The Leaky Roof Railroad

A photo shows stacked stone abutments with a slab bridging a short span.

The leaky roof railroad.

The leaky roof railroad s real name was the kansas city clinton and springfield railroad kcc s. Automobile adhesives and sealants are made for waterproofing and securing bolt and screw holes typical in a roof rack installation. The leaky roof road the kansas city clinton springfield was a subsiderary of the kansas city ft. I had a leaky roof rail drivers side front was the offending fixing.

This bridge is described in a brochure of historical sites in leawood ks. There is lots of information on this site about both. The kansas city clinton and springfield railway also known as the leaky roof railway is a now abandoned rail line that ran from olathe kansas near kansas city through clinton missouri and on to ash grove missouri where it tied in with the kansas city fort scott and memphis railway later the frisco railroad. Place all hardware in a can or bucket so you don t lose the pieces.

Booked it in to my dealer along with my best upset and offended face. Less familiar is a toronto one known as the leaky roof. The parkdale area of downtown toronto is a very old railroad area in fact amongst the earliest in canada. A brief history of the leaky roof railroad.

A short branch line served pleasant hill missouri. The railroad was developed to transport coal and clay tile from the deepwater area north. Leaky roof was a nickname given to the kansas city clinton springfield kcc s railroad a once daily passenger and freight rail service that ran between ash grove and olathe ks 1885 to 1934. Andre the leaky roof is another name for the kansas city clinton and springfield railroad.

It ran from olathe kansas through clinton missouri to ash grove missouri. It ran northwest out of springfield to ash grove and then north to osceola clinton garden city and on into kansas before it reached kansas city. One or both received the nickname leaky roof due to the leaky roofs on boxcars which usually carried only clay tiles and thus did not require water tightness. It reached it s other namesake cities upon trackage rights over it s parent road.

Step 1 remove all mounting hardware including bolts and screws from the cross rails and stanchions using a ratchet and screwdriver.