Stalled on Kirkwood Hill

Stalled on Kirkwood Hill

By Angela Cotey | September 15, 2017

| Last updated on August 8, 2025


Greasy rails on Missouri Pacific’s Kirkwood Hill west of St. Louis have brought 2-10-2 helper No. 1716 and 4-8-4 road engine No. 2111 to a halt in March 1946. The train got moving again with an assist from an 0-8-0.

Joe Collias photo

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