Kirkwood Station | Gateway NMRA

Not to be outdone, just minutes later the BNSF local came by, west bound. Here, the two tracks run parallel, about 50 feet apart. They split in downtown Pacific (about two miles in front of this train), with BNSF (the old Frisco) going on to Springfield, and the UP (the old MoPac) proceeding to Kansas City.

Railroad friend Hank Kraichely and I went looking for trains. Found some. The first two shots are at Dozier Crossing, about two miles east of downtown Pacific, plus two more shots in Pacific. Rounding out this collection are three more local trains I have shot the last couple of weeks...

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Feb 15, 2015

by Bill Linson

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Amtrak, Kirkwood Station, Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific

John Garavaglia's Missouri Pacific Eastern Division Railroad

John Garavaglia loved the MoPac as a child and has captured it in his O scale 30'x25' layout. This layout models the Missouri Pacific from the downtown St. Louis yard to the small town of Pacific, Missouri and features the city of Kirkwood in 1955....

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Feb 23, 2014

by Gateway NMRA

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John Garavaglia Model Railroad, Kirkwood Station, Missouri Pacific, O Scale, Transition Era