Jeff,
My model railroad follows the Peoria Subdivision from Galesburg to Peoria.
I've learned quite a bit of what the operations were to and from Canton to
Galesburg via Yates City etc. depending on the era.
Passenger service to Canton lasted unitl early 1961 in the form of trains 47 &
48 that ran from St. Louis to St. Paul (#47 westbound to St. Paul) via the
cut off at Vermont on the Beardstown Main, then up the line to Lewiston and
Canton to Yates City, then up the Peoria Sub. to Galesburg and then up the
peavine to Savanah, and finally up to St. Paul along the river.
There are a couple of us interested in the operations in this area, so I
think you'll learn a little. Let me know what you want to know and if I
don't I can probably find out.
Ken Thompson
S. Milwaukee, WI
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