Bevier & Southern Railroad Co. - Bevier, MO
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N 39° 44.878 W 092° 33.861
15S E 537323 N 4399875
Small railroad company that kept a town alive.
Waymark Code: WM6AG9
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 05/03/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member rainwolf420
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Marker Erected by: City of Bevier
County of Marker: Macon County
Location of Marker: Engine Display, Macon St. & Platte St., city park, Bevier
Marker Text:

locomotive No. 112, Mogul type, 2-6-0, was delivered by Baldwin Locomotive Wks, Philadelphia, PA., Nov. 29, 1920. Retired from serivce Dec. 29, 1962. During this period it ran 364,562 miles. Given to the City of Bevier, January 1, 1963 by J.E. Agee, president of the Bevier & Southern Railroad Co., to be placed in this park to commemorate the activity of railroad in the business life of the Bevier Community and as a monument to the steam locomotive era in the railroad industry.

BEVIER & SOUTHERN RAILROAD CO.
Officers & Directors 1-1-63
J.E. Agee
Harry Baker
Paul D. Hess, Jr.   
Wm. L. Eyman
Eura Kilgore
President
Vice Pres.
Secretary
Asst. Secty
Director

City Officials 1-1-63
Robt. M "Cotton" Cross   
Robert Williams
Walter Falkner, Jr.
Roy Spencer
Harold J. Julius
Mayor
Councilman
Councilman
Councilman
Councilman


FOLLOWING BEVIER MEN EMPLOYED ON LOCOMOTIVE NO. 112


ENGINEERS
Wm. Driscoll
John F. Stuart
Dan G. Lobmire
Arthur Slightom
Harry C. Simons, Sr.
Clinton V. Cross
Roy R. "Grit" Stevens   
Clinton Slightom
CONDUCTORS
H.D. Walters
E.L. Eyman
Tom Jenkins
Elmer W. Jones
Roscoe L. Vestral
Geo. W. Whitaker
Bernard Weber
Chester S. Grable   
James Podzimer
SHOPMEN
John D. McFadin
Ralph Blake
Ed Hellensmith
Russell Olson
Floyd Kilgore
Ira W. Bell
Lloyd B. Miles
Monroe Tuttle
Elige Riley


FIREMEN
Lloyd Urpin
James F. Williams, Jr.   
John Swallow
John M. Brantley
Everett Bevier
James F. Williams, Sr.
C.D. Richardson
Ralph Nute
George Moore, Jr.
Franklin Nute
Gilbert Smith
Carl Cress, Sr.
Lynn Cox
Ebert Tate
Clifford W. Cross
BRAKEMEN
Zeff Milliron
Wm. Rose
Harry Simons, Jr.
C.N. Strouse
Harold Moore, Jr.
John B. Thomas
Wm. C. Cross
Wm. R. Herrin
Ray Scott
R.L. Leather
Roy Wreidt
John Andrews
John Brant
John Lawrence
John Cannan
Wm. Ramsey
Lloyd Burnam
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History of Mark:
The present BNSF branch line known as the Thomas Hill Line was originaly known as the Bevier and Southern. 'Have Train Will Haul' was the railroads slogan which was prominatly written on the sides of the railraod's locomotive tenders. The line extends 16.5 south of the BNSF (formerly C B & Q mainline (originaly the Hannibal and St. Joeseph) from a connection west of at Bevier, MO to the AECI Associated Electric Cooperative power plant near the town of Thomas Hill. There coal trains from the Powder River Basin in Wyoming unload using a rotory dumper on a two mile loop track. The Bevier and Southern originally hauled coal from the area mines south of Bevier to the interchange with the CB & Q in Bevier. In the town of Bevier a roundhouse with a machine shop existed. The railroads offices were located in a vintage passenger car.

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