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theBlur
06-22-2007, 10:25 PM
Photo's my father had of the last passenger train out of Thayer, MO circa 1962. My grandfather worked as a carpenter for the Frisco, and dad spent time in high-school (back in the 40's) as a dispatch aid (glorified term for the guy who gets the engineer's out of the bar at 4a.m. for their train - lot's have changed since then).

These pictures were taken by an unknown-to-me photographer on the Walnut Street Bridge (in the background of the first, you can see the newly built Highway 63).

timothy_cannon
06-23-2007, 09:51 PM
WOW ! ! ! These are great! Thanks for sharing.

theBlur
06-23-2007, 11:50 PM
Yes, they are! I was really astounded to find them in his computer files after his passing.

I believe the lead motive is an E-8 (I think, if I read the road number right, it is the 2012 "Flying Ebony").

I have a couple of photos I took this past April at the Thayer Depot of a BNSF coaler downhill from Springfield. BNSF 4806 and 4737 (both Dash 9's). It was interesting, as they also had power in the mid-train (but I couldn't get over to where it was to get a good photo). Enjoy them!

Rog
(a.k.a. theBlur)

p.s. Long-time railfan, just recently finding out others are like minded.