I don't know about the track installed in 1904, I am talking about 2
main tracks which is how double track is classified in CTC, Main 1 and Main
2, it is CTC from the stockyard signal to Plum river, once west of the
Stockyard signal plant, track warrant territory starts.
----- Original Message -----
From: Tamerlane <TheVLBG@s...>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Dubuque, Ia
> Tom,
>
> This may be true. If so when was the 2nd track installed in 1904 removed?
>
> Or, are we talking about true double track or two tracks that run
alongside
> each other.?
>
> The VLBG
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tom Barrett
> To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, 18 October, 2001 15:35
> Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Dubuque, Ia
>
>
> I hired out for the BN in 1973, the double track at Savanna
ended at
> the Stockyard Signal at the east end of the Savanna Yard just before
> starting around the curve before Plum River, I believe the CTC between
> Barstow and Savanna was completed and the Double track added from the
> Stockyard Signal to Plum river around 1980 or 81 when the
Galesburg-Lacrosse
> ID [ interdivisional run through pool ] was put into effect. Tom
Barrett
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Robert Krueger <bkrueger@c...>
> To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 10:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Dubuque, Ia
>
>
> > I have a black and white photo taken from a Milwaukee Road Historical
> > society magazine(3rd quarter-1997) of Savanna taken in 1957. The view
is
> > from the air(Sattelite? he-he...) and it is hard to see if there are
one
> or
> > two tracks on the curve East of the Savanna tower. The photo shows
only
> > half of the curve and doesn't show Plum River. Don't know what
trackage
> > looked like there in the 50's. Now-a-days there is a crossover at
Plum
> > River and also one(opposite way) at the old stockyard lead. This
makes
> > things pretty flexible going from Main 1 or 2 to Chicago or Galesburg,
or
> > vice-versa.
> >
> > Thanks for your help!
> >
> > Sabula Bob
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Tamerlane <TheVLBG@s...>
> > To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 9:14 PM
> > Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Dubuque, Ia
> >
> >
> > > Saluba Bob,
> > >
> > > What years are we talking about?
> > >
> > > Double track from The Stockyards to Plum River was in 1904.
> > >
> > > The VLBG
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