Jerome, MO depot. Milepost 122 three miles west of Newburg. Jerome was surveyed by the great pathfinder, General John C. Freemont, when he had control of the Atlantic and Pacific (A&P) Railroad, formerly the Southwest Pacific, right after the Civil War. Freemont rebuilt the war damage and extended the line only from Rolla, MO to Arlington, MO. He then laid out Jerome, across the Gasconade River from Arlington, to be his next big boom town. These two photographs show two generations of depots at Jerome, MO. The 1945 regrade of Dixon Hill bypassed the depot location, so it was evidently closed. Enjoy, Doug
Jeff Cooney was kind enough to send me a couple of small prints that he bought years ago. The Newburg, MO shot is priceless to me as it shows the platform, which I rebuilt in concrete, as brick. Time for a do over. I also like the Frisco refrigerator car in back of the depot. I also now know there is a baggage room freight door on the end. I guess I need to build a new Newburg original depot now. Jerome, MO is a nice building also.
I do not remember that Jerome, MO depot as it was bypassed by the 1945 Dixon Hill regrade project. Jerome was initially developed by the first Republican Party candidate for USA President. Also, two frisco.org members once lived in the city where the Republican Party was formed. History buffs - CHARGE ;-)
Doug, In response to your first question, who is John C Fremont? As for what two members once lived in Jerome, MO, well you got me. Brad
Same here, Don. I have never really had young eyes since age 16 but it rather looks like a 2. I will add my guess to the tally. Neat photographs. I am wondering what in the world the stack of pallet-like material is outside the Newburg, MO freight door. The Jerome depot would make a good model. With all of those trees butting up against it, it looks like a very modelable backdrop. Looks like a pretty good conversation in progress on the platform, too. Thanks to you and Jeff for sharing. Best Regards,
Best I can make out, it looks like one of the 700 class 4-6-0s. I would place the date of the Newburg shot in the early 1920s. Does not Blair Line have that style Jerome depot?
Enhancing the image of the reefer as much as I can, the number looks like 2244. As for John C Fremont, he was very influential in the Westward Expansion, being the son-in-law of Thomas Hart Benton (Manifest Destiny). Read all about it here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Frémont
I was hoping that maybe it was one of the 3800 series salt reefers, but I figured it was a long shot! Blair Line does offer depot kits that are the same plan that was at Jerome, MO it will also work for Franks, MO. I have a couple, they look to be really neat kits. It would be really nice if they offered the standard design that was at Newburg, MO, Dixon, MO, Crocker, MO and many others, hint hint. Brad
