Does anyone know when the tracks were pulled up N of I88.
Dan
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@h...>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 10:01 AM
Subject: [BRHSlist] CORRECTION Mooseheart & CB&Q
> (Got sent before I proofed it - slippery send button! Sorry)
> This was a CB&Q branch (built as the Ottawa, Oswego & Fox River Valley =
> OOFR) orignally running up west bank of Fox R from Aurora to Geneva
(joined
> C&NW near present Metra depot) but abandoned from Geneva to Batavia in
early
> 1900's and then from Batavia (terminated at that foundry that had a big
fire
> in 1980's) to No. Aurora was abandoned in early 1970's. Still can see
parts
> of old trestle on No side of Mooseheart campus and their depot is still in
> place (Spanish style architecture & tile roof). ROW can be seen thru parts
> of Mooseheart & Batavia. The Mooseheart orphans & Moose members had big
> outings via CB&Q (there are pics in their museum). At No. Aurora horses
> were once brought to racetrack by the CB&Q - now line ends just south of
> there in the NIFA industrial park. The Barber-Greene plant, closed in
> 1980's,is now a break bulk lumber yard with regular BN service (Or did
have
> when last I was there). There is also a Q branch up the east bank as far
as
> W. Chicago - actually the original CB&Q (Aurora Branch) pre-1864. This is
> intact to south side of WeGo but no longer goes as far as C&NW (UP). THe
> Q's Batavia depot from that branch is now located on W side of Batavia on
> abandoned ROW of old C&NW branch that once ran from St. Charles to Aurora.
> Batavia also has a preserved CB&Q wood waycar as does Mooseheart. Loss of
> coal traffic to the Mooseheart power plant (converted) was one cause of
> abandonment. In the good old days they had 3 raillines going past: CB&Q on
> campus and C&NW & CA&E on E side. Now none! Gerald Edgar
>
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