The railroad line between Trenton and Pattonsburg was constructed during 1896 and 1897, being completed to Pattonsburg on June 29, 1897. The Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City Railroad Company began operating from Quincy, Illinois, to Pattonsburg, MO, on January 23, 1902, and from Pattonsburg to Northern Junction on October 2, 1902. The track from Avondale to Northern Junction was abandoned on June 4, 1911, insofar as its use as a main-line track was concerned. Effective June 4, 1911, trains were operated into Kansas City from Block 223 over the C.B.& Q.R.R. Company’s tracks.
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The following people served as depot agent in Coffey, MO: John Courter, John Robinson, J.J. Johnston, W.E. Little, J.P. Jones, P.L. Schoene, S.J. Gotschall, Edwin Gordon, and Mrs. M.R. McKay.
The railroad through Coffey was abandoned in 1939.
Source: Coffey Centennial 1856-1956 book, page 17; Walsworth Publishing Company
Railroad transportation between Trenton, MO, and Pattonsburg, MO, going through Coffey, MO, was completed in 1897. The Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City Railroad Company depot at Coffey is shown. The railroad through Coffey was abandoned in 1939.
Henry Walton was section foreman for the Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City Railroad at Coffey, MO, in 1929 when this photo was taken.
