Have seen references on old maps to another Big Cut, this one in Iowa, east
of Ottumwa - west of Agency (City). Not sure if this was ever an open
agency, though or even a station point. Is a country road overpass over
where I suspect this place was now.
N. L. Pitsch
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Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Ghost towns
> I know where Big Cut is. It's just east of Plum Creek Junction (Savanna)
and
> almost southwest of Mount Carroll. It's the site of, get this, a big cut
on
> the climb out of the Mississippi River valley. Apparently this was quite
a
> construction project for the time - years ago I dated a girl whose father
> grew up on a farm near Big Cut and it was locally famous even when he was
a
> kid. I believe he said they used teams of horses to dig and grade the
line
> through there. This area is really scenic and Big Cut can be found where,
> get this, Big Cut Road crosses the tracks (DeLorme also lists the area as
> being Burke which I think is where Burke Siding is as well). Just north
of
> Big Cut is the I&M Rail Link so with an open ear or scanner one can
railfan
> both lines.
>
> Mike Martin / Peoria Heights, IL
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