Post TV: Behind a famous and fast steam locomotive in Roanoke, Va.
Mike McDade of Portland, Ore., shares this Washington Post video of the restored Norfolk and Western No. 611 steam locomotive now in...
1875: Tow-boat hits Hannibal railroad bridge; nine lives lost
A disastrous collision – nine lives lost The Times, Philadelphia, Pa. April 18, 1875, newspapers.com St. Louis. April 17. The tow-boat...
Hannibal and St. Joseph railroad tracks rerouted: Archie Hayden
According to this 1885 Sanborn Map, the Hannibal and St. Joeseph Railroad tracks were to the north of the Ketterling Hotel on South Main...
Former thriving business district ultimately lost to river’s ravages
Flooding river photo This photo shows the 100 block of Third Street, South Side, facing north, circa 1903. At the north of the photo is...
Telegraph: Early means of communication
In order to explain the first use of telegraph machines and how their use chaned society, I borrow the following paragraph from Shaun...
1908: Ice house burns to foundation; yet 20 carloads of ice blocks salvaged
The industry that evolved around ice harvesting and storage in Hannibal is indicative of the era before refrigeration. Ice harvesting...
Becker Spaun keeps working on HIS railroad
Note: My friend and journalistic colleague of nearly 30 years, wrote this story about my brother's model railroad hobby in December 2010....
A representation of Hannibal's early railroad history
This is the western end of the Wabash Railroad tunnel at Hannibal, which was completed in August 1871. Hannibal Bridges the Mississippi,...
1875: Collision on the K.C.&C.B. Railroad; Conductor Farwell killed
Hannibal Clipper, Nov. 26, 1875 Mr. John H. Hill has just received a telegram notifying him of the death of D.G. Farwell, Esq., conductor...
May be Hannibal's last steam engine
Becker Spaun believes he is the little boy on the step of this old steam engine, and that is his mother standing nearby. He thinks this...