New Blair Line Fertilizer Plant Kit (HO & N Scale)

I'm wondering what the era of the Springfield building was and when the green corrugation was applied?? Was that siding original?? I'm a native Springfieldian and I remeber that building being there a long time, but and I don't recall when it was built.

Tom G.

 

Photos of the Marshfield, MO MFA plant. Not a board for board copy, but this is the main prototype plant we based our new kit on.

Dale Rush
Blair Line

 

Just ordered mine today, these show in stock now. Should make a nice addition, seems like I seen these all over the midwest.

 

Found this in a drawer, not a good photo.
Trying to think where this is?
Can't quite make the name out, Mt Vernon line, maybe?

 

Weaubleau??

 

Since this thread came back up, and the photo links in my previous message are dead, here links to a few more recent pictures of the MFA fertilizer plant in Springfield. These were taken in 2006.

http://pbender.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3897741
http://pbender.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3897742
http://pbender.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3897743
http://pbender.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3897744
http://pbender.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3897748


Paul

 

Roger, after a jog in my memory, I got to take a hyrail trip up the line right before they took up the track.
The back printed, say's May, 80.

 

Thanks to all for identifying the area, brings back some of my memory of the line.
I will look, we hyrailed and I shot what I thought was neat. Great that you have a later photo. The Boliver line was Northern seniority, so I didn't work up their much. This was a site seeing trip.
That was quite the project, most all the rail and OTM, (other track material) was hauled by truck and trailer to approved scrap dealers.

 

Thanks Bill. Any more photos of the High Line to share?

Here is the fertilizer plant again in 2011.

Dale Rush

 

Pretty sure this is somewhere on the Clinton line, I shot it because the sides of the cut was narrow, which was typical of branch lines. Again not a real good shot, 1980.

 

That is a narrow cut! My guess is somewhere between Weaubleau and Osceola. Will have to look at some topo maps and see if I can find it. Wonder if Derrick recognizes it from his Vscale railroading build?

Thanks again for sharing the photos Bill. I am thrilled to see anything from this line.

Dale Rush

 

Speaking of not remembering where it is, thought some might like to see this tunnel clearance tool.

 

I finished my two N-scale kits this week.

I think they turned out pretty well:

First, for Harrisonville:



And for East Lynne:


Paul