Newburg, MO, Rolla, Lebanon Subdivisions, MP 119.1

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  1. douglas

    douglas Guest

    Newburg, MO

    Many of these depot photographs were supplied by Don Wirth or copied from two historical books published by Mary Alice Beemer of Newburg.

    Doug
     

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  2. douglas

    douglas Guest

    Newburg, MO

    Some photos of the intermediate station that included the Harvey House Restaurant.

    Don Wirth collection.

    Doug
     

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  3. douglas

    douglas Guest

    Newburg, MO

    Don Wirth called the final Newburg depot "The Grayhound Bus Terminal."

    Jan Jester modeled it in styrene and entered the model at the NMRA national convention in Valley Forge, PA.

    These three photos are from Don.

    Doug
     

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  4. railroadguy65

    railroadguy65 Member

    Newburg, MO depot. :)

    1919 Sanborn Map.
     

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  5. frisco1522

    frisco1522 Staff Member Staff Member

    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.
     

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  6. Brad Slone

    Brad Slone Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Don,

    Great photographs, any idea what the number was on the Frisco refrigerator car?

    Brad
     
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  7. Sirfoldalot

    Sirfoldalot Frisco.org Supporter Frisco.org Supporter

    Cannot get a grasp on the first number.

    I want to say 1 or 7, but the last three look to be 144? :confused:

    I go with 7144.
     
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  8. frisco1522

    frisco1522 Staff Member Staff Member

    He was old man Fremont's kid.

    Last three digits of the refrigerator car are 144. First digit looks kinda like a 2.

    I do not know what the numbers of the original Frisco reefers were.

    This is not one of the ice reefers in this photograph.
     
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  9. mark

    mark Staff Member Staff Member

    Don,

    Is the photograph dated?

    With a date to narrow the search, we could use an Official Railway Equipment Register (ORER) to help find the car series or verify the number.

    Hope this helps.

    Thanks!

    Mark
     
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  10. yardmaster

    yardmaster Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    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,
     
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  11. meteor910

    meteor910 2009 Engineer of the Year Staff Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Don,

    That looks like a three-digit steam locomotive sitting down the track in front of the new depot.

    What would they have been using at Newburg, MO during that era to switch - small 2-8-0s?

    Ken
     
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  12. frisco1522

    frisco1522 Staff Member Staff Member

    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?
     
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  13. klrwhizkid

    klrwhizkid Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    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
     
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  14. Brad Slone

    Brad Slone Member Frisco.org Supporter

    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
     
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  15. meteor910

    meteor910 2009 Engineer of the Year Staff Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Brad (or Dale),

    Which Blair Line depot kit would that be, the Gerald depot or the Grandview depot?

    Ken
     
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  16. Frisco2008

    Frisco2008 Member Frisco.org Supporter

    The Jerome depot looks to be the reverse of the Grandview depot model.
     
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  17. TAG1014 (Tom Galbraith RIP 7/15/2020)

    TAG1014 (Tom Galbraith RIP 7/15/2020) Passed Away July 15, 2020 Frisco.org Supporter

    Here are a couple of pictures that I bought at a train show.

    No idea of date or photographer or if they're company photos?

    Looks like the building is brand new.

    Tom
     

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  18. SAFN SAAP

    SAFN SAAP Member

    In the second photo, if you look at the boxcar, it is ventilated.

    It is in revenue service and is in very good shape.

    It is also equipped with arch bar trucks, which also appear to be in excellent shape.

    That is a dead give away for the picture to be turn of the century.

    Also taking into consideration the wooden crossing in the foreground.

    My gut says around 1920.
     
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  19. Karl

    Karl 2008 Engineer of the Year Frisco.org Supporter

    The box is in MOW service.

    I would rethink the date.
     
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  20. SAFN SAAP

    SAFN SAAP Member

    Hey Karl,

    Just curious.

    How can you tell from the pick that the box is in MOW service?
     
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