[CBQ] Make no small plans

[Leo <qutlx1@aol.com>]

I never cease to be suprised by what a little historical reading reveals.  For 
those interested in the early history of the Q's Aurora Div.  Not only did the 
Q envision a line from Joliet,IL to Rockford,Il via via Sheridan jct and  Paw 
Paw in 1881(p1066 of baldwins 1928 corporate history) and as pointed out by 
Charlie Vlk (though only
the section from Paw Paw to Sheridan Jct was built)but the planning went much 
further.....

Looking for a route to St. Paul the C&I was built in 1870 to Oregon,IL.then in 
1885 construction started on the CB&N from Oregon and Fulton northward. But in 
the interim,according to C&NW HS Issue 19 of winter 1992( recently acquired) 
the Q made a run at the Sycamore and Cortland in 1883 while trying to find a 
route North to St Paul. The CNW paid the Sycamore stockholders of the S&C 
double their investment to keep the Q out. 

Leo Phillipp

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