stalled-on-kirkwood-hillhttps://www.trains.com/ctr/photos-videos/photo-of-the-day/stalled-on-kirkwood-hill/Stalled on Kirkwood Hill | Classic Trains MagazineClassic Trains magazine celebrates the 'golden years of railroading' including the North American railroad scene from the late 1920s to the late 1970s. Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, great passenger trains, passenger terminals, timeworn railroad cabooses, recollections of railroaders and train-watchers.https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20170927.jpgInStockUSD1.001.00photo-of-the-dayphotos-videosarticleCTR2021-01-042017-09-1544101
Greasy rails on Missouri Pacific’s Kirkwood Hill west of St. Louis have brought 2-10-2 helper No. 1716 and 4-8-4 road engine No. 2111 to a halt in March 1946. The train got moving again with an assist from an 0-8-0.