- Quincy Rail Bridge
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bridge_name= Quincy Rail Bridge
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crosses=Mississippi River
locale=West Quincy, Missouri andQuincy, Illinois
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coordinates= coord|39|56|30|N|91|25|51|W|region:US_type:landmark
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long=The Quincy Rail Bridge carries rail lines across the
Mississippi River betweenWest Quincy, Missouri andQuincy, Illinois , USA. Originally constructed for theChicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad which is nowBNSF Railway .From the 1950s until 1971 it served the
Kansas City Zephyr andAmerican Royal Zephyr daily passemger trains between Chicago and Kansas City. It servedAmtrak 'sIllinois Zephyr from Chicago to West Quincy, MO from 1971 to 1993.Since the
Great Flood of 1993 Amtrak "Illinois Zephyr" and "Carl Sandburg" service terminates at the Quincy station. This Mississippi river crossing does serve as a backup route should theFort Madison Toll Bridge crossing be unavailable.ee also
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List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River Crossings navbox
structure = Bridges
place =Mississippi River
bridge = Quincy Rail Bridge
upstream =Keokuk-Hamilton Bridge
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downstream =Bayview Bridge
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