KANSAS
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Rock Creek Jct. |
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At Kansas City's Union
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Independence |
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Truman Station |
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INDEPENDENCE |
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LEE'S
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Lee's Summit |
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The Ann Rutledge calls on Lee's Summit
in March 2002. |
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SEDALIA/WARRENSBURG |
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The Sedalia, Mo.,
station.
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MEETING
OPPOSITE TRAIN |
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The Ann Rutledge
meets the Kansas City Mule just west
of Jefferson City, Oct. 15, 2002..
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FOLLOWING
THE MISSOURI RIVER JEFFERSON CITY TO ST. LOUIS |
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First view of the Missouri River, just
west of Jefferson City..
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Approaching Jefferson City, paralleling the
Missouri River
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JEFFERSON
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Crossing
Moreau River, east of
Jefferson City |
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Crossing Osage River, east of
Jefferson City |
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Crossing Gasconade River, west
of Hermann |
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HERMANN
AREA - MISSOURI RIVER |
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Photos taken from high above Kallmeyers' Bluff on
the east side of Hermann. |
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WASHINGTON - MISSOURI RIVER |
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Along the Missouri
River...
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KIRKWOOD/ST. LOUIS |
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Passengers board Amtrak's St. Louis to Kansas City train at the St.
Louis suburb of Kirkwood, Mo (Photo Scott Nauert)
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St. Louis.
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St. Louis's new
Amtrak station, which opened Dec. 2004, as a temporary facility.
Photo: Matt Thomas |
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