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

Joplin - Pittsburg #2003

(Missouri - Kansas)

— 1936 —

Joplin - Pittsburg #2003 Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. Joplin - Pittsburg #2003 Marker

Inscription.
Built at the Plymouth Locomotive Works of Plymouth, Ohio, number 2003 is a propane-electric unit used in short line freight service on the Joplin-Pittsburg Railroad and later on the Kansas City public service freight operations (as #1). It weighs 140,000 pounds, has a maximum speed of 35 miles per hour, and contains four-110 horsepower Westinghouse Motors. Donated in 1964 by James G. Ashley, Sr. of the Kansas City public service freight operation.

Erected 2013 by National Museum of Transportation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.

Location. 38° 34.284′ N, 90° 27.771′ 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: 3015 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,

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in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North 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: SL-SF #3000 (here, next to this marker); New York Central & Hudson River #113 (a few steps from this marker); ACFX #26640 (a few steps from this marker); UTLX #3882 (a few steps from this marker); Chicago, Burlington & Quincy #1582 (a few steps from this marker); Pitman Arms from S.S. Admiral (a few steps from this marker); General American Transportation Company #96500 (a few steps from this marker); URTX #37144 (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kirkwood.

Joplin - Pittsburg #2003 and Marker image. Click for full size.

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

2. Joplin - Pittsburg #2003 and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 219 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on July 22, 2026, by Garrett Koch of Saint Louis, Missouri. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 28, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.