Quincy, IL to Kansas City, MO

The Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City Railroad

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The OK Railroad shops at Milan, MO. ()

The Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City Railroad, more commonly known as "The OK Railroad", started out in 1897 as the Omaha, Kansas City and Eastern Railroad; it was mainly a steam-powered operation; passenger service was provided by Doodlebugs. There were once many terminals and shops along the route.

The QO&KC was consumed by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad, as was the I&StL.

A map of Novinger, MO, has been provided which shows the path of the QO&KC through town. (PDF, 1.5 MB)

See also Sedan, IA to Mercyville, MO, and the The Bevier and Southern Railroad.

Thanks to Chuck Porter for contributing information about this route.

See also "Quincy Route" available through Ron's Books via the internet, or Doc's Caboose in Kansas City, MO.

Michael Johns
Ottumwa, IA
12/27/2008

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With regards to #33, any idea where she was built? The fat boiler and relatively small drivers bears a striking resemblance to some of the locomotives of the Cumberland & Pennsylvania RR, built by Mt. Savage Shops of Mt. Savage, MD. I also know that Mt. Savage built locomotives for other RR's at one time, so I'd be interested to see if this was the case. Thanks!

Mike
Pittsburgh, PA
1/22/2009

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The QOKC line is abandoned, and is not to be confused with the former CBQ line that is still in use by the BNSF. Please correct your note at the top of the web page.

Michael Johns
Ottumwa, IA
1/10/2010

[Thanks Michael, it has been corrected.  —Greg Harrison]

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Does anyone know if there are any kits out there that could be used to build a QO&KC loco in HO scale? I would like to do a D-6, but everything I have see has a smaller boiler.

Timothy Dike
Plattsburg, MO
2/5/2010

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