 Early
Photo of Mississippi River & Bonne Terre Railroad Depot at Bonne Terre, Mo.
~~ Contributed by R. Becker ~~
Photo
of Mississippi River & Bonne Terre Railroad Siesta Coach Car
~~ Contributed by Marvin Ringer ~~
Boys
Nearly Wreck Bull Moose Train (1913)
Exit, Iron Mountain (July 1917)
Proposed
Electric Railroad (1922)
Tragic Train Wreck at Sulphur Springs - 34 Killed/More than 150
Injured (Aug. 5, 1922)
Survivor of Sulphur Springs Train Wreck Seeking Other Survivors
(Feb. 2007)
St. Francois County Industrially, R. H. Womack (1924)
Missouri-Illinois
Train Wreck at Flat River , Lead Belt News, May 25, 1928.
M.R. & B.T. To Cut Off Several Trains, Lead Belt
News, June 1, 1928.
History of St. Francois County Railroads, Lead Belt News, June 10,
1938.
Passenger Train Service Discontinued Between Riverside and Doe Run
(1940)
Another Hearing
on Elvins Depot Held, Lead Belt News, Jan. 29, 1943.
Photo
of "New" Missouri-Illinois Depot at Desloge, Missouri (Lead
Belt News, Aug. 6, 1948)
End
of Line for Ste. Genevieve Railroad Ferry, Lead Belt News, July 19, 1961.
Bonne Terre Railroad Shops Closed, Lead Belt News, Feb. 13, 1963.
St. Francois County Electric Railroad, Daily Journal, March 19,
1979.
Railroad Ends Run at Bismarck, Lead Belt News, August 28, 1975.
Mississippi
River & Bonne Terre Railway Caboose No. 3 (contributed photo)
Mississippi
River & Bonne Terre Railway Route Map (circa 1908)
M.R. & B.T. Railway Track Inspection Vehicles (contributed
photos)
History
of the Missouri Pacific Railroad
Bonne
Terre Depot Before & After Restoration
*** 1888 Commissioners Railway Map for Missouri ***
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On October 8, 1949, Mrs. Casey Jones was a special guest of the St. Francois
County Railroad Club at Bonne Terre, Missouri. She is shown above with the whistle from
Casey's engine and a model of the 382 which was built by Harry L. Woodson, a sheet metal
tinner from St. Louis.
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