Name/Title
Kansas City, Clay County, & St. Joseph Railway Co. Interurban History, Various Sources FileEntry/Object ID
AM2019.43.10Scope and Content
Kansas City, Clay County, & St. Joseph Railway Co. Interurban History, Various Sources File. Brief typewritten histories by local persons about the Interurban electric rail system in the Kansas City area. Photocopies
A = "Clay County Famous Electric Line, by Vera Haworth Eldridge, Liberty, Mo. undated. Includes info on the electric track that used the ASB bridge. Gives a more personal view about riding the interurban, shipping of produce by farmers, describes the cars exterior and interior, construction methods for clearing right-of-way. Includes description of stations along the route through Liberty to Excelsior Springs. (3 pp.)
B = "Old Interurban in Platte County" (compile by Betty Soper, Riverside, MO). pp. 9-16. Uses memories of riders to describe their experiences. Mentions farmland sold for right-of-way and price paid. Describes construction in 1911 & 1912 and its work camp in Platte County. List stops from KC to St. Joseph and Car numbers on the line. Describes car interior, Special cars, telephone connections, signaling the train. methods used in flood season, accidents on the line, demise of the line, 1969 reunion of 50 trainmen in St. Joseph. includes 11 identified photos of cars/stations.' (p. 9 -16B)
C = "Development takes motel from Pendergast, Interurban eras". News photo & story about razing of White City Motel built by Tom Pendergast on NW Platte Rd in Riverside, MO. The site was previously a motor motel called White City Tourist Station consisting of defunct cars from the Interurban line abandoned in 1933. Press Dispatch Tribune, Jan. 7, 2004 (3 pp.)
D = "Riverside Couple Recalls Heydey of the Interurban". Description of interurban based on interview with Bernice Davis of Riverside, who was the oldest resident of that town when the article was published. Includes news photo of Brenner store which was an interurban station.
E = News Photo of Interurban car and station, unidentified as to place and time.
F = "Big Bridge Damaged, Fire in the Approach of the North K.C. Structure--Electric Car Lines are Running." News clip about the partial burning of ASB Bridge, Liberty Tribune, 13 Jun, 1913
G = "Kansas City, Clay County, & St. Joseph Railway Co.", Trolley Talk article, No. 151, June, 1982. Article with photos giving short history of the line. (3 pp.)
H = "Interurban Was Efficient Link Between Kansas City, St. Joseph", copy of article printed in Platte County Citizen (nee Edgerton Citizen), Jan. 21, 1977. 2 page article.
I = "Save the Todd Creek Bridge". Printed on copy of KCCSJ Railway Co. letterhead. AN essay by Ed Gentry regarding interurban bridge on NW Interurban Rd where a new 2-lane highway bridge is being built alongside. He is lobbying for a public park and footpath to the original bridge.
J = "Interurban Brought Folks to Town" News article with news photo of postcard of interurban car. by Rs. Sam Ray, published in unidentified newspaper, undated. (2 pp.)
K = Kansas City Library website, pages about the Interurban, Kansas City Star article, June 6, 1970. printed June 20, 1998. (3 pp.)
L = Kansas City Library website, pages about the Northland, includes info on interurban at Waukomis, Kansas City Star article, July 25, 1996. printed Feb. 11, 1999.
M = Kansas City Library website, pages about the ASB Bridge. Kansas City Times articles, Jan. 24, 1970, July 24, 1976 & Oct. 15,1982. printed Feb. 16, 1998.
N = Kansas City Library website, pages about the erection of Interurban Station and office building on NE corner of 10th & McGee, Kansas City Times article, June 20, 1980. printed June 20, 1998.
O = Kansas City Library website. Kansas City & Independence Rapid Transit Railway, Kansas City Times, May 10, 1969.
P = Interurban Heights Plat showing Kansas City, Clay County & St. Joseph Railway Co. line, T.51, N. R. 32W.Lexicon
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