Thank you Charlie! I’ve slowed just slightly as summer gets so busy, but I will pick back up soon! Thank you to all in this forum for your help in...
Hey folks! I’ve been extensively researching the Salem Branch this year. Conversations back in 2011, over a decade ago, were going on about...
[ATTACH] The old water reservoir for the steam engines at Cook’s Station, Missouri, just behind the mercantile. It still stands today.
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....
Thanks for sharing my map again, Charlie. 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. [ATTACH] This picture...
[ATTACH] This photo of an engine was captioned. Sadly it’s not a great quality photo.
Cool pictures today from the St. James library. Will be going back to search more! I’m going to break this down into a few different posts. Let’s...
Spent some time at the library in St. James. A friend of mine is a librarian there, and they have thousands of local history photos. I found lots...
https://books.google.com/books?id=VM1DAAAAIAAJ This book has a lot on the Sligo & Eastern and the Iron County Central. Is this what you’re...
I spent a few hours researching last night, as well as making a few phone calls. I’ve located the actual site of the town of Valley Knob. It’s...
Whoa, whoa, whoa… Valley Knob, southeast of Salem? Map from 1917?? The location of Valley Knob (on the map; never heard of it before now) is...
I’m very interested in this comment, though it was a few years ago. I’ve done a ton of research, and have seen nothing about a Beaver. Does anyone...
[ATTACH] 1928 Rand McNally Company map of Missouri’s railroads This map confirms the rumored branch to Buick on the Sligo & Eastern Railroad!...
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