY-------Greene---2001 187.3---Ritter----------------1884----S&N RY-------Greene---2001 191.3---DeMund-------------1884----S&N RY-------Greene 194.4---Springfield----------1884----S&N RY-------Greene Predecessor Companies 1) KCO&S RY - Kansas City, Osceola & Southern RY 2) S&N RY - Springfield & Northern RY Notes 1) In 1904 Frisco built a new connection from Tracy Junction to about 2-miles east of the new junction and abandoned the line from Harlan Junction to about 2 miles east of Tracy Junction and began running on the Kansas City, Clinton & Springfield RY from Harlan Junction thru Vista to Tracy Junction. 2) Connects with Springfield Terminal at Springfield, MO. 3) Last passenger train 5/27/54. 4) Last train Tracy Junction to Bolivar 10/14/78 with SLSF engine EMD GP7 521, 15 cars & caboose SLSF 1417. 5) Tracy Junction to Bolivar abandonment approved 10/19/79. On 2/16/80 Frisco reported to the ICC that the line was officially abandoned. 6) Last train Bolivar to Willard 10/22/93, rails removed Spring 1995. 7) Willard to DeMund abandonment filed 9/16/99, approved 5/2/01.
Clinton Subdivision - List Of Stations And Mile Posts - Brownington to Lowry City Junction, MO Clinton Subdivision - List Of Stations And Mile Posts - Brownington to Lowry City Junction, MO M. P.---Station------------Built----P. C.----------County----Abandoned 96.2----Brownington-----1883----KC&S RY----Henry-----1978 97.7----Dunlop------------1883----KC&S RY----Henry-----1934 100.4---Chloe-------------1884----KC&S RY----St. Clair---1934 102.?---Lowry City Jct.---1884----KC&S RY----St. Clair---1934 Predecessor Company- 1) Kansas City & Southern RY Notes- 1) Connects with Deepwater Cut-off at Brownington, MO. 2) Connects with Kansas City, Clinton & Springfield RY at Lowry City Junction. 3) Abandoned 8/1934.
Clinton Subdivision - List Of Stations And Mile Posts -Brownington to Deepwater Junction, MO Clinton Subdivision - List Of Stations And Mile Posts -Brownington to Deepwater Junction, MO M. P.---Station-----------Built----P. C.---------County---Abandoned 96.0---Brownington-----1925----SLSF RY----Henry----1978 98.7---DeJun-------------1925----SLSF RY----Henry----1978 98.7---Deepwater Jct.---1925----SLSF RY----Henry----1978 Predecessor Company 1) SLSF RY - St. Louis-San Francisco RY Notes 1) Connects with Clinton Sub, Eastern Division at Brownington. 2) Connects with Kansas City, Clinton & Springfield RY at Deepwater Junction (DeJun). 3) Towns of Browington & Deepwater served by short spurs. 4) Last passenger train 5/27/54. 5) Last freight train 10/14/78 with engine SLSF 521, 15 cars & caboose SLSF 1417. 6) Rails removed last week 12/79 - first week 1/80,
Clinton Subdivision - List Of Stations And Mile Posts -Harrisonville to Brownington, MO Clinton Subdivision - List Of Stations And Mile Posts -Harrisonville to Brownington, MO M. P.---Station-----------Built----P. C.------County-----Abandoned 44.3---Harrisonville-----1888----KC&S----Cass--------1989 50.9---East Lynne-------1885----KC&S----Cass---------1989 54.9---Gunn City--------1885----KC&S----Cass---------1979 58.6---Latour------------1885----KC&S-----Johnson---1979 64.4---Quick City--------1885----KC&S----Johnson----1979 68.7---Blairstown--------1885----KC&S----Henry------1979 74.0---Maurine----------1885----KC&S----Henry-------1978 78.6---Harvey------------1885----KC&S----Henry------1978 82.4---Livingston--------1885----KC&S----Henry------1978 84.6---Coon Creek-------1885----KC&S----Henry------1978 85.3---Clinton Jct.-------1885----KC&S----Henry 85.4---MKT Crossing---1883----KC&S----Henry 85.4---North Clinton----1883----KC&S----Henry 85.9---Clinton-----------1883----KC&S----Henry-------1978 89.7---Levy---------------1883----KC&S----Henry------1978 95.0---Blanchard--------1883----KC&S----Henry-------1978 96.6---Brownington-----1883----KC&S----Henry-------1978 Predecessor Company 1) KC&S RY - Kansas City & Southern RY Notes 1) Connects with Kansas City, Clinton & Springfield RY at Harrisonville, MO. 2) Interchanges with Missouri Pacific and Missouri-Kansas-Texas RR at Harrisonville, MO. 3) Interchanges with Missouri-Kansas-Texas RR at East Lynne, MO. 4) Connects with Kansas City, Clinton & Springfield RY via trackage rights over Missouri-Kansas-Texas RR from North Clinton to South Clinton 1926-1935. 5) Interchanges with Missouri-Kansas-Texas RR at North Clinton, MO. 6) Connects with Deepwater Cut-off at Brownington, MO. 7) Last passenger train 5/27/54, mixed train service begins 5/28/54 until 1967 with passenger carried in the caboose between only North Clinton and Centropolis, MO. 8) East Lynne to Blairstown embargoed 1976 account of bridge fire between Blairstown and Quick City. Service to Blairstown provided by Clinton - Springfield Local. 9) Blairstown to Clinton embargoed 1977 account bridge fire between Blairstown and Maurine. 10) Last freight train 10/14/1978 Clinton to Springfield with engine SLSF 521, 15 cars & caboose SLSF 1417. 11) Trackage in Clinton area turned over to Missouri-Kansas-Texas RR to serve former Frisco customers 10/15/1978. 12) Frisco/MKT crossing removed at North Clinton early 1979. 13) East Lynne to Blairstown abandoned 10/19/79, on 2/16/80 Frisco reported to the ICC the line was officially abandoned. 14) Rails removed Brownington to East Lynne 1 - 2/1980. 15) Rails removed Harrisonville to East Lynne 2/91.
Clinton Subdivision - List Of Stations And Mile Posts - Belton to Harrisonville, MO Clinton Subdivision - List Of Stations And Mile Posts - Belton to Harrisonville, MO M. P.---Station-------------Built----P. C.----------County----Abandoned 27.3---Belton---------------1888----KC&S RY----Cass------- 31.9---Harrelson-----------1888----KC&S RY----Cass-------1994 35.8---Peculiar-------------1888----KC&S RY----Cass-------1994 38.9---Barton--------------1888----KC&S RY----Cass-------1989 43.9---MP Crossing-------1888----KC&S RY----Cass------1989 43.9---M-K-T Crossing---1888----KC&S RY----Cass-------1989 43.9---KCC&S Crossing---1888----KC&S RY----Cass-------1989 44.3---Harrisonville-------1888----KC&S RY----Cass-------1989 Predecessor Company 1) KC&S RY - Kansas City & Southern RY Notes 1) Connects with Kansas City, Clinton & Springfield RY at Belton, MO. 2) Connects with Kansas City, Clinton & Springfield RY at Harrisonville, MO. 3) Interchanges with Missouri Pacific RR & Missouri-Kansas-Texas RR at Harrisonville, MO. 4) Last passenger train 5/27/54, mixed-train service until 1967, passengers carried in caboose only. 5) Belton to Peculiar, MO. sold to Smokey Hill RR 1989. 6) Rails removed Barton, MO. 12/8/90. 7) Rails removed Harrisonville to Peculiar, MO. 12/90. 8) South Belton to Peculiar, MO abandoned by Smokey Hill RR, rails removed Winter 1994. 9) Belton to South Belton in service as tourist railroad as of 2001. 10) Smokey Hill Railroad sells Belton to South Belton to Belton, Grandview and Kansas City Railroad 20??.
Clinton Subdivision - List Of Stations And Mile Posts - Kansas City to Belton, MO Clinton Subdivision - List Of Stations And Mile Posts - Kansas City to Belton, MO M. P.---Station------------Built----P. C.----------County-----Abandoned 0.0-----Kansas City--------------------------------Jackson---- 5.0-----Blue Valley Jct.----------------------------Jackson---- 5.0-----Blue Valley Jct.---1888----KC&S RY----Jackson---- 5.0-----Sheffield Jct.------1888----KC&S RY----Jackson---- 5.1------Sheffield----------1888----KC&S RY----Jackson---- 6.1------Centropolis-------1888----KC&S RY----Jackson---- 6.8-----Una----------------1888----KC&S RY----Jackson---- 8.4-----Leeds--------------1888----KC&S RY----Jackson---- 8.7-----37th St.------------1888----KC&S RY----Jackson---- 9.9-----Leeds Jct.----------1888----KC&S RY----Jackson---- 9.9-----Leeds Jct.----------------------------------Jackson----1967 15.2----Dodson-------------------------------------Jackson----1967 15.2----Dodson------------1888----KC&S RY----Jackson----1989 16.5----Marino-------------1888----KC&S RY----Jackson----1989 16.5----Lambert-----------1888----KC&S RY----Jackson----1989 16.8----Flinn---------------1888----KC&S RY----Jackson----1989 17.1----Holmes-------------1888----KC&S RY----Jackson----1989 19.1----Jeffery's------------1888----KC&S RY----Jackson----1989 21.8----Grandview---------1888----KC&S RY----Jackson 24.5----Belvidere----------1888----KC&S RY----Jackson 27.3----Belton--------------1888----KC&S RY----Cass Predecessor Company 1) KC&S RY - Kansas City & Southern RY Notes 1) Connects with Kansas City Terminal Division at Blue Valley Junction. 2) Trackage rights on Kansas City Terminal RR Kansas City (19th Street Yard & Rosedale Yard) to Blue Valley Junction. 3) Blue Valley Junction as known as BV Junction. 4) Blue Valley Jct. to Leeds Jct. in service BNSF Ry 2001, leased to Gateway Western RR 1997-2000. 5) Adjoining parallel Missouri Pacific, Kansas City Subdivision, tracks raised by 3' to help reduce flooding from Big Blue River. Clinton Subdivision main track abandoned and removed in favor of trackage rights on Missouri Pacific RR Leeds Junction to Dodson during Summer 1967. 6) Last passenger train 5/27/54, mixed-train service with passengers handled in caboose from Clinton to Centropolis until 1967. 6) Rails removed Dodson to Grandview, MO 1/1991. 7) Track from Grandview (Truman Rd) to Belton (150th St.) sold to Kansas City Southern RY 1989. In service. 8) Track from Belton (150th St.) to Peculiar, MO sold to Smokey Hill Ry 1989. 9) Smokey Hill Ry abandons and sells for scrap line Harlson to Peculiar 1991. 10) Smokey Hill Ry folds and becomes Belton, Grandview & Kansas City RR ???? 11) Connects with Kansas City, Clinton & Springfield RY at Belton.
I might be able to help you. I once typed in. Railroad depots of Missouri,and way given a link to a site. That listed alphabetically. Towns in Missouri,and the pictures of their depots. Came up. I saw several depot pictures . Like the one in Clinton,La Tour,and Blairstown,and Osceola. My parents came from that region. So it was of interest to me. My name is David Boehmer. My email is boehmer1955@yahoo.com. If I can help you. Let me know. As I found a web site that was by a Jerry somebody,and he had a treasure of pictures. I'll do what I can. You might try. Railroad depots of Oklahoma.They had a good shot of the Frisco depot in Henryetta. Be Blessed David Boehmer
North Clinton Yard, MO, MP 86.2, Clinton Junction, MP 86.7, MKT Crossing, MP 86.1, Clinton, MO, MP 86.8 - Track Diagrams Chaining notes of SLSF ex-KCO&S trackage near Clinton, ca. 1917. I apologize for the poor quality of these scans, but it's the best I could do with photocopies. Originals are in Missouri State University library archives/special collections. After the website refused the uploads yesterday, I shrunk the images by 50% in each dimension before trying again.
North Clinton Yard, MO, MP 86.2 - Track Diagrams Digital pics of diagrams from completion reports, etc., for North Clinton Yard from 1923 to 1950. Originals are in the Missouri State University archives. Note that the stock pen retirement diagram from 1949 also shows the east end of the yard and part of the long elevator spur to the southwest. Also note disappearance of coaling trestle between 1937 and 1943, replaced by a much less elaborate coaling spur behind the roundhouse. BAS
Clinton, MO, MP 86.8 - Track Diagram A rather blurry digital pic of a diagram of the downtown Clinton passenger spur. From Missouri State U. Poor quality of the picture is my fault. BAS
Re: Harrisonville to Brownington, MO Stations and Mileposts I have heard about two bridge fires on the Clinton Subdivision but I didn't know about where they were or when the incidents took place. That explains why the rails north of the Highway 7 crossing at Clinton were rusted and weeds growing up on the track before the line was removed. Service between KC and Clinton probably would have lasted a little longer if the bridge fires hadn't have happened. Gary Wayne
