National Museum of Transportation near Kirkwood in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Laclede Christy #2

— 1907 —

#2 Laclede Christy Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 22, 2019

1. #2 Laclede Christy Marker

Inscription. 0-4-0T Four Wheel Switcher built by Davenport Locomotive Works, it is a coal burning, narrow gauge (30"), saddle tank locomotive (it carried it's water and fuel on the engine so it did not need a tender) that was used at the Laclede Christy Company in St. Louis to move car loads of clay to the plant. Donated in 1952 by the Laclede Christy Company.

Erected by Museum of Transportation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.

Location. 38° 34.347′ N, 90° 27.718′ W. Marker is near Kirkwood, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is in National Museum of Transportation. It can be reached from Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2933 Barrett Station Road, Saint Louis MO 63122, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North

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America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Laclede-Christy Clau Products Company #2 (here, next to this marker); The H.T. Pott Towboat (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Sellers Turntable (within shouting distance of this marker); Douglas Aircraft C-47A (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Louis Southwestern Maintenance of Way #95589 (within shouting distance of this marker); Douglas Aircraft C-47A Transport (within shouting distance of this marker); Monsanto Universal Training Car #3210 (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Pacific #6944 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kirkwood.

Other markers no longer nearby. Tow Boat H.T. Pott (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it);

Laclede Christy #2 and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 22, 2019

2. Laclede Christy #2 and Marker

The Sellers Turntable (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 277 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 27, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.