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Re: [BRHSlist] Oregon, IL Q customers

To: WPDiven@a..., RGortowski@a..., BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Oregon, IL Q customers
From: WPDiven@a...
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 13:13:34 EST
In a message dated 3/8/2001 1:20:14 PM, WPDiven@a... writes:

<< I suspect the spur used to extend north of Rt. 64 >>

Group:

I found a clip from the Oregon paper of an old photo which shows the river 
spur crossing Rt. 64 ca. 1910. Was the road Rt. 64 at the time? Maybe just 
Washington Street. Anyway, I would guess the track lasted until the new 
bridge was built on the present raised grade. It has a 1930s/WPA look to it, 
but I don't have a date for its construction.

There's half a boxcar visible on the north side of the street in the scene 
looking east across Rock River. The logo could be Burlington Route although 
it's tough to tell given newspaper reproduction standards.

Bill

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