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Re: [BRHSlist] Turntable Sizes

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Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Turntable Sizes
From: John Mitchell <cbqrr47@y...>
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 16:24:24 -0800 (PST)
In-reply-to: <3AB708A7.9B4BE7BF@p...>
The Centralia tt was at the old roundhouse, torn down
in '33 and was not replaced by the 100' tt. That was @
the new brick RH, built in '22.
J.D. Mitchell
--- hold-on@s... wrote:
> Bill
> The High St. Bridge was built during the Elevation
> Work from 1915-1934 and it
> reused a bridge from outwest but no location was
> given.
> Hols got an article on this for someday.
> The Downers Grove Turntable was an 80 ft. Deck
> Girder with Electric Drive built
> in 1910 from American Bridge Co first installed at
> Creston and moved to DG in
> 1936
> Creston had gotten the old turntable from Centralia
> in 1933(Took time to get an
> AFE into the budget) Centralia had a new 100 Thru
> Truss installed in 1922
> SJH
> William Franckey wrote:
> 
> > Tom, Thanks for the turntable list. Do you
> know if Kewannee had a
> > table? I heard stories of a small roundhouse
> there but can find scant info
> > on this. There had always been a story
> circulating that the Downers Grove
> > table was used under High Street in Aurora which
> this list dated Jan 1,1952
> > leads one to question the facilities at DG. Maybe
> Bob Campbell can shed
> > some light on this.........Tom, what do you need
> exactly on the Galesburg
> > table? Bill
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <hold-on@s...>
> > To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 1:54 AM
> > Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Turntable Sizes
> >
> > > Turntable list is found on drawing No. 46541 
> Jan 1, 1952
> > > Eastern District
> > > Chicago Div.
> > > 14th St. 79.75 ft Deck
> Girder Electric Drive
> > > Western Ave 110 ft. Deck
> Girder Electric Drive
> > > Clyde 135 ft.
> Deck Girder Electric Drive
> > > Aurora Div.
> > > Eola 100 ft.
> Thru Truss Electric
> > Drive
> > > Aurora RH 74.76ft Deck
> Girder Electric Drive
> > > Aurora PY 69.17ft.Deck
> Girder Electric Drive
> > > Mendota 85 ft Thru
> Truss Air Drive
> > > Buda 63.75ft
> Deck Girder Air Crab
> > > Galva 
> 59.71ft.Deck Girder Hand Crab
> > > LaSalle 74.56
> ft.Deck Girder Air Drive
> > > Rockford 80.00 ft Thru
> Girder Electric
> > > Rock Falls 69.56 ft Deck
> Girder Air Drive
> > > Galesburg Div.
> > > Galesburg 135 ft. Deck
> Girder Electric Drive
> > > Quincy 75 ft 
> Deck Girder Air Drive
> > > Rock Island 80 ft. Deck
> Girder Electric Drive
> > > Peoria 80 ft. 
> Deck Girder Electric Drive
> > > Rushville 59.67 ft
> Deck Girder Air Drive
> > > Clinton 66 ft. 
> Deck Girder Electric Drive
> > > Lacrosse Div.
> > > Savanna 100 ft. Thru
> Truss Electric
> > > N LaCrosse 85 ft Thru
> Truss Electric
> > > Daytons Bluff 110ft. Tree
> Point Electric
> > > Beardstown Div.
> > > Litchfield 63.50 ft 
> Deck Girder Hand Crab
> > > Centralia 100 ft 
> Thru Truss Electric Drive
> > > Beardstown 100 ft Thru
> Turss Electric Drive
> > > Central Dist. dated 3/1/43
> > > Ottumwa Div
> > > Des Moines 80 ft. Thru
> Truss Electric Drive
> > > Burlington 90 ft. Thru
> Truss Electric Drive
> > > Ottumwa 85 ft. Thru
> Truss Electric Drive
> > (will
> > > replace with 100 TT)
> > > Creston Div.
> > > Creston 100 ft. Thru
> Truss Electric Drive
> > > Villisca 66 ft. 
> Deck Girder Hand Crab
> > > Red Oak 59.17 ft Deck
> Girder Air Crab
> > > Pacific Jct. 92.33 ft. Thru
> Truss Electric Drive
> > > Council Bluff 79.75 ft. Deck
> Girder Electric Drive
> > > Cumberland 67.50 ft. Deck
> Girder Hand Crab
> > > Sidney 55.42 ft. Deck
> Girder Hand
> > > Shenandoah 68 ft. Deck
> Girder Air Crab
> > > Griswold 56 ft. 
> Deck Girder Hand
> > > Centerville Div.
> > > Centerville 68 ft. Deck
> Girder Electric Drive
> > > Carrollton 69.50ft. Deck
> Girder Air Crab
> > > Milan 70 ft. 
> Deck Girder Air
> > > Hannibal Div.
> > > N.St.Louis 80 Ft. Thru
> Truss Electric Drive
> > > E.St.Louis 75 Ft. Deck
> Girder Electric Drive
> > > Hannibal 81.33 ft.
> Deck Girder Electric Drive
> > > Keokuk 65.71 ft. Deck
> Girder Air Drive
> > > Ft. Madison 60 ft. Deck
> Girder Air Drive
> > > Francis 74.48 ft 
> Deck Girder Air Drive
> > > Brookfield 81.33 ft. Thru
> Truss Electric Drive
> > > Cameron Jct. 80 ft Deck
> Girder Air Drive
> > > St.Joseph Div.
> > > Murray 80 Ft. Thru
> Truss Electric Drive
> > > St.Joseph 100 ft. Thru
> Truss Electric Drive
> > > Clarinda 57.75 ft Deck
> Girder Hand Crab
> > > Albany 65.75 ft.Deck
> Girder Air Drive
> > > Sorry Guys no info on Lines West
> > > Thats up to some one else
> > > SJH
> > >
> > > TOM KOCH wrote:
> > >
> > > > Can anybody advise me the size of the
> Turntable in Galesburg? What
> > about
> > > > some other locations? I am building a
> Turntable and have not decided
> > how
> > > > big the table should be in order to handle
> anything that might need to
> > be
> > > > turned.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Tom Koch
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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