Bob,
If what went on during the 60's is any indication I would say yes.
Primarily traffic coming up from Galesburg. Coal for Dubuque
Packing would be one example. Generally any place where
trunk lines crossed there would be interchange. In the days of
regulation there would be no cost advantage to single line service
and the Rate Bureaus did not miss many connections when they
published a Routing Tariff.
In those days many industries would have been closed to reciprocal
switching so even Rockford and Rochelle business very well could
have been interchanged at Savanna.
I can not say how it would have been accomplished but 25 or so
cars a day would seem reasonable based on later traffic patterns.
Russ
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Sent: Saturday, 28 December, 2002 07:44
Subject: [BRHSlist] Savanna Interchange
> Folks,
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> In the 1920's, would there have been much, if any, interchange
> between the Milwaukee and the Q at Savanna? Perhaps the veterans
> could take an educated guess. The follow-up question concerns how
> the interchange was made, i.e. transfer runs between the yards or
> elsewhere. The 1926 Sanborn map shows connections from the
> Milwaukee's elevator trackage, not only to the sidings on the west
> side of the Q mains across from the depot, but directly to the Q
> mainline tracks as well.
>
> As always, your input is greatly appreciated.
>
> Bob Herrick
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