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Nostalgia & History > Espee Coming and Going at Chester, IllinoisDate: 11/19/22 15:05 Espee Coming and Going at Chester, Illinois Author: MaryMcPherson On a day in June, 1993, I was passing through Chester, Illinois. Taking my life in my hands, I walked out on the Mississippi River bridge to catch a southbound Southern Pacific train passing Menard Junction (with the prison of the same name in the background in the first photo. Fortunately, I didn't get flattened or bawled out by the local constabulary.
Mary McPherson Dongola, IL Diverging Clear Productions   Date: 11/19/22 15:25 Re: Espee Coming and Going at Chester, Illinois Author: Notch7 Great pics. Is this part of the old Cotton Belt-MoPac joint line to Illmo, MO ?
Date: 11/19/22 15:49 Re: Espee Coming and Going at Chester, Illinois Author: jgilmore Very nice set...
JG Date: 11/19/22 19:47 Re: Espee Coming and Going at Chester, Illinois Author: WAF Notch7 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Great pics. Is this part of the old Cotton > Belt-MoPac joint line to Illmo, MO ? Yes Date: 11/20/22 06:40 Re: Espee Coming and Going at Chester, Illinois Author: ironmtn Good shots from a favorite place - thanks, Mary. I usually stayed on the ground down there by the switch at Menard Jct. - it just always felt a lot better, and that shots there were quite good in their own way. That narrow walkway on the side of a narrow, two-lane bridge was never very comforting, particularly when big trucks rolled by about half a yardstick from your back.
MC Date: 11/20/22 08:14 Re: Espee Coming and Going at Chester, Illinois Author: MaryMcPherson |