Old Steam Engine Exposed By Drought On The Gasconade.

[Brian K. Shaffer]

Tragic and very scary.. the thought of the train just flying off the tracks - for all passengers on cars aboard.

Amazing the small number of deceased....

[ness]

I thought that too, Brian. 600 people on board -- that had to be packed.

[Wayne SW/MO]

I believe there was an old riverboat exposed a few years ago not far from STL on the Missouri. Don't remember when.

[UnCivE]

http://glswrk-auction.com/102.htm

Possibly the steamboat Arabia?

[UnCivE]

Long story short, a steam boat discovered 45ft under a corn field next to the Missouri River, sunk in 1856.

[Wayne SW/MO]

This is the one I remembered. Turns out it was hard to find.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-08-16-steamboat-emerges_x.htm

[Daryk Campbell Sr]

WOW, it is amazing that they are allowed to still use the bridge, if it is in such need of replacement. Neat submission.

[gramps50]

Good stuff, I have found a couple of barges in the Meramec down by STL. Amazing how much history of the rivers are reveled when the water is excpetionally low.

[UnCivE]

Well guys, I drove up to Gasconade today to get a look at this thing. Pretty cool!

First off, the bridge is new and heavily used. I probably caught 6 or 7 trains in the two hours I was there. I took this video so you can get a better look!

[drew03cmc]

Wow, pretty cool!