Clinton, MO - Roundhouse & Turntable - Red Devil Coal Loader - MP 86.2 - Clinton Subdivision

Clinton, Mo Roundhouse - 1896, 1902, & 1928 Sanborn maps

 

Does anyone know when the roundhouse was removed?

 

Mike Good's "Railroads of Henry County" website includes a brief history of locomotive facilities in Clinton.

It indicates that the former KCO&S wooden 6-stall roundhouse was destroyed by a tornado in 1902.

It was replaced with a 3-stall brick roundhouse which was eventually torn down in 1964.

http://tacnet.missouri.org/history/railroads/roundhouse.html

 

Old photo of the Clinton roundhouse and turntable.

This is an old one. Maybe from the early part of the 1900's.

I can't make out any of the numbers or print on the back of the tenders.

Compliments of Don Kaiser, photographer unknown.

Dale Rush
Carthage, MO

 

Here are some newer views of the Clinton roundhouse.

The roundhouse was in a sad state of disrepair by the time these photos were taken.

Great atmosphere shots for the model railroader.

Especially the shot of the back of the roundhouse with the maintenance of Way (MOW) vehicles. Sure wish these were color shots.

Anybody know if the last photo is the piece of equipment shown on the 1950 Property List as a Red Devil Engine Coaler?

All photos taken by Don Kaiser.

Dale Rush
Carthage, MO

 

The last image depicts the skip that hauled ashes/cinders from the ash pit, and loaded them into a gondola.

The middle rail held the drop bottom door in place.

When the skip reached the top, the support for the drop bottom would no longer be present, and the drop bottom would open and allow the cinders to fall into the waiting car.

Some were powered by compressed air.

Here is a picture of a Red Devil Loader on the Denver and Rio Grand Western narrow gauge at Alamosa, CO.

http://ngdiscussion.net/phorum/read.php?1,98919,98923#msg-98923

 

In picture two, labeled clintonroundhousebackview, there appears to be the top of a tank car dome.

Did the Frisco bury a tank car to hold Bunker C or diesel fuel?

It also looks as if a locomotive ran through the wall of the stall on the left.

 

Chris,

Exactly, note the elevated tank just to the right of the GP7 in another one of Dale's pictures.

http://www.frisco.org/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=6415&d=1234639654

 

I worked on what was left of the old Katy between Ft Scott and Clinton in 1990 and 1991.

Our local would use old Frisco tracks to switch a couple of elevators.

At that time there was still a concrete pier with a faded Frisco coonskin somewhere in the neighborhood of the old roundhouse.

Until joining this group, I didn't know just how large the Frisco's presence was in Clinton.

 

Does any one know what the industry building is in the background to the right on Dale's 3rd picture?

clintonroundhousefront03.jpg

 

How about Larabee Mills that shows up on this post.

http://www.frisco.org/vb/showthread...Industry-List-amp-Track-Map&highlight=clinton

Dale Rush
Carthage, MO

 

I was thinking it could be Armour & Co.

 

The flour mill buildings also match the layout on the online Sanborn maps.

Even the location of the stack matches.

 

I'm back to working on the roundhouse area for my V scale route.

After studying all the photos and replies in this thread I don't see any evidence of a water tank.

Would a water tank normally be found around a roundhouse and if so where would the logical place be for it?

Thanks.

 

The water tank could be beside the ready track in front of the roundhouse.

There might not be a water tank if the railroad used city water; then there would only a water column.

Lastly, the water tank could be down by the depot to fill up steam locomotives on passenger trains while stopped at the depot.

It all depended upon the railroad needs at that location.

 

Here's a couple of photos of the Clinton Yards, water tank and the sand tower.

Don Kaiser
Clinton, MO

 

These are awesome!

Thanks for sharing them!

 

Thanks for posting these photos, Don.

When I worked in this area for the UP in the early 1990s, I wondered what was supported by the old concrete foundations that were still present.

Now I know for sure that it was the water tank as shown in the first photo.

Has anyone been by this area within the last year or so?

I'm just curious as to how much has changed over the course of the last 20 years.