Here's another story that maybe someone could shed some light on. While
building the right of way in the 1860's, the swamp at Highlands was quite an
ordeal. There has circulated a story about losing a work train locomotive
in the swamp and the railroad being forced to cover the spot with rock and
gravel thus forever entombing the locomotive. Fact ot fiction? Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Allen Moore" <allenm@s...>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2001 10:00 PM
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Area north of tracks at Highlands / now Hinsdale
Hospital.
> On Thu, 22 Mar 2001 atsf3460@a... wrote:
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> > Could some of you older "Q" fans climb into your "wayback machines" for
me
> > and describe the area that Hinsdale Hospital occupies by Highlands
Station
> > back in the post-war ear (40's / 50's). The houses on the south side of
the
> > track are older but the houses on the north side are ranch style homes
from
> > the '50s. Thanks for any help you can give me - I have long term plans
of
> > including Highlands on a layout someday (was able to acquire the old
Magnuson
> Sorry that it has taken me so long to answer your question. (Old age has
> set in). I was born in that hospital in the mid 40Õs and grew up in
> Hinsdale. Highlands was one of the spots that was a favorite train
> waiting and watching place.
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> To the north of the Highlands depot were two dormitory buildings for the
> hospital staff. If my memory is correct these were two story. These were
> directly across from the hospital entrance and both were parallel to Oak
> St. What I canÕt remember was what was just north of these two buildings.
> Possibility a church building.
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> There were houses just across the street from the passenger shelter.
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> The area bounded by Oak and County Line Road, the RR and Hinsdale Ave. was
> an open park with the mighty Oak trees. The houses to the West of Oak St
> were there as long as I remember, along with the bridge. If I could find
> my records or get to the Structures Team Records, I could tell how long
> that upside down turntable has been there.
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> There was a track into the west side of the hospital for coal delivery. I
> have a plan of it, but can not find much these days.
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> Also there was a switch just east of Garfield St crossing for the track
> into the power plant, that was east of the post office and now is where
> the fire station sits. I donÕt remember this track going any farther east
> than the ped crossing, but it might have to get into the hospital.
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> - Allen
> Moore II Infinitum !
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