I remember seeing the cantilever signal in Berwyn,IL. It only held one
signal facing west on the westbound track. It was removed several years ago
but I think the foundation is still in place.
Ryan Gash
Oak Park,IL
> Subj:[BRHSlist] Re: CB&Q Cantilever Signal Bridges
> Date:07/10/2001 4:35:38 Central Daylight Time
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> --- In BRHSlist@y..., "David Ulibarri" <davidulibarri@g...> wrote:
> > I have enjoyed reading the posts about CB&Q's cantilever signal
> > bridges...Also, how does one model this signal bridge in HO Scale?
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> Dave, I am actually working on research and some sketches that would
> help someone model the Q signal bridges. That is why I have been
> asking questions from time to time. Although I have found a lot of
> old Q signal bridge drawings, there are some "holes" in the
> information, like Aurora to St. Paul, and across Iowa.
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> I can tell you that the specific bridge you asked about at Council
> Bluffs is gone. All of the cantilevers at Council Bluffs and Pacific
> Jct. have been removed, but the foundations are still in, as these
> were very large and probably too expensive to take out.
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> I haven't figured out how to distribute this information to those who
> want to use it. It is probably too much information to include all
> of it with any future article on signaling, but it could be
> distributed hard copy or on CD. And I also need to make it a little
> more complete. Having said that, there are a lot of bridges that I
> have complete information on, and could send it out now if someone
> wants to model a particular bridge.
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> Glen Haug
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