Bevier in Macon County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Bevier & Southern Locomotive No. 112

Locomotive No. 112 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 9, 2017

1. Locomotive No. 112 Marker

Inscription.
Locomotive No. 112, Mogul Type, 2-6-0, was delivered by Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, PA., Nov. 29, 1920, retired from service 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 – President, Harry Baker – Vice Pres., Paul D. Hess, Jr. – Secretary, Wm. L. Eyman – Asst. Secty., Eura Kilgore – Director

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

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical date for this entry is January 1, 1963.

Location. 39° 44.867′ N, 92° 33.866′ W. Marker is in Bevier, Missouri,

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in Macon County. It is at the intersection of North Macon Street and East Platte Street, on the left when traveling south on North Macon Street. Marker is a large "poster-style" metal plaque, located adjacent to the subject locomotive exhibit, in a small park at this location. Marker is inside the fenced exhibit area, near the front of the locomotive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bevier MO 63532, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Missouri. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Col. R. S. Bevier and Early Pioneers (approx. ¼ mile away); Adam Olin Smith (approx. ¼ mile away); Swan Lake School (approx. 3.3 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away);

Marker detail: Bevier & Southern Locomotive 112 Employees image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 9, 2017

2. Marker detail: Bevier & Southern Locomotive 112 Employees

Callao Centennial Time Capsule (approx. 3.3 miles away); Macon Sesquicentennial Time Capsule (approx. 4.9 miles away); Macon Kiwanis U.S. Bi-Centennial Time Capsule (approx. 4.9 miles away); 3rd Courthouse in Macon County (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bevier.

Also see . . .
1. Bevier and Southern Railroad.
The Bevier and Southern Railroad began in September 28, 1914, with the division of the Missouri and Louisiana Railroad and ended in 1982 when the railroad went out of business and was abandoned. The railroad was 9.18 miles in length and ran from a connection with the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, just west of Bevier, Missouri and ran south to Binkley, Missouri. Outbound coal from coal mines in the area was the primary traffic along the route. The line was 90 pound rail and was still relying exclusively on steam locomotives (two 2-6-0 Moguls and two 2-8-2 Mikados) to haul coal hoppers to its mainline connection in 1961. (Submitted on April 27, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Richard Leonard's Steam Locomotive Archive.
This link

Locomotive No. 112 Marker (<i>wide view; marker visible near front of locomotive at left</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 9, 2017

3. Locomotive No. 112 Marker (wide view; marker visible near front of locomotive at left)

presents many old photographs of steam locomotives in operation, including two photos of the Bevier & Southern No. 112. (Submitted on April 27, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Locomotive No. 112 (<i>cab and tender view</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 9, 2017

4. Locomotive No. 112 (cab and tender view)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 971 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 27, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.