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
Newburg, MO Some photos of the intermediate station that included the Harvey House Restaurant. Don Wirth collection. Doug
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
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.
Cannot get a grasp on the first number. I want to say 1 or 7, but the last three look to be 144? I go with 7144.
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.
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
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,
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
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
Brad (or Dale), Which Blair Line depot kit would that be, the Gerald depot or the Grandview depot? Ken
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
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.