Miami Mineral Belt Railroad
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Mineral Belt Depot, Picher, Oklahoma
Photo courtesy of L. J.
The Miami Mineral Belt Railroad was another short line railroad that stretched from Miami up through the mining towns and finally to Baxter Springs, Kansas. The line came into existence in 1917 and was in competition with the N.E.O. There was a lot of conflict between the two lines until the MMB leased to the Frisco in 1929.
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Miami Mineral Belt locomotive number 120 at Picher, Oklahoma, Aug. 7, 1929. This was a Baldwin locomotive built about 1891 according to information written on the back of the picture.
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Another view of the depot showing a large crowd waiting for the train.
Photo courtesy of Marci Cole. Photo restored by John Schehrer
